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Question 48989: A computer is infected with the Sasser virus. Assume that it infects 20 other computers within 5 minutes; and that these PCs and servers each infect 20 more machines within another five minutes, etc. How long until 100 million computers are infected? Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! one initial virus infected one computer: y-int = 1
slope (20 computers per 5 minutes) = 20/5 = 4 per minute
about 2.5 x 10^7 or about 25,000,000 minutes or about 5,000,000 intervals of five minutes
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