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In Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, the _modular delayed action
virus_ is mentioned quite often. Is there any explanation for what it actually
is or does?


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What is a modular delayed action virus?


A _modular delayed action virus_ is nothing particular. It's a virus, that is
uploaded and takes action later, with a modular design, which means, that it's
kind of generic, so it can be modified easily.

The term is used quite often, because different characters use such viruses
very often - So there's nothing someone could say about "what it does".


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I know this question was asked long ago, but I feel that the answer given is
not what the asker was looking for.

I pulled this information from a rulebook online for a D20 pen and paper
adaptation of Ghost in the Shell to the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying
system.

Here is the website: <http://www.serenadawn.com/GITS-InformationAge.htm>

Modular virus: Similar to Toy Bombs, They are disguised in e-mails or picture
file header data, and when certain conditions are met, they compile into a
single program. In the 'Laughing Man' attack on the Superintendent-General,
one of these was slipped into the security detail and stored inside their
cyberbrains. The Modular virus finishes its attack profile and then transmits
itself to another target, usually the same type. The programmer uses up one
slot in the portfolio, detailing the target and the range from the previous
one. A modular virus can, for example, target all robots in a factory but only
those. It will continually attack the target and not move onto the next one
until the first one is finished.

I hope this is what the original asker was looking for.


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