Cards
Network Tree (Malware)
Malware cards injected by attacks — what they do and how to remove them.
Network Tree Overview
The Network tree contains malware permanents — cards that are injected into your game by adversary attacks or PvP hack spells. You don’t play these yourself; they’re inflicted on you.
All malware:
- Tags:
permanent, software, malware - Drain HDD and/or RAM capacity while mounted
- Cannot be normally unmounted
- Removed only by Entropy Wipe (Data tree spell)
Malware Cards
Net Malformed Packet
The weakest malware. Injected by adversary attacks using the Malformed Packet spell.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| HDD Drain | 20 |
| RAM Drain | 10 |
| Injected By | Adversary Malformed Packet attacks |
Net Trojan
Moderate malware with significant RAM drain. Injected by the Trojan hack spell (Level 2).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| HDD Drain | 10 |
| RAM Drain | 102 |
| Injected By | Trojan spell (Hack Level 2) |
Net BIOS Exploit
Heavy malware with balanced drain. Injected by the BIOS Exploit hack spell (Level 3).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| HDD Drain | 128 |
| RAM Drain | 68 |
| Injected By | BIOS Exploit spell (Hack Level 3) |
Net Memory Leak
The most damaging malware — massive RAM drain. Injected by the Memory Leak Exploit (Data tree).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| HDD Drain | 170 |
| RAM Drain | 510 |
| Injected By | Memory Leak Exploit spell |
Impact Comparison
| Malware | Total Drain | SI Damage on Injection | Primary Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Malformed Packet | 30 | 2 | Negligible drain, minor SI |
| Net Trojan | 112 | 5 | RAM-heavy drain, moderate SI |
| Net BIOS Exploit | 196 | 8 | Balanced drain, significant SI |
| Net Memory Leak | 680 | 10 | Devastating RAM, heavy SI |
Multiple malware can stack — three Net Trojans would drain 30 HDD + 306 RAM and cost you 15 SI total from the injection attacks.
Defense
Removal Options
Entropy Wipe (Data tree) — removes ALL malware permanents in one cast:
- Cost: 2 Basic Data Shards + 153 HDD + 77 RAM
- Duration: 12 hours
- Best for: clearing multiple malware at once
Packet Sniffer (Data tree) — removes a single Net Malformed Packet:
- Cost: 1 Basic Data Shard + 51 HDD + 3 RAM
- Duration: 24 hours
- Best for: targeted removal of weak malware without spending 2 shards
Tips
- Check your permanents regularly — malware appears silently when network threads resolve
- Keep Entropy Wipe materials ready — 2 Basic Data Shards should always be stockpiled
- RAM drain is worse than HDD drain — it limits how many threads you can run
- Net Memory Leak is an emergency — 510 RAM drain can cripple your operations AND the attack dealt 10 SI. Cast Entropy Wipe immediately
- SI damage is permanent — removing malware with Entropy Wipe does NOT restore the SI damage dealt when the malware was injected. The SI loss is done
- Multiple injections stack SI — adversaries with double attacks (Darknet Collective) can inject 2 malware per cycle, dealing SI damage each time