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erases itself and all copies. Demo programs are usually equipped
with this option, so that they may be tried once or for a limited
period before they self-erase.
Only programs without the Registration option can have
a Timer option, thus Timer programs are not updated and are
subject to software degradation just like pirated software (see
p. 109).
Cracking the Timer: The self-erasing features of the Timer
option can by bypassed by a Software + Logic (10, 1 hour)
Extended Test (using Hardware instead of Software in the case of
programs run from a chip, like some skillsofts).
viral resistance (rating)
Program Types: Common, Hacking, Autosoft, Simsense
Programs carrying the Viral Resistance option are less prone
to viral infection. Reduce the virus’s dice pool by a number of dice
equal to the Viral Resistance rating for Infection Tests made by the
virus or for hackers who install them directly (p. 121).
Hacking prograM optionS
These options may only be applied to hacking programs.
area (rating)
Program Types: Hacking (Combat programs only)
The area option enables a combat program to engage multiple
targets at once (the attacker chooses his targets, but all targets
must be in the same node). The program may engage a number of
targets equal to the Area option rating. The user makes a single
Matrix Attack Test, reducing his dice pool by 1 for each additional
target beyond the first. The hits are compared to the defending
icons’ hits separately for each icon. In all cases where the attacker
scored more hits, the attack succeeds.
armor piercing (rating 1-3)
Program Types: Hacking (Combat programs only)
Any damaging program can be equipped with the Armor
Piercing option, granting the program the ability to pierce software
redundancy systems (Armor programs) in the same way as
weapons and bullets can shoot through normal ballistic or impact
armor (see Armor Piercing, p. 155, SR4).
pavlov
Program Types: Hacking (Data Bomb only)
Pavlov is an option specific to Data Bomb programs. A Pavlov
Data Bomb does not crash when detonated and remains armed,
but is in all other regards handled like a normal Data Bomb (see
p. 226, SR4).
rust
Program Types: Hacking (Combat programs only)
Combat programs equipped with the Rust option are designed
to degrade an Armor utility over time. For each successful
attack on a target (each attack that hits, regardless of whether it
causes damage), reduce the rating of its Armor program by 1. This
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