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A [[Passive Exploratory Canary]] is a [[Virus]] detection device, used for scanning existing computer systems to determine if they are infected.  
  
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Like a [[Warning Canary]], the passive canary consists of a high-speed [[computer]] with a number of faked attached controls specifically designed to attract Virus infections. It also includes a set of [[sensor]]s designed to detect the changes caused by a virus infection.
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To use one requires attaching it to an active computer system and waiting to see when (or if) the Virus tries to invade it. While the canary is very reliable at detecting Virus invasions, the longer lived Virus strains have learned to be wary of [[Canary|Canaries]] and may not attempt to take them over.
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A [[Passive exploratory canary]] is a [[Virus]] detection device, used for scanning existing computer system to determine if they are infected. Like a [[Warning Canary]], the passive canary consists of a high-speed computer with a number of faked attached controls specifically designed to attract Virus infections. It also includes a set of sensors designed to detect the changes caused by a virus infection, To use one requires attaching it to an active computer system and wait to see when (or if) the Virus tries to invade it. While the canary is very reliable at detecting Virus invasions, the longer lived Virus strains have learned to be wary of [[Canary|Canaries]] and may not attempt to take them over.  
 
  
 
The Canary is a one use system. Once the system has been invaded by a Virus, the canary is abandoned, destroyed, or taken apart and recycled.  
 
The Canary is a one use system. Once the system has been invaded by a Virus, the canary is abandoned, destroyed, or taken apart and recycled.  
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Latest revision as of 12:34, 11 April 2020

Passive Exploratory Canary
Type Sensory Aid
Tech Level TL–10
Cost KCr50
Size 50 liters
Weight 50 kg

A Passive Exploratory Canary is a Virus detection device, used for scanning existing computer systems to determine if they are infected.

Like a Warning Canary, the passive canary consists of a high-speed computer with a number of faked attached controls specifically designed to attract Virus infections. It also includes a set of sensors designed to detect the changes caused by a virus infection.

To use one requires attaching it to an active computer system and waiting to see when (or if) the Virus tries to invade it. While the canary is very reliable at detecting Virus invasions, the longer lived Virus strains have learned to be wary of Canaries and may not attempt to take them over.

The Canary is a one use system. Once the system has been invaded by a Virus, the canary is abandoned, destroyed, or taken apart and recycled.

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