Viruses
Viruses are a Tool items.
Viruses have no use in Crimes 2.0, but they have use in Crimes 1.0, when planting computer virus.
Additionally the Firewalk Virus is used in Organized Crime 2.0 during the Blast From The Past scenario, Stealth Virus is used in Stacking the Deck scenario and Polymorphic Virus is used Counter Offer.
To produce a virus you have must have completed education: CMT1520: Introduction to Computing and for advance viruses CMT2530: Intermediate Programming.
If you have completed relevant viruses, you can turn on a Personal Computer or Laptop and choose which virus you would like to code.
| Item | Requirement | Time | Sell | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Virus | CMT1520: Introduction to Computing | 10 days | $500 | Requirement of Crime: Plant a computer virus |
| Polymorphic Virus | CMT2530: Intermediate Programming | 25 days | $4,500 | Requirement of Crime: Plant a computer virus |
| Tunneling Virus | CMT2530: Intermediate Programming | 40 days | $10,000 | Requirement of Crime: Plant a computer virus |
| Armored Virus | CMT2560: Algorithms and Advanced Programming | 60 days | $75,000 | Requirement of Crime: Plant a computer virus |
| Stealth Virus | CMT2560: Algorithms and Advanced Programming | 100 days | $200,000 | Requirement of Crime: Plant a computer virus |
| Firewalk Virus | CMT2560: Algorithms and Advanced Programming | 120 days | $100 | Used in Organized Crime 2.0 Blast From The Past scenario. |
Virus Coding Times
The following table tells you how long you will last coding a certain virus depending on the bonuses you have.
| Virus | Base | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Virus | 10 days | 9 days | 7 days | 5 days | 3.5 days | 1.75 days |
| Polymorphic Virus | 25 days | 22.5 days | 17.5 days | 12.5 days | 8.75 days | 4.38 days |
| Tunneling Virus | 40 days | 36 days | 28 days | 20 days | 14 days | 7 days |
| Armored Virus | 60 days | 54 days | 42 days | 30 days | 21 days | 10.5 days |
| Stealth Virus | 100 days | 90 days | 70 days | 50 days | 35 days | 17.5 days |
| Firewalk Virus | 120 days | 108 days | 84 days | 60 days | 42 days | 21 days |
| Case. | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Case 1 | (-10%) CMT2600 complete |
| Case 2 | (-30%) CMT2580 + CMT2600 complete |
| Case 3 | (-50%) IIL stock block OR Game Shop/Cyber Cafe/Software Corporation 1* Company Special |
| Case 4 | (-65%) Both Education AND IIL OR Company Special |
| Case 5 | (-82.50%) Both Education AND IIL AND Company Special |
Virus Profitability Index
Market values are updated roughly every 24 hours.
| Virus | Base | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armored Virus | $29,236 (60 days) |
$32,484 (54 days) |
$41,766 (42 days) |
$58,472 (30 days) |
$83,531 (21 days) |
$167,062 (10.5 days) |
| Firewalk Virus | $45,766 (120 days) |
$50,851 (108 days) |
$65,379 (84 days) |
$91,531 (60 days) |
$130,759 (42 days) |
$261,518 (21 days) |
| Polymorphic Virus | $32,755 (25 days) |
$36,394 (22.5 days) |
$46,792 (17.5 days) |
$65,509 (12.5 days) |
$93,584 (8.75 days) |
$187,169 (4.38 days) |
| Simple Virus | $510 (10 days) |
$566 (9 days) |
$728 (7 days) |
$1,019 (5 days) |
$1,456 (3.5 days) |
$2,911 (1.75 days) |
| Stealth Virus | $22,156 (100 days) |
$24,617 (90 days) |
$31,651 (70 days) |
$44,311 (50 days) |
$63,301 (35 days) |
$126,603 (17.5 days) |
| Tunneling Virus | $91,645 (40 days) |
$101,828 (36 days) |
$130,922 (28 days) |
$183,290 (20 days) |
$261,843 (14 days) |
$523,686 (7 days) |