Cry Baby

Cry Baby is a defensive program. It is placed in a memory, where it pretends to be a datafile with some superficially attractive data. SeeYa or Smarteye will reveal it, as will any attempt to actually read, rather than just skim, the file. If it is copied into a different system (i.e., a cyberdeck), it immediately starts sending out distress signals, adding 4 to the strength of any program trying to trace the runner. It cannot be dumped from the deck without an INT+Interface vs. CPU INT+D10 roll.

Cry Baby seems to have originated in EBM's corporate 'running facility. However, since it is supposed to be copied, it has spread very widely, and EBM denies all knowledge.

Source

• Chromebook Volume 3, pg. 76