Anomite.
First Appearance: "
Deadly Desire."
Details: Developed by government scientist
Dr. Tork, anomite was a computer virus capable of infecting and destroying any online computer system...including
Sanctuary's advanced security system. GS agent
Vance Halloran made arrangements to buy the anomite from Dr. Tork, but it was stolen during the transaction by feral
Lorna Templeton and her gang of thieves. She then attempted to sell the anomite to
Mason Eckhart, with the help of the artificially besotted
Brennan Mulwray. Mutant X were able to retrieve both Brennan and the anomite before the deal could go through, and
Adam Kane disposed of the anomite.
Technobabble:
Emma: "What's anomite?"
Adam: "Where are you reading?"
Emma: "Something about the GSA arranging to acquire a stolen supply of anomite. Uh-oh, that's your serious look."
Adam: "Yeah, try very serious. Imagine Eckhart with the ability to render the most sophisticated cyber security system completely ineffective."
Emma: "Even ours?"
Adam: "Yeah, well, anomite's a virus. It can be introduced into any connected computer. If he gets his hands on it, he'd have the ability to compromise any safeguard I could come up with."
Trivia & Nitpicks: In real life, anomite is not a computer virus, but a rare type of biotite, a subgroup of the
mica minerals.