The Iconian program (probe) as a self‑propagating software ‘contagion’ infects starship systems and forces the Enterprise to choose containment, purge, or capitulation — a fight to preserve ship integrity and lives against an alien technical agent.

The Iconian program (probe) as a self‑propagating software ‘contagion’ infects starship systems and forces the Enterprise to choose containment, purge, or capitulation — a fight to preserve ship integrity and lives against an alien technical agent.