Galactic Federation's core network

The Galactic Federation's core network (referred to as the Computer Network in JapaneseNintendo Official Guidebook for Metroid Other M, page 173: "3. The Computer Network is infected by a virus. To restore it, several bounty hunters are recruited by the Galactic Federation.") is a universal network used by the Galactic Federation. It is alluded to at the beginning of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. The network is comprised of an unknown number of Aurora Units, including 242, 217 and formerly 313, who all serve as its master control.
A week prior to the events of the game, the Galactic Federation discovered that a corruption virus had infected all Aurora Units. This was made possible by the theft of Aurora Unit 313 from the G.F.S. Valhalla four months prior. To prevent irreversible damage, the Federation was forced to bring the network offline until a vaccine could be created. It was used to cure 242, but other Aurora Units remained unvaccinated. The Federation feared that as long as the network remained offline, they would be vulnerable to attack, and hired Samus Aran, Rundas, Ghor and Gandrayda to vaccinate the remaining AUs in the Federation Solar System. An attack on Norion happened shortly after their briefing on the matter, which sidetracked this mission.
A month later, Samus was dispatched to SkyTown, Elysia to vaccinate Aurora Unit 217. She succeeded in curing 217 of the virus. The only named Aurora Unit that is not encountered by Samus, 486, was possibly located on Norion and may have been vaccinated, and no AU is found on Bryyo.
While unconfirmed, it is likely that the GF Database referenced in many Lore entries and scans throughout the game is part of the core network.
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