Xf-adsk64.exe-- Here

Maya's fingers flew across the keyboard. She pulled up network logs. Xf-adsk64.exe had spawned instances on Node 4, then Node 7, then Node 12. Not through standard deployment tools—through something else. A lateral move. Worm-like.

Her phone buzzed. The overnight rendering supervisor, Derek. "Hey, Farm Node 4 just spiked to 100% CPU. That's the third one tonight." Xf-adsk64.exe--

"That won't stop it. See you at frame 240." Maya's fingers flew across the keyboard