Published on Wed, 2005-05-18 08:13
Skinhead Computer Virus
Getting a lot of spam in German? One of my inboxes has been. Turns out there's a new virus going around that in addition to spreading itself, also promotes a radical far-right German political group.
So this is interesting. I think it's the first time a virus has been released that promotes a political agenda. I also find it interesting in my quick attempts to research the virus that no news outlet mentions that it ONLY AFFECTS WINDOWS. I've been off the virus beat for a while, so I don't know if it's simply assumed now that all these spamtacular viri are Windows-only, or that Microsoft has been doing good PR, or if there's some specific sensitivity around this case because of the neo-nazi angle.