Here’s a quiz:

A malicious piece of code is wreaking havoc on the internet. Is it:

  1. Targeting banks and financial institutions?
  2. Turning home PCs into garbage?
  3. Stealing computing cycles and bandwidth for massively parallel SETI programs?
  4. Mounting DoS attacks on the DHS?
  5. Keeping your Islamic morals intact by preventing you from accessing porn?


Turns out it’s the last one! The Yusufali-A trojan detects keywords such as “teen” and “sex” in a url and displays a Quranic verse instead of the user’s intended destination.

Yusufali: Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah, and ask forgiveness for they fault, and for the men and women who believe: for Allah knows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes.

Mr. Yusuf Ali is probably turning in his grave. Or hanging out with the virgins.