I private organization has analyzed several infected hard drives and analyzed the virus on it, which is a trojan horse that is sent out by the government. It was supposed to be used against suspected terrorists, but seems to have been used against lots of other people as well. It violates the German constitution and is poorly written and protected against. They said that anyone with sufficient hacking ability can hijack the virus and use it themselves to spy on people.

The World from Berlin: Electronic Surveillance Scandal Hits Germany - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International