[PC][2006] An old space-based persistent browser game

This has been driving me nuts for years, and I'm hoping someone remembers this game!

I used to play an old persistent browser-based game set in space (oGame is the most famous example, but it wasn't oGame). This would be around 2006-2008, most likely.

The big thing that I remember about it is that restarting your empire from scratch with different races was a core component of the gameplay loop, and would get you specific themed bonuses depending on how far you got with the one you just restarted.

I remember that the background was almost pure black, and it was incredibly spreadsheet-y, more so than most games of the time.

The only other detail that I can remember is that one of the races was described as a sort of sentient virus, and their smallest ship was called the "Fodder".

Obviously this isn't much to go on with a Google search! Hopefully someone else remembers this.