New OS X malware discovered hours before Mountain Lion release

Security software maker Sofos discovered a new malware, which affects both OS X and Windows, barely hours before Apple rolled out Mountain Lion. The malware known as ‘Crisis’ is being billed as a cross platform attacker, which feigns as an Adobe Flash player while it is actually an archive file.
When run on a OS X computer, the malware drops multiple components, reconfigures system settings and installs a backdoor and root kit combination that connects to a remote server and waits for instructions from malicious hackers. However, when run on a Windows computer, a version of the ‘Swizzor’ malware is installed instead.