Mac Malware Alert Surfaces as Mountain Lion Goes Live [REPORT]

Just as Mac OS X Mountain Lion is going live, security firm Sophos has identified a nasty piece of Mac malware.

The malware, known as Crisis and Morcut, arrived via a file named "AdobeFlashPlayer.jar." The "jar" in this case refers to "Java archive" and are just a ZIP file by another name, according to Sophos. In this case, opening the file will unleash a .class file named WebEnhancer, and "two unassuming-looking files named win and mac." The "mac" is an installer for Crisis or Morcut

However, the good news is that the WebEnhancer applet will trigger the digital signature alert below:

The researcher warns, though, that the malware doesn't necessarily have to be delivered…
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