A new multi-platform virus found.

Published on July 15, 2012.

Viruses were created to target specific operating system; nowadays, security companies have discovered a new variant of viruses which determine first the operating system before download.

Last week Intego security blog reported a multi-platform backdoor Trojan which is affecting Windows, Linux, and OS X (does work on OS X versions newer than Snow Leopards.)

Unfortunately, another multi-platform backdoor Trojan was discovered that has improved the OS X infection that has new components identified as OSX/ShellCode.gen or OSX/MetaData.gen.