It is well know that the reason computers running Windows get viruses is there are so many of them out in the world compared to Macs and Linux is that more people use them than the other computers. If you are going to try to infect many people you go after the computer system with the most users. So, people using Macs feel that they don’t have to worry. I have been trying to tell these people (even though I specialize in Windows based computers) that this is does not mean you don’t have to worry about them. Below is the start of an article I was reading this morning.
“Apple’s Get-a-Mac ads (and many longtime Mac users and fans) love to imply that Mac OS X is a far safer and more secure platform than Windows. And there is a ring of truth to that implication. There are far more instances of malware and viruses bogging down Windows PCs than afflict Macs.
But that doesn’t mean Macs are perfectly safe and secure computers — after all, no computer is completely safe and secure on the Internet.
New malware threats (including the discovery of the first botnet operating on infected Mac OS X machines) are cropping up this year. It’s likely just a sign of things to come as Apple gains market share and visibility.
So Mac users need to understand their options for protecting their systems from malware, network attacks, and other threats. “