http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17623422

Helped by the lack of AV becaase people think macs are exempt from viruses & malware

Aw shame.

Thanks, just reminded me to install AV on my MB......downloading now

Aw shame.

Not really, affected only 10.6 or Lion. The Russian guy who owns a virus protection company and have developed anti virus for Apple reports a virus for Apple...? I am not the one to start the conspiracy theory but just pointing the facts.

Known viruses for Microsoft...over 10 000 000....known viruses for Mac's under 100.... I rather stay with my Mac

So it only affected the OSes on the devices that Apple fans have been buying for about the last 2 years? Don't forget that the Apple way tends to involve buying a new device, not upgrading your existing one, so "only affecting" 10.6 or 10.7 is still a pretty massive market. Also don't forget that AV companies go way out of their way to find viruses, even proof-of-concept ones that you'll likely never see, just so that they can make sure their products actually work. So the owner of a virus protection company is actually one of the most likely sources of a legit virus report. Yes, he'll also make it into a sales spin for his company's software but that in no way makes what he's saying untrue.

Fair points, however I am not a Apple fanboy, I own iMac but this is it, no way I am paying £500.00 for a mobile phone or £650.00 for a tablet. My Mac is fabulous machine for what I need it to be, got it for £750 4 years ago and even today I could sell for £600, I could not say the same for any Microsoft based PC or Laptop. Never had any issue with it at all, never crashed, never started dumping data (blue screen).

As they say :"horses for courses" for me this is my winning horse

Not really, affected only 10.6 or Lion. The Russian guy who owns a virus protection company and have developed anti virus for Apple reports a virus for Apple...? I am not the one to start the conspiracy theory but just pointing the facts.

Known viruses for Microsoft...over 10 000 000....known viruses for Mac's under 100.... I rather stay with my Mac

Maybe, but why attack only 5% of the world when you can attack 95%? The Mac is not invunerable, just dis-advantaged by numbers. If it continues to gain ground, there'll be more viruses along. The same goes with IE vunerabilities, 'normal' people use IE because it's there and it does the job which is why it's still the most numerous browser out there (deliberately not saying "most popular"). As the others take market share more of their vunerablilities will be discovered and exploited.

I have a Mac too (MacBook Aluminium), most of the time it runs Windows 7 (boot-camped) because there's a lack of applications for OSX for what I do.

Maybe, but why attack only 5% of the world when you can attack 95%? The Mac is not invunerable, just dis-advantaged by numbers. If it continues to gain ground, there'll be more viruses along. The same goes with IE vunerabilities, 'normal' people use IE because it's there and it does the job which is why it's still the most numerous browser out there (deliberately not saying "most popular"). As the others take market share more of their vunerablilities will be discovered and exploited.

I have a Mac too (MacBook Aluminium), most of the time it runs Windows 7 (boot-camped) because there's a lack of applications for OSX for what I do.

Didn't a recent article show Apple owners have more cash than others? Given the lack of viruses too couples for taking candy from a baby for many computer criminals.

Didn't a recent article show Apple owners have more cash than others? Given the lack of viruses too couples for taking candy from a baby for many computer criminals.

Well, you need more cash to be able to buy the iThings in the first place! :D

I found mine in a cupboard at work, covered in dust. Had been used for about an hour from new (in 2008 IIRC) before being shelved.

Fair points, however I am not a Apple fanboy, I own iMac but this is it, no way I am paying £500.00 for a mobile phone or £650.00 for a tablet. My Mac is fabulous machine for what I need it to be, got it for £750 4 years ago and even today I could sell for £600, I could not say the same for any Microsoft based PC or Laptop. Never had any issue with it at all, never crashed, never started dumping data (blue screen).

As they say :"horses for courses" for me this is my winning horse

Bang on. I'll never own an iPhone, and I'm likely to only buy an iPad if it's cheap.

Their OS works best for me as a recording musician. ProTools have ensured their software works best on Macs, so it's what I use. Plus, my Mac Pro tower will still command a simply brilliant resale if I ever sell on.

Like you, mine's never crashed or had a hissy fit, even when recording 22 tracks of 96kHz audio simultaneously. Just gets on and does it. And for the people who cry about 'not being able to upgrade', mine has an extra 10Gb of RAM jammed in it, two extra hard drives, upgraded video card, added Bluetooth, upgraded wireless... plenty in there.

As for the viruses, they've been around for Macs for many years. They're not invincible, but a damn sight more stable than Windows.

Crashed my macbook pro a few times, safari is also awful and crashes, had to reinstall Lion the other week as it just ground to a halt. Lion is no better than Windows 7 and some aspects of Lion are bloody awful and highly unintuitive.

I do like the Mac but its nowhere near as awesome as people make out they are.

Not really, affected only 10.6 or Lion. The Russian guy who owns a virus protection company and have developed anti virus for Apple reports a virus for Apple...? I am not the one to start the conspiracy theory but just pointing the facts.

Known viruses for Microsoft...over 10 000 000....known viruses for Mac's under 100.... I rather stay with my Mac

Always wondered ,which came first ,as in chicken/egg . Always seemed so convenoent that almost immediately a virus was found ,there was a cure .