That thing was a 'trojan', not a virus. (They differ. A trojan is a means of tricking people.. a virus is a destructive agent. That thing just went 'ha! I fooled ya!'). It was also a 'proof of concept'.. meaning that it was a way to show it COULD be done, but did not actually do anything. It was called mp3Concept for a reason.
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In fact, a noted mac developer offered a $500 bounty to anybody who could prove their mac was infected by a virus. He kept his money.
Again security through obscurity .. false.
If 10% of computers are macs, then you would think that at least 1% of viruses hit macs. 600,000+ windows viruses for 80% (not 90) of the market would mean that ONE mac virus would be .001 of the total viruses. You would think that .001 percent of hackers would bother for 10% of the market?
You are saying that NO ONE wants to bother with macs. Sure, and nobody will bother with deafies cause we are .01 percent of the population.
I'm not saying that macs are more secure or less virus prone. Its simply that an unlocked house is easier to break into than a locked house. Security by design is the important factor.
For example, the first time you start up a program on the mac, your computer will WARN you that its a new program.. and asks if you would like to open it. This was applied after that 'proof of concept' trojan, and renders it useless. Apple was proactive enough to step up and close the security hole BEFORE it became a real life problem. And they did it in a user friendly manner.
Windows? well....
