ZDNet - Zero Day: Kaspersky: Mac market share means more malware

Kaspersky says the growing market share of Apple Macs means basically two things: antivirus software is now a necessity for Mac users and "Mac OS X invulnerability is a myth."

By Emil Protalinski
April 19, 2012

The Flashback Trojan that infected over 600,000 Apple Macs earlier this month was quickly followed by the discovery of two other Mac-specific Trojans: one that also exploited Java and another that exploited Microsoft Word. The resulting hubbub was deafening. Everyone with a Mac wanted to know how vulnerable their computer was, and everyone else wanted to weigh in on the Mac malware debate. For its part, Kaspersky confirmed today what many have been saying for years: as Macs are becoming more popular, malware writers are increasingly targeting them.

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