Sorry but you are wrong.
No system is unhackable and people with more secure systems than we all us have been hacked.
Hackers will write a virus and go for the maximum exposure which will always be pc as more people use PCs instead of Macs.
Its not impossible for a virus to be written for a Mac just unlikely because less people have Macs and the way Mac works with things like keychain make it more secure.
The very nature of Mac OS means if you did contract a virus you would spot it a lot more easily than on your pc and just kill the virus.
Its like saying people dont make fakes of low demonination coins and notes.
They do fake low demonination money but counterfeiters will always go for the maximum value bills for maximum exposure and to get the maximum change back in real money.
I agree about Clam X being worth installing to be sure but to tell people they dont need to install anything is quite irresponsible.
I respectfully disagree with you in this particular instance. No one ever said that OS X will never get hit with a virus one day. What was said, and is true is that there are NONE right now. So please tell me how logical it is to run anti virus software which has ZERO definitions for any real OS X viruses?
As soon as there IS a virus (should the day come), you can bet your biddy that you won't need a third party program to take care of it. Why? Software update or an more immediate download directly from Apple.com will be the first lines of defense.
Heres one that Sophos found
Virus shows that mac os x is not invulnerable- The Inquirer
The best quote I ever saw on this was from a hacker who said
"The only machine that isnt hackable is one which has never been used, has no internet connection and will never be switched on"
I understand where you're coming from, but I'm not wrong. There are currently zero self propagating viruses for OS X. You're speaking of the old and misaligned "security through obscurity" speech. That ol' gag! There never has, nor ever will be proof of this theory. You can just as easily say that it would be a black hat's wet dream to get some active viruses out there, because of the increased popularity of Apple and OS X.
So when exactly should we start worrying then eh? Where does the market share have to be poised before OS X becomes a "target" ? And do you really believe that "hackers" haven't cared enough to try? I'm sure they have, but with obvious little headway. Or am I wrong and just speculating like you are? Hmmmm See what I did there ?
Either way, it appears as if the bulk of what harm can come from what current dangers are out there now are not from a real trojan, but silly popups that one would have to agree to click on and then enter their admin password. That "Trojan" found by Sophos? First of all, that was back in February, and was squashed rather quickly. Secondly, it's hardly a dangerous type of "Trojan" since it required active participation from the end user to actually do anything.
In OS X, if a fake pop up occurs, asking for your admin password... do you simply click on it because it says so, or do you ask yourself why it popped up? These things IMO seem to target Windows switchers, whom are so used to just clicking on everything they see, through force of habit. It's poor education in computing, exacerbated by Microsoft's lack of care for their consumers, and partnerships with third party security companies. It's all in the $$ buddy.
When I was running Windows, guess how many viruses I was struck with? ZERO. I distinctly remember encountering one Trojan.. Trojan B something, can't remember, and believe that I got it on purpose for the sake of learning.
And for the record, I never said that OS X wasn't hackable. But hackable has nothing to do with anything. Of course OS X is hackable, but it's in the "how's" which is what is important. Ya know those conferences they hold with hackers to get into machines every year? Yeah, they're given open access to the system.
If there was an actual "certified" Mac virus released, everyone would know about it, because it would be the first for OSX.
There's a good chance I'd hear about it before it hit the masses, is what I was trying to convey. But you're absolutely correct.
Doug