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OK I guess my hardware Router protects the iMac? Or am I off base?
Protection is not necessary for the Mac. You can not run a typical Windows program inside OS X (the Mac operating system). PC viruses are Windows based programs designed to screw with your operating system. Since they can not be run on the Mac operating system, you do not need protection from them.
Look at it this way--Suppose you have a cold or the flu. Do you worry about your dog/cat or other pet catching your cold? No one ever says, I was sick and then my dog caught my cold. Just like a dog can't catch a people cold, a Mac running OS X can't catch a PC virus.
And a PC virus on the Windows partition on your harddrive can't jump over to OS X (Mac) side of the drive either.