[X4U] Virus & Spyware No Problem on Mac?

[Joe Sporleder]

I've been a Mac user for a long time, and have been a MacOS X user 
since Jaguar. I have always believed that MacOS X is fairly free from 
viruses and spyware, partly because we are not as big of a target, and 
partly because I think MacOS X does a good job with permissions and 
access compared to its Windows counterparts. I'm sure there other 
reasons that are more logical and more factual than mine. The reason I 
am asking is I have a friend in Texas that is getting to be fed up with 
his Windows PC being hijacked by viruses and such, as well as recent 
episodes of spammers either on his computer or on computers of friends 
he knows, that spammers using the PC as a SMTP relay. I want to make 
sure I have all of my facts straight before I recommend that he 
consider a Macintosh. Are us Mac users really that much safer? Will we 
be less safe as Apple gains market and mind share?

Joe