@Djblois
Keep thinking you do not need antivirus/malware/adware software for a MAC. If you read any security expert they will tell you MACs are much less secure than Windows. So keep that thought process.
I guess an analog to Macs vs. PC's in respect to viruses would be wearing the best kevlar armor while storming a machine gun nest vs. wearing a polo shirt back in your den in Indiana. Who is more likely to die of a gunshot wound?
I don't think anyone believes the Mac has better virus "protection" than windows, just that they aren't any (in practical terms) affecting Mac users.
For what it's worth, I like many have been guilty of using an unprotected Mac for 20 years, but I have never had any problem with any virus, trojan horse, malware or adware.
But believe me, if viruses did start popping up frequently on the Mac then I like everyone else would get anti-virus software. Its that simple.
I did actually run a virus sweeper once in the late 90's and found about 1700 Windows viruses that came in through floppies and zip disks. It might be that because Macs generally don't run protection software that we are like Typhoid Mary for Windows users. If so, Sorry.
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