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I think what Robin is more point out, is what i pointed out weeks ago, that Mac OSX is now an active target on the Malware hit list.
If I was a malicous malware writer looking for econmic gain, when OSX made up 1% of market, and was quite hard to crack, why would I spend my time chasing it. Windows was an easier more profitable target.
Now that OSX makes up around 6% of the market, and that Mac users tend to be more affluent than PC users, without being more careful or savvy (often the opposite) about computer security, the Malware writers are now investing significant resources to compromise this market.
To them it is about return on investment. Mac OSX might be more secure, but peoples usage of it is still insecure so they are vulnerable. Self replicating viruses are largely a thing of the past, it is now about social engineering, encouraging you to do the hard dirty work.
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