It seems that Apple has started acting on the security threats. In the 10.6.4 release of the Snow Leopard operating system, it has included the security code known as “Xprotect” in its kernel. It is meant to deal with the Trojan horse, which comes as threat known as the Pinhead-B attack. With this, it seems that Apple has started acting on the security wake up call. This actually proves the vulnerability of the Mac OS, which according to the popular myth is immune from virus and malware.
Although it is an appreciable step towards securing the computer OS against malicious software but it is still in the rudimentary form and it does not protect against a lot of other MAC related malware no matter how less in number they are. The illustration given below is the security alert that you might expect from the OSX.RSPlug.A malware embedded in the FlashPla.dmg if you visit some untrustworthy sites.
Although it is an appreciable step towards securing the computer OS against malicious software but it is still in the rudimentary form and it does not protect against a lot of other MAC related malware no matter how less in number they are. The illustration given below is the security alert that you might expect from the OSX.RSPlug.A malware embedded in the FlashPla.dmg if you visit some untrustworthy sites.
There are third party antivirus software, which are well equipped to deal with the malware issue quite successfully.
