Threats Move Windows to Mac OS X via Porn

As far as the Windows operating system is concerned, the threat environment is tailored on it. The ubiquity of the platform, as well as a small level of bulletproofing of older versions, have virtually made Windows a sitting duck. Of course that the 90% market share enjoyed by the operating system acts as the main factor to attract the threat environment. The equation in this case is rather simple and it involves attackers targeting the most used operating system worldwide, as a guarantee of greater success for their malicious code, exploits, etc.

2007 brought with it an explosion in terms of Mac OS X market share. At the end of the past year, Apple was pushing in excess of 2 million Mac computers per quarter, and the increasing install base of Mac OS X inherently brought with it a stronger focus of the threat environment, and the first risks for the cats. Security Company Sophos warned that malware using pornographic content to spread, masquerading as video codecs, was but the beginning of a trend for Mac OS X users.