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Pay attention, but don’t panic!

This article talks about the changing malware landscape on the Mac and what we can do about it. After the new MacDefender variant came out without requiring a password, only showing a "Continue" button, I was going to write a new post addressing it, but this Macworld articles sums up my thoughts exactly.
Except where he says that Windows 7 is more secure. As one commenter mentions, and as I have argued before, OS 9 had many more malware than OS X, while having far less market share. This defeats the market share argument that many use to backup their claim that OS X is only as secure as Windows or less.
Also, Mogull says, "one that automatically runs its installer". This is incorrect. The new variant launches the installer, but you still have to click through several screens to install it. A commenter called whitedog spotted this mistake.

Originally posted on Macworld by Rich Mogull: http://www.macworld.com/article/160098/2011/05/macdefender.html