Symantec is warning that Apple's OS X operating system is increasingly becoming a target for hackers and malware authors.
Apple Macintosh users could be making themselves less secure by installing Symantec's flagship anti-virus application.
The proof of concept Mac OS X virus, which was discovered late last week and dubbed Macarena, includes comments in the code that indicate the author had a difficult time creating the malware.
It doesn't appear that Symantec CEO John Thompson's next computer will run Windows.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Symantec published its 10th Internet Threat Report this week and quietly admitted a few days later that its predictions of increasing Mac-targeted spyware threats have not been realised.
The latest Internet Threat Survey from Symantec is a whopping 120 pages and unlike in its previous reports, the company has avoided any mention of malware for Apple's OS X.
Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.
Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?
Security vendor Symantec has once again pointed the knife at Apple Macintosh users.
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