There’s been a bit of malware talk of late here on the Ferret, and unsurprisingly it’s been pretty much a Windows-only affair. We’re all about equality around here so here’s a quick little rundown on the state of malware for the OS X platform.

There aren’t a lot viruses out there yet and there’s nothing particularly alarming in the list but as Apple continues to increase in market share it’s going to be increasingly attractive for malware writers to target the platform, especially if a generation of Mac users believes themselves immune. Most of the stories are from this year:

• Anti Virus Features in OS X
• Anti Virus Features in Snow Leopard
• Press Releases from Intego, detailing Mac vulnerabilities
• Trend Micro and step by step installation of Malware on a Mac (from late last year)
• Apple Malware caught on camera

Story suggested by reader/commenter Dano, photo from Flickr.

Tags: apple+malware, apple+viruses