However, despite this fact, it took Apple quite some time to release its own virus-removal tool for Flashback. Apple keeps a much tighter grasp over the Mac operating system's security and updates it regularly. One of the primary reasons users choose Mac PCs over Windows PCs is the fact they are less prone to get viruses, malware, hacked, and infected with unsolicited software. This means that we may or may not expect more such malware to hit the platform in the future.

Secondly, it means that Macs aren't as virus- proof as Apple would like them to be and Mac users hope they are. For one thing, it means that Apple is gaining traction with the Mac in enough numbers for virus creators to even want to target the platform in such a way. Recently, hundreds of thousands of Mac users were targeted by a malicious piece of malware called the 'Flashback.' This is huge news in many ways.