::::Though risks are minimal, one in five Mac computers found to contain Windows malware::::

<img src=&quot;http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/top-win-malware-on-macs.jpeg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;top-win-malware-on-macs&quot; width=&quot;350&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; align=&quot;left&quot; /><p>Security firm Sophos on Tuesday indicated that a surprisingly high level of malware has been found on Mac computers &mdash; the firm&rsquo;s research revealed that one in every five Mac computers is harboring some kind of Windows malware. Of the 100,000 customers sampled through Sophos&rsquo;s antivirus offerings, 20% of users were found to be carrying one or more instances of Windows malware. The firm highlighted that Windows malware on a Mac won&rsquo;t cause any harm, however, unless the computer also runs a Windows partition in addition to OS X. The company&rsquo;s&nbsp;research found that just 2.7% of Macs that installed the company&rsquo;s free anti-virus software were infected by OS X malware. Nearly all of the OS X malware discovered was an iteration&nbsp;of the &ldquo;Flashback&rdquo; trojan called &ldquo;Flshplyr.&rdquo; Sophos said that cybercriminals may find Macs to be targets because&nbsp;OS X users are less likely to be running an anti-virus software, however Macs can get viruses and the right software can keep a user&rsquo;s computer safe. A second pie chart follows below.</p> <img class=&quot;size-full wp-image-136788 aligncenter&quot; src=&quot;http://www-bgr-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/top-mac-malware3.jpeg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; title=&quot;top-mac-malware3&quot; width=&quot;500&quot; height=&quot;315&quot; /> <p>&nbsp;</p> <img src=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBoyGeniusReport/~4/ZavUKaNBp8c&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;1&quot; height=&quot;1&quot; />

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