Until recently, Windows 7 was believed to be vulnerable to eight out of ten new viruses. This is something not to worry about on the Mac. It is very likely that a virus will be written that will have an effect on only 4% of the computing world.

It needs to be reviewed further. You can’t say that bad things can’t happen to a Mac. It’s just that it’s not a major concern. When a firewall is activated and when suspicious attachments are kept away from people who are not included in your contact list. However, it can only go as far as it goes. So news that tends to claim that Microsoft’s latest and greatest operating system, the new Windows 7, is still at risk of attack by hackers tends to make someone a little uneasy.

There have been cases where reviews have stated that although the chances of any PC Pro reader operating a machine without anti-virus software are very slim. But one has to admit their gross incompetence now and confess that for a few weeks Windows 7 has been running without any antivirus software. Users simply tend not to digest the fact that there must be some security coverage even in the most up-to-date technological invention.

Software giants are found to provide free protection software which are called as Security Essentials. This is something that can be very reassuring to a user. Everyone rushed to download this and followed it up with a scan that showed after proving to itself that there was no unwanted or corrupted software on a PC, be it a desktop or laptop.

However, you may be a bit apprehensive as no one has any idea if this would be a safe option. Will this software, the latest from Microsoft, protect a user from various forms of attack? The PC Pro review seems to have a good answer for it. He says that Security Essentials itself is a long way from being a comprehensive security suite. So is data still at risk? Will it be necessary to invest in a subscription service to have peace of mind? What is it and which one will be able to protect a user and how much would it cost? In any case, is this the software developer’s security tax equivalent to Apple’s design tax?

There have been weeks where a computer ran without security software after the release of Windows 7, but could this mean personal data made its way onto a website in a dark corner of the Internet? A security lapse approach may mean that one will have to face problems later when even the now loaded security software has been implemented.

Anything that can be said and a lot of conclusions can be drawn about Mac security as well, but there were never any real concerns about computer security as is the case with Windows 7. The face of the matter could be very different and a user would not could be at a security risk at all. One thing is for sure though, Macs have fewer, if any, viruses.