New to Macs. I hear people talk all the time about how "Macs don't get viruses" but d

I understand that programmers don't create viruses for Macs, I get that. I was wondering how universal that statement is. For example, if I was using P2P (peer to peer) software such as LimeWire, are my risks for getting a virus the same, reduced, or greater than if I was using a microsoft/windows based computer?

I really would like to know what the statement really applies to.

Thanks

New to Macs. I hear people talk all the time about how "Macs don't get viruses" but does that really apply?best antivirus software

A virus is a program, and as such it has to target a platform. A virus that targets Windows, which 99% do, will not run on an Apple platform. Apple's OS won't know how to interpret the code, and even then won't have access to the code libraries it needs to run. The virus is a chunk of binary garbage on an Apple. Your risk of virus' from P2P software is about nil. You may get a lot of them, but they won't be able to do anything.

New to Macs. I hear people talk all the time about how "Macs don't get viruses" but does that really apply?firewall

they are very very very low compared to a windows machine

a mac is much more protected in its design while windows is more open