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Apple recommends “Intego’s VirusBarrier X5″ antivirus for Mac OS X
D' Technology Weblog — ... is necessary but still advocates “widespread use” of more than one antivirus package to minimize security risks. Apple currently recommends Intego’s VirusBarrier X5, McAfee’s VirusScan for Mac, and Symantec’s Norton Anti-Virus 11. The company’s current FAQ for curious switchers also simply says that Mac OS X “resists most viruses” and doesn’t make any blanket statements. Source:→ AppleInsider ...

Apple Hints That Macs Can Catch Viruses
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... didn't tell me I needed an anti virus." Curiously, the article mentions the Mac OS, not Mac OS X, although the software suggestions are very much up to date. And remember. PC power users (ie. people smart enough not to click on links in email) don't bother with anti-virus software on their Windows machines, either. As my Dad used to say to me, before it was too late: "If you can't be good, be careful." Mac OS: Antivirus utilities [Apple via Apple Insider] ...

Apple now "encourages" use of antivirus software
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... , that's not entirely true—Mac viruses (rare though they are) have been spotted "in the wild," and as AppleInsider notes , Apple itself has backed away from the broad claims in that 2006 Mac ad. Still, there's no need to panic. The reality is that virus writers remain far more interested in Windows; for now, at least, the risk of your Mac getting hit with a virus is, while possible, more theoretical than anything else. So, what should us Mac users do in practical terms? Should we all install antivirus software—or multiple antivirus apps, as Apple suggests? For his part, ...

Apple updates antivirus version numbers, security savants lose grip on reality
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — ... and AppleInsider's Aidan Malley. Both pointed to a "recently published" Apple KB article that listed a trio of AV applications available for Mac OS X. ...