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Apple now "encourages" antivirus use for Mac OS X
AppleInsider — ... and portrayed the Mac as near-immune, the current campaign doesn't mention this point. 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. At present, there isn't any immediate cause for a change in Apple strategy. Outside of proofs of concept, few instances exist of widely propagated viruses or other malicious code for the Mac.

Apple Advocates Use of Multiple Antiviral Programs for Macs
The Mac Observer — ... ," John Hodgman's PC character notes that, "there are over 114,000 viruses for PCs." Justin Long responds with, "PCs, not Macs," with the clear point being that Mac users don't have to worry about viruses. The company's current "Get a Mac" Web site's FAQ notes, "Mac OS X resists most viruses, so you can do anything -- without worrying about losing everything." Though there is no mention of antiviral software, the FAQ also states, "While no computer connected to the Internet is 100 percent immune to viruses and spyware, the Mac is built on a solid UNIX foundation and designed ...

Apple recommends “Intego’s VirusBarrier X5″ antivirus for Mac OS X
D' Technology Weblog — ... 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. ...

IN BRIEF: Apple Admits: Macintosh Computers Not Immune to Viruses
X-bit labs — ... almost no system is immune to viruses or malware; still, some believe that Macintosh and Linux-based computers are virtually invulnerable. According to Apple itself, Macs do need antivirus software despite of the fact that the company insists about lower vulnerability of its systems. Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple antivirus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult, an entry in Apple s Get a Mac FAQ stated, reports ...