There is no magic fairy dust protecting Macs - Dai Zovi, security researcher and co-author of The Mac Hacker's Handbook.
Wow, just realised that it has been nearly 3 months since I wrote on my blog.
My apologies for that :-/
URL: http://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/department-of-justice-disrupts-international-cybercrime-rings-distributing-scareware
Check out the sort of money that is being received by the miscreants behind scareware and malvertising. With figures like $74 million being achieved, is it any wonder that these guys keep on going?