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It is well known there are less attacks directed towards Macs because of the limited amount of marketshare of users.

That said, I never have a problem unless I were to be frequenting questionable website, which I stay away from.

"It is well known there are less attacks directed towards Macs because of the limited amount of marketshare of users."

It's also well-known that Windows is a patched and repatched single-user system that was never designed to be secure in a networked environment, especially as compared to *nix-based systems like OS X which implement userspace protections from the ground up.

Windows represents a lot of low-hanging fruit for attackers. But you are correct in that the wetware sitting at the keyboard is the most important contributor to computer security. Having said that, my sons' usage of game sites and music sites and P2P stuff (despite my vociferous disapproval!) has resulted in zero infections on their Macs vs. near-fatal infections every few weeks on their PCs, despite all precautions. The Mac (and Linux) is safer, and you might as well just get over it.

And the difference has at least as much to do with architecture as with market share. There are lots of other issues that Windows machines suffer that Macs don't, too, such as disk fragmentation and registry corruption. Unfortunately, I'm finding that Windows 7 isn't immune to those evergreen issues either.

It is well known there are less attacks directed towards Macs because of the limited amount of marketshare of users.

Correction: It is an article of faith among those who dislike or hate Apple and its products for whatever reasons that OS X is attacked less because it is used less. OS X is attacked less than Windows because it is more protected than Windows.

Why siege the fortress when you can take out the unprotected villagers instead?