OS X is based on BSD, and as I recall one doesn't run in superuser mode (or whatever Apple may have renamed superuser for OS X) in day-to-day operations.
In this case, the main security problem exists between the keyboard and the chair. That particular problem is never going to go away; it's best to take
steps to mitigate it. The typical Apple fanboy's thought that "viruses don't affect Macs" is the biggest stumbling block in the way of proper
security on Macs. (Likewise, the typical Linux fanboy's thought that "viruses don't affect Linux" is the biggest stumbling block in the way
of proper security on Linux boxen.) The platform is sufficiently popular that it's worth some malware-writer's time to create malware for it;
that's all the incentive they need to crack the platform's security.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012
In this case, the main security problem exists between the keyboard and the chair. That particular problem is never going to go away; it's best to take
steps to mitigate it. The typical Apple fanboy's thought that "viruses don't affect Macs" is the biggest stumbling block in the way of proper
security on Macs. (Likewise, the typical Linux fanboy's thought that "viruses don't affect Linux" is the biggest stumbling block in the way
of proper security on Linux boxen.) The platform is sufficiently popular that it's worth some malware-writer's time to create malware for it;
that's all the incentive they need to crack the platform's security.
--
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012