This "spear" was also for a MacOS vulnerability. No doubt most Mac people think they're immune to viruses and malware, making this even more effective.
All platforms are vulnerable; it does not follow that running commercial anti-malware products is good idea, or even likely to make you less vulnerable, on every platform, which is the usual context for "Macs and viruses" arguments.
Let's just agree that all platforms are vulnerable and anyone telling you otherwise should not be trusted.