Can a Mac be harmful to a Windows network (viruses?)

Hi, my IT states (we are 5 Macs in a Windows network) that a Mac connected to the windows network and to internet can be harmful (it can infect the windows network with viruses and trojan horses)
Is it true?

There are exactly 3 threats posed by Macs running on a mostly Windows network:
1: a Mac without a virus scanner may receive infected attachments, not notice, and copy them to file shares. So get a virus scanner.
2: Windows running on a Mac through Parallels or VMWare is just as vulnerable to infection as any other PC. So get a virus scanner.
3: Windows-using coworkers may see how nice your Macs are and want to switch. This threatens the job security of IT staffers who only know Windows.

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jterry2012 wrote:
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If you mean a specific type of malicious software, ie, one which "can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another", then, judging by what we know at present, no.
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