Do viruses infect Win OS files only on Macbook Pro or Hardware too?

I want to install Win OS on my Macbook Pro to install Vmware to then run Autocad.
But how safe is this? Do I need a Virus Protection Program? Is my Macbook and its hardware and files
safe without a VP Program? Do viruses only affect Win OS and its files?

The critical bug that Microsoft confirmed Monday but has yet to patch is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, a security researcher said.
"It's better than Conficker," Roger Thompson, chief research officer at AVG Technologies, said yesterday. "It exposes the whole world, and can be exploited through the firewall.
Systems running Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 are vulnerable to current attacks through IE6 and IE7. Windows Vista and Windows 7 are not at risk; nor are users running IE8 or other browsers, such as Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome.
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135273/NewestIE_bug_could_be_next_Conficker_saysresearcher
*Updated MyDoom responsible for DDOS attacks*
An updated version of the MyDoom virus is responsible for a large DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack that took down major U.S. Web sites over the weekend
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9135279/UpdatedMyDoom_responsible_for_DDOS_attacks_saysAhnLab
US government sites bombarded by botnet composed of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against US government websites.
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=118814&pagtype=all

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