It appears that the first Mac malware discovery of 2017 belongs to “Quimitchin”, a strange little find that targets, of all things, scientific research. The “strange” part of the malware comes from the fact that it features system calls that have long been deprecated, or at least haven’t been relevant for quite some time. It’s also not designed

Source: Hot Hardware – Quimitchin Mac Malware Goes Undercover To Spy On Scientific Community