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IT threat evolution in Q1 2015
- According to KSN data, Kaspersky Lab products detected and neutralized a total of 2,205,858,791 malicious attacks on computers and mobile devices in the first quarter of 2015.
- Kaspersky Lab solutions repelled 469,220,213 attacks launched from online resources located all over the world.
- Kaspersky Lab's web antivirus detected 28,483,783 unique malicious objects: scripts, exploits, executable files, etc.
- 93,473,068 unique URLs were recognized as malicious by web antivirus components.
- 40% of web attacks neutralized by Kaspersky Lab products were carried out using malicious web resources located in Russia.
- Kaspersky Lab's antivirus solutions detected a total of 253,560,227 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects.
- Kaspersky Lab mobile security products detected
- 147,835 installation packages;
- 103,072 new malicious mobile programs;
- 1,527 mobile banking Trojans.
The story of the powerful Equation cyberespionage group was perhaps the most talked-about news story of Q1. The group has interacted with other influential groups, such as Stuxnet and Flame, for many years. Attacks carried out by Equation are arguably the most sophisticated of all: one of the group's modules can be used to modify hard drive firmware. Since 2001, Equation has successfully infected the computers of thousands of victims in Iran, Russia, Syria, Afghanistan, the US and other countries. Its victims come from sectors such as government and diplomatic institutions, telecommunications, energy, etc.
The group uses a variety of malware, some of which is even more sophisticated than the infamous Regin platform. Known methods of dissemination and infection include using the Fanny USB worm (its arsenal included two zero-day vulnerabilities that were later used in Stuxnet), malicious installers on CDROMs, and web exploits.Carbanak – the most successful cyber campaign
In spring 2014, Kaspersky Lab got involved in a forensic investigation: a bank's ATMs dispensed cash without the recipient physically interacting with the ATM. This was the start of our investigation into the Carbanak campaign and an analysis of the eponymous malicious program.
Carbanak is a backdoor originally based on Carberp code. It is designed for espionage, data exfiltration and remote control of any computer infected with it. Once the attackers were inside the victim´s network, they performed a reconnaissance of that network with a view to performing lateral movement and compromising critically important systems – processing systems, accounting systems and ATMs.
Kaspersky Lab products detected a total of 2.2 bln malicious attacks in the Q1 2015Tweet
Three methods of cashing out have been identified:
- via ATMs,
- by transferring money to cybercriminals' accounts using the SWIFT network,
- by altering databases to create fake accounts and subsequently using mule services to collect the money.
Infections were carried out using typical APT-style methods – via spearphishing emails with documents containing exploits. The emails were constructed in such a way as to avoid raising suspicions, in some cases coming from the addresses of employees working for the company under attack.
Kaspersky Lab estimates that about 100 financial organizations, most of them in Eastern Europe, have been hit by the group, with total financial losses approaching $1 billion. This makes Carbanak by far the most successful criminal cyber campaign we have ever seen.Desert Falcons – attacks in the Middle East
While investigating an incident in the Middle East, Kaspersky Lab experts came across the activity of a previously unknown group carrying out targeted attacks. The group was given the name Desert Falcons. It is the first Arabic speaking group seen conducting full-scale cyberespionage operations, and its work is apparently connected with the political situation in the region.
The first signs of Desert Falcons' activity were seen in 2011 and the first known infections were carried out in 2013. The group's activity peaked in late 2014 and early 2015. The group's members are clearly no newbies: they developed Windows and Android malware from scratch; they also skillfully organized attacks which relied on phishing emails, fake websites and fake social network accounts.
Kaspersky Lab solutions repelled 470 mln attacks launched from online resources located all over the worldTweet
The group's victims are located primarily in Palestine, Egypt, Israel and Jordan. Victims include political activists and leaders, military and governmental organizations, mass media, financial institutions and other organizations. The group has currently claimed more than 3,000 victims; the attackers have succeeded in stealing over a million files and documents.
In addition to highly sophisticated and carefully planned distribution of spear phishing emails designed to infect the victims, Desert Falcons used social engineering on Facebook. The attackers created dedicated accounts to begin communicating with their intended victims, gain their trust and then use the chat facility to send each victim a malicious program disguised as an image. For infections on a bigger scale, the group used posts containing malicious links, created using compromised or fake accounts of political leaders.Animal Farm APT
In March 2014 the French newspaper Le Monde published an article on a cyberespionage toolset identified by Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC). The toolset described was used in the Snowglobe operation, which targeted francophone Canadian media, as well as Greece, France, Norway and some African countries. Based on the results of their analysis, CSEC believed that the operation might have been initiated by French intelligence agencies.
In early 2015, researchers published analyses of some malicious programs (1, 2, 3) that had much in common with Snowglobe. In particular the research identified samples that contained the internal name Babar, which was the same as the name of the program mentioned in the CSEC slides.
Kaspersky Lab's web antivirus detected 28,5 mln unique malicious objects in the Q1 2015Tweet
After analyzing the malicious programs used in this campaign and identifying the connections between them, Kaspersky Lab experts gave the group behind them the name Animal Farm. It was discovered that two of the three zero-day vulnerabilities found by Kaspersky Lab in 2014 and used by cybercriminals in their attacks were present in the group's arsenal. For example, an attack from the compromised website of the Syrian Ministry of Justice using exploits for CVE-2014-0515 led to an Animal Farm tool, known as Casper, being downloaded.
A curious feature of this campaign is that NBOT – one of the malicious programs used by the group – is designed to conduct DDoS attacks. This functionality is not commonly used by typical APT groups. In addition, one of the malicious 'animals' has the strange name of Tafacalou – possibly, a word in Occitan, a language spoken in France and some other places.Upatre – active distribution of the Dyre/Dyreza banker
Last quarter, the most widespread example of a banker Trojan was Upatre – a downloader for the Dyre financial malware, also known as Dyreza. This banker Trojan first appeared in 2014. It targets users from various financial organizations. It uses a technique designed to bypass SSL protection in order to steal payment information. This malware can also be used as a remote administration tool (RAT), enabling attackers to manually carry out transactions on behalf of online banking users.
The Upatre downloader is delivered to users in spam emails, many of which look like legitimate messages from financial institutions. Banks attacked by the banker Trojan Dyre, which is downloaded by Upatre, include Bank of America, Natwest, Citibank, RBS and Ulsterbank. According to researchers, the bulk of Dyre activity is currently taking place in the UK.PoSeidon – attacks on PoS terminals
A new banker Trojan which attacks PoS terminals has been detected. PoSeidon scans a PoS system's memory for payment information stored in plain text and sends any information it finds to the attackers.
Researchers from Cisco Security Solutions have identified three malware components that are probably associated with PoSeidon: a keylogger, a loader and a memory scraper that also has keylogging functionality. The keylogger is designed to steal credentials for the LogMeIn remote access application. It deletes encrypted LogMeIn passwords and profiles that are stored in the system registry in order to force users to type them again. The researchers believe this keylogger is potentially used to steal the remote access credentials that are needed to compromise point-of-sale systems and install PoSeidon.
In the Q1 2015 Kaspersky Lab mobile products detected 103 072 new malicious mobile programsTweet
Once the PoSeidon attackers get access to a PoS terminal, they install a loader. This component downloads another file called FindStr from the group's command-and-control (C&C) servers. FindStr is used to find strings that match payment card numbers in the memory of running processes. Curiously, the malware only looks for card numbers that begin with specific digits.Statistics
All the statistics used in this report were obtained using Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), a distributed antivirus network that works with various anti-malware protection components. The data was collected from KSN users who agreed to provide it. Millions of Kaspersky Lab product users from 213 countries and territories worldwide participate in this global exchange of information about malicious activity.Mobile threats
Mobile malware is evolving towards monetization – with malware writers trying to render their creations capable of obtaining money and users' bank data using a variety of techniques.
More and more SMS Trojans are being enhanced with features that enable them to attack victims' bank accounts. An example of this is Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.OpFake.cc, which can now attack at least 29 banking and financial applications.
Malware writers are also beginning to build ransomware functionality into their SMS Trojans. For example, in order to obtain victims' bank card data, Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.FakeInst.ep uses techniques typical of ransomware programs: windows opened by the malware cannot be closed without entering the data.
What the user sees is a message, purportedly from Google, demanding that the user opens Google Wallet and goes through the 'personification' procedure by entering their credit card details (curiously, one of the justifications given for these actions is the need to combat cybercrime). The window cannot be removed until the victim enters credit card details.
Trojan-Spy programs, like SMS Trojans, are modified so that they can attack victims' bank accounts. For example, Trojan-Spy.AndroidOS.SmsThief.ay is now capable of attacking five different banking and financial applications.
The upshot of this is that the mobile malware used by cybercriminals to hunt for their victims' money is becoming increasingly versatile. Stealing money from users' bank accounts by attacking banking applications is now something that can be done not only by dedicated Trojan-Bankers but also by some SMS Trojans and even Trojan-Spies. This may be one of the reasons why relatively few mobile banker Trojans were detected in Q1 2015.
In the Q1 2015 Kaspersky Lab mobile products detected 1,527 mobile banking TrojansTweet
Overall, mobile malware designed to steal or extort money from users (SMS Trojans, banker Trojans and ransomware Trojans) accounted for 23.2% of new mobile threats in Q1 2015. All three malware types are extremely dangerous and the malware writers' interest in their victims' money provides an incentive for their further development and evolution.New developments from malware writers
- Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Binka.d, a banker Trojan, has evolved. Now it can 'listen in' to its victim. Sound is recorded using the device's microphone and written to a file that is transferred to the cybercriminals' server.
- A technique based on patching applications and embedding malicious code into them is now one of the main methods used to distribute Trojans. For example, Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Chyapo.a was embedded in the Unity Launcher Free app. The difference between clean and malicious applications is, in this case, manifested only by a new permission requirement – the malicious app requires access to the handling of incoming SMS messages. Another curious thing about this Trojan was that its command-and-control server was hosted on sites.google.com.
- The developers of Podec, an SMS Trojan, have mastered a new distribution technique – through the VKontakte social network. A malicious file was uploaded to the popular social network's content storage servers. The Trojan made it into the Top Three malicious mobile programs based on the number of users attacked.
- Malware that can actively resist security solutions is not a new technology, but it is gaining in popularity. Trojan-Banker.AndroidOS.Svpeng.f, a banker Trojan first detected in Q1, tries to remove the applications of three antivirus vendors: Avast, Eset, and DrWeb.
In Q1 2015, Kaspersky Lab mobile security products detected 103,072 new malicious mobile programs, a 3.3 fold increase on Q4 2014.
The number of installation packages detected was 147,835 – this is 2.3 times as many as in the previous quarter.
Number of malicious installation packages
and new malicious mobile programs detected (Q3 2014 - Q1 2015)
We have lately seen the ratio of malicious installation packages to new malicious programs diminish. In Q3 2014, there was an average of 6.2 malicious installation packages per malicious program, in Q4 – there were about two installation packages per malicious program. In Q1 2015, the ratio was down to 1.4.Distribution of mobile malware by type
Distribution of new mobile malware by type, Q1 2015
The ranking of malware objects for mobile devices for the first quarter of 2015 was headed by RiskTool (35.7%). These are legitimate applications that are potentially dangerous for the user – if used carelessly or manipulated by a cybercriminal, they could lead to financial losses.
SMS Trojans came second with 21%. As we wrote in our previous reports, in Q3 2014 the proportion of SMS Trojans to all new mobile threats fell from 22% to 14%. However, this type of malware regained lost ground by the end of 2014. In terms of growth rate, it is in third place: in Q1 2015 the total number of SMS Trojans in our collection increased by 18.7%.
Third place in the rankings was taken by potentially unwanted advertising apps (15.2%). The number of such applications in the overall stream of new mobile threats is gradually declining.
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The share of banker Trojans among all the mobile malware first detected in Q1 has significantly declined compared to previous quarters and was down to 1.1%. The number of new mobile bankers in our collection grew by 6.5% during the quarter.
One other thing worth noting is that Trojan-Ransom malware, which has not been in the cybercriminals' arsenal for very long, demonstrated the highest growth rate of all mobile threats. The number of new samples detected in Q1 was 1,113, resulting in a 65% increase in the number of mobile ransomware samples in our collection. This is a dangerous trend: since malware of this type is designed to extort money, it can damage personal data and block infected devices.
Another type of mobile threat which is showing a high growth rate is spyware (Trojan-Spy). The number of such programs in our collection increased by 35% in the first quarter of 2015.Top 20 malicious mobile programs Name % of attacks * 1 DangerousObject.Multi.Generic 10.90% 2 AdWare.AndroidOS.Viser.a 9.20% 3 Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Podec.a 7.92% 4 RiskTool.AndroidOS.MimobSMS.a 7.82% 5 Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.OpFake.a 6.44% 6 Trojan.AndroidOS.Mobtes.b 6.09% 7 Adware.AndroidOS.MobiDash.a 5.96% 8 Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.be 4.84% 9 RiskTool.AndroidOS.SMSreg.gc 4.42% 10 AdWare.AndroidOS.Xynyin.a 3.31% 11 AdWare.AndroidOS.Ganlet.a 2.63% 12 Exploit.AndroidOS.Lotoor.a 2.19% 13 AdWare.AndroidOS.Dowgin.l 2.16% 14 Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Stealer.a 2.08% 15 AdWare.AndroidOS.Kirko.a 2.04% 16 Trojan.AndroidOS.Rootnik.a 1.82% 17 Trojan.AndroidOS.Pawen.a 1.81% 18 Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Gudex.f 1.75% 19 RiskTool.AndroidOS.SMSreg.dd 1.69% 20 AdWare.AndroidOS.Kemoge.a 1.52%
* Percentage of users attacked by the malware in question, relative to all users attacked
The top position in the rankings was occupied by DangerousObject.Multi.Generic (10.90%). This is how new malicious applications are detected by Kaspersky Security Network cloud technologies, which help our products to significantly shorten the response time to new and unknown threats.
Potentially unwanted advertising applications accounted for seven positions in the rankings, including second place, which was taken by AdWare.AndroidOS.Viser.a (9.2%).
SMS Trojans continue to lose ground in the Top 20 ranking of mobile threats: while in Q4 2014 they had nine positions in the rankings, in Q1 2015 they only had four.
Nevertheless, Trojan-SMS.AndroidOS.Podec.a (7.92%) has been among the Top Three malicious mobile programs for two quarters in a row due to its active dissemination. As we mentioned above, the malware was uploaded to the file storage servers of VKontakte, Russia's largest social network. On top of everything else, this Trojan is known to use the most powerful commercial obfuscator available today.
RiskTool malware occupied six positions in the Top 20, with RiskTool.AndroidOS.MimobSMS.a (7.82% of users attacked) ranking fourth.Mobile banker Trojans
In Q1 2015, we detected 1,527 mobile banker Trojans –a 4.4 fold decline on the previous quarter.
Number of mobile banker Trojans detected (Q1 2014 – Q1 2015)
Geography of mobile banking threats in Q1 2015
(number of users attacked)
96% of attacks involving mobile banker Trojans were against users located in 10 countries.
Top 10 counties attacked by mobile banker Trojans:Country % of all attacks* 1 Russia 86.66% 2 Ukraine 2.27% 3 US 2.21% 4 Kazakhstan 1.87% 5 Germany 0.97% 6 Republic of Korea 0.70% 7 Belarus 0.64% 8 UK 0.37% 9 Uzbekistan 0.34% 10 India 0.21%
* Percentage of users attacked per country, relative to all users attacked
Russia retained its traditional top position in the rankings. Ukraine moved up to second place, pushing the US and Kazakhstan down to the third and fourth positions, respectively. Belarus moved two notches down to seventh place.The geography of mobile threats
In Q1 2015, mobile malicious attacks were detected at least once in 213 countries.
The geography of mobile malware infection attempts in Q1 2015
(percentage of all users attacked)
Top 10 countries attacked by mobile malware:Country % of attacks* 1 Russia 41.92% 2 India 7.55% 3 Germany 4.37% 4 Brazil 3.20% 5 Iran 3.12% 6 Kazakhstan 2.88% 7 US 2.84% 8 Ukraine 2.53% 9 Malaysia 2.05% 10 Vietnam 1.87%
*Percentage of users attacked per country, relative to all users attacked
Russia (42%) remained at the top of this ranking, with the other countries lagging far behind. India (7.5%) was in second place.Vulnerable applications exploited by cybercriminals
The ranking of vulnerable applications below is based on information about the exploits blocked by our products. These exploits were used by cybercriminals in Internet attacks and in attempts to compromise local applications, including those installed on mobile devices.
Distribution of exploits used in attacks by type of application attacked, Q1 2015
The top position in the Q1 2015 rankings was occupied by the Browsers category (64%), which includes exploits targeting Internet Explorer. This category was also at the top of the rankings in the last three quarters of 2014.
In Q1, we saw a significant fall in the number of exploits for Oracle Java (down seven percentage points (p.p.) from Q4 2014). This can be explained by the fact that exploits for these applications were almost completely removed from all exploit packs.
It is worth mentioning the growing number of exploits for Microsoft Office (up two p.p. from Q4 2014) and Adobe Flash Player (up by one p.p.) in Q1 2015.
The increase in the number of malicious flash objects was primarily due to the large number of vulnerabilities discovered in the first quarter of 2015. Virtually all exploit packs now include exploits for Adobe Flash Player vulnerabilities.Online threats (Web-based attacks)
The statistics in this section were derived from web antivirus components that protect users from attempts to download malicious objects from a malicious/infected website. Malicious websites are created deliberately by malicious users; infected sites include those with user-contributed content (such as forums), as well as compromised legitimate resources.Online threats in the banking sector
In the first quarter of 2015, Kaspersky Lab solutions blocked attempts to launch malware capable of stealing money via online banking on the computers of 929,082 users. This figure represents a 64.3% increase compared to the previous quarter (565,515).
Number of computers attacked by financial malware (Q1 2015)
Attacks using financial malware are on the rise. Note that there was a sharp increase in the number of such attacks in March 2015.
A total of 5,106,804 notifications of malicious activity by programs designed to steal money via online access to bank accounts were registered by Kaspersky Lab security solutions in Q1 2015.Geography of attacks
Geography of banking malware attacks (Q1 2014)
Top 10 countries by the number of users attackedCountries Number of users attacked 1 Brazil 91,893 2 Russia 85,828 3 US 66,699 4 Germany 51,670 5 UK 25,269 6 India 22,085 7 Turkey 21,397 8 Australia 18,997 9 Italy 17,663 10 Spain 17,416
Brazil continued to lead the ranking of countries most affected by banking malware, with the number of attacks increasing by 15% compared to the previous quarter (79,845).The Top 10 banking malware families
The table below shows the top 10 programs most commonly used to attack online banking users in Q1 2015, based on the number of users attacked:Name Number of notifications Number of users attacked Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Upatre 3,127,365 349,574 Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot 865,873 182,966 Trojan-Banker.Win32.ChePro 355,735 91,809 Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banbra 35,182 16,363 Trojan.Win32.Tinba 94,972 15,719 Trojan-Banker.Win32.Agent 44,640 12,893 Trojan-Banker.Win32.Shiotob 60,868 12,283 Trojan-Banker.Win32.Banker 39,728 12,110 Trojan-Spy.Win32.SpyEyes 57,418 9,168 Backdoor.Win32.Papras 56,273 3,062
The vast majority of malicious programs in the Top 10 ranking use a technique based on injecting arbitrary HTML code into the web page displayed by the browser and intercepting payment credentials entered by the user in original and injected web forms.
In the first quarter of 2015, Zeus (Trojan-Spy.Win32.Zbot), which in 2014 was the most popular malicious program in this category, gave up its top position to Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Upatre. Malicious programs in this family are relatively simple and no larger than 3.5 KB. They usually download a Trojan-Banker belonging to a family known as Dyre/Dyzap/Dyreza. The list of financial institutions attacked by the banker Trojan depends on the configuration file that is downloaded from the command-and-control center.
The third specimen in the banker Trojan Top Three is Trojan-Banker.Win32.ChePro. This malware spreads via spam emails with online banking-related subject strings (e.g., messages can have "Invoice for online banking" as their subject). A word document with an embedded image is attached to such messages; upon clicking on the image, malicious code is executed.Financial threats
Financial threats are not limited to banker malware that attacks online banking customers.
Financial malware: distribution by malware type
The second most widespread financial threat in Q1 2015 was Bitcoin wallet theft. Another cryptocurrency-related threat was Bitcoin mining, i.e., using victims' computers to generate Bitcoins.Top 20 malicious objects detected online
In the first quarter of 2015, Kaspersky Lab's web antivirus detected 28,483,783 unique malicious objects: scripts, exploits, executable files, etc.
We identified the 20 most active malicious objects involved in online attacks against users' computers. These 20 accounted for 95.9% of all attacks on the Internet.
Top 20 malicious objects detected onlineName* % of all attacks** 1 Malicious URL 37.55% 2 AdWare.JS.Agent.bg 36.06% 3 AdWare.Script.Generic 6.58% 4 Trojan.Script.Iframer 4.49% 5 AdWare.NSIS.AnProt.b 3.83% 6 Trojan.Script.Generic 2.91% 7 AdWare.JS.Agent.an 1.06% 8 AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.bfm 0.81% 9 Trojan.JS.Redirector.ads 0.47% 10 Exploit.Script.Blocker 0.33% 11 AdWare.Win32.Eorezo.eod 0.31% 12 Trojan.Win32.Generic 0.24% 13 Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Generic 0.22% 14 AdWare.Win32.ConvertAd.vo 0.17% 15 Trojan-Downloader.Script.Generic 0.16% 16 AdWare.NSIS.Agent.bx 0.16% 17 AdWare.NSIS.Agent.cv 0.13% 18 AdWare.AndroidOS.Xynyin.a 0.13% 19 AdWare.Win32.Yotoon.heur 0.12% 20 AdWare.Win32.SoftPulse.xvm 0.12%
*These statistics represent the detection verdicts of the web antivirus module. Information was provided by users of Kaspersky Lab products who consented to share their local statistical data.
**The percentage of all web attacks recorded on the computers of unique users.
The Top 20 is largely made up of objects used in drive-by attacks, as well as adware programs. 37.55% of all verdicts fell on links that are included in blacklists.Top 10 countries where online resources are seeded with malware
The following statistics are based on the physical location of online resources that were used in attacks and blocked by antivirus components (web pages containing redirects to exploits, sites containing exploits and other malware, botnet command-and-control centers, etc.). Any unique host could be the source of one or more web attacks.
In order to determine the geographical source of web-based attacks, domain names were matched up against the actual domain IP addresses, and then the geographical locations of specific IP addresses (GEOIP) were established.
In Q1 2015, Kaspersky Lab solutions blocked 469,220,213 attacks launched from web resources located in various countries around the world. 90% of notifications on blocked web attacks were triggered by attacks coming from web resources located in 10 countries.
Distribution of web attack sources by country, Q1 2015
This Top 10 ranking typically remains unchanged for extended periods of time. However, Q1 2015 saw a change of leader. The top position is now occupied by Russia (with almost 40%), which rose from fourth position. The US, which headed the ranking in the previous quarter, is now in second position with 18%.Countries where users faced the greatest risk of online infection
In order to assess the risk of online infection faced by users in different countries, we calculated the percentage of Kaspersky Lab users in each country who encountered detection verdicts on their machines during the quarter. The resulting data provides an indication of the aggressiveness of the environment in which computers work in different countries.Country* % of unique users attacked ** 1 Kazakhstan 42.37% 2 Russia 41.48% 3 Azerbaijan 38.43% 4 Ukraine 37.03% 5 Croatia 37.00% 6 Armenia 35.74% 7 Mongolia 33.54% 8 Moldova 33.47% 9 Belarus 33.36% 10 Kyrgyzstan 32.20% 11 Algeria 32.12% 12 Qatar 31.15% 13 Georgia 30.69% 14 UAE 29.36% 15 Latvia 28.69% 16 Tajikistan 28.36% 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.00% 18 Greece 27.55% 19 Tunisia 27,54% 20 Bulgaria 27,44%
These statistics are based on the detection verdicts returned by the web antivirus module, received from users of Kaspersky Lab products who have consented to provide their statistical data.
*These calculations excluded countries where the number of Kaspersky Lab users is relatively small (fewer than 10,000 users).
**Unique users whose computers have been targeted by web attacks as a percentage of all unique users of Kaspersky Lab products in the country.
In the first quarter of 2015, the top position in the rankings was occupied by Kazakhstan, which pushed Russia down to second place. Since the previous quarter, Vietnam and Portugal have left the Top 20. The rankings' newcomers were Bosnia and Herzegovina (28.00%) and Greece (27.55%), which were in 17th and 18th positions, respectively.
The countries with the safest online surfing environments included Japan (12.4%), Denmark (12.7%), Singapore (14.3%), Finland (14.9%), South Africa (14.8%) and the Netherlands (15.2%).
On average, 26.3% of computers connected to the Internet globally were subjected to at least one web attack during the three months.Local threats
Local infection statistics for user computers are a very important indicator: they reflect threats that have penetrated computer systems using means other than the Internet, email, or network ports.
Data in this section is based on analyzing statistics produced by antivirus scans of files on the hard drive at the moment they were created or accessed, and the results of scanning removable storage media.
In Q1 2015, Kaspersky Lab's file antivirus modules detected 253,560,227 unique malicious and potentially unwanted objects.Top 20 malicious objects detected on user computers Name* % of unique users attacked ** 1 DangerousObject.Multi.Generic 22.56% 2 Trojan.WinLNK.StartPage.gena 17.05% 3 Trojan.Win32.Generic 15.06% 4 AdWare.Script.Generic 6.12% 5 WebToolbar.Win32.Agent.azm 4.49% 6 WebToolbar.JS.Condonit.a 4.20% 7 AdWare.Win32.Agent.heur 4.15% 8 RiskTool.Win32.BackupMyPC.a 3.83% 9 Downloader.Win32.Agent.bxib 3.74% 10 Trojan.Win32.AutoRun.gen 3.70% 11 Trojan.VBS.Agent.ue 3.64% 12 Downloader.Win32.MediaGet.elo 3.42% 13 AdWare.Win32.SearchProtect.ky 3.34% 14 Worm.VBS.Dinihou.r 3.31% 15 Virus.Win32.Sality.gen 3.18% 16 AdWare.Win32.DealPly.brj 2.86% 17 Trojan.Script.Generic 2.74% 18 AdWare.Win32.NewNext.a 2.70% 19 WebToolbar.JS.CroRi.b 2.66% 20 AdWare.MSIL.Kranet.heur 2.49%
*These statistics are compiled from malware detection verdicts generated by the on-access and on-demand scanner modules on the computers of those users running Kaspersky Lab products who have consented to submit their statistical data.
**The proportion of individual users on whose computers the antivirus module detected these objects as a percentage of all individual users of Kaspersky Lab products on whose computers a file antivirus detection was triggered.
This ranking usually includes verdicts issued to adware programs and their components (such as Trojan.VBS.Agent.ue,). In Q1 2015, such verdicts occupied thirteen places in the Top 20.
A newcomer to the rankings, Trojan.WinLNK.StartPage.gena, jumped straight into second position. This is a verdict given to LNK files containing a browser link which specifies the page to be opened. These pages usually have names similar to those of Internet search engines, but they actually redirect users to sites with questionable content. Some of these sites can be dangerous and are even detected by antivirus solutions. Detections of such LNK files peaked in January.
The only virus in the rankings – Virus.Win32.Sality.gen – continues to lose ground. The proportion of user machines infected by this virus has been diminishing for a long time. In Q1 2015, Sality was in 15th place with 3.18%.Countries where users faced the highest risk of local infection
For each of the countries, we calculated the percentage of Kaspersky Lab product users on whose computers the file antivirus had been triggered during the quarter. These statistics reflect the level of personal computer infection in different countries.
Top 20 countries with the highest levels of computer infectionCountry* % of unique users ** 1 Vietnam 60.68% 2 Bangladesh 60.20% 3 Mongolia 57.28% 4 Yemen 55.91% 5 Somalia 55.64% 6 Nepal 55.01% 7 Afghanistan 54.91% 8 Algeria 54.83% 9 Iraq 54.38% 10 Cambodia 52.70% 11 Laos 52.54% 12 Armenia 52.44% 13 Pakistan 51.95% 14 Kazakhstan 51.54% 15 Ruanda 51.36% 16 Ethiopia 50.93% 17 Egypt 50.60% 18 Syria 50.11% 19 India 50.00% 20 Tajikistan 49.80%
These statistics are based on the detection verdicts returned by OAS and ODS antivirus modules, received from users of Kaspersky Lab products who have consented to provide their statistical data. The data includes detections of malicious programs located on users' computers or on removable media connected to the computers, such as flash drives, camera and phone memory cards, or external hard drives.
* These calculations excluded countries where the number of Kaspersky Lab users is relatively small (fewer than 10,000 users).
**The percentage of unique users in the country with computers that blocked local threats as a percentage of all unique users of Kaspersky Lab products.
For a long time, countries in Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia took all the positions in this ranking. However, in Q1 2015, the rankings had such newcomers as Armenia (12th position), Kazakhstan (14th position) and Tajikistan (20th position).
Vietnam (60.68%) has headed the rankings for almost two years, while Bangladesh (60.2%) and Mongolia (57.3%) have kept their positions for the third quarter in a row.
In Russia, local threats in Q1 2015 were detected on computers of 49.6% of users.
The safest countries in terms of local infection risks were: Japan (14.7%), Denmark (20.1%), Sweden (21.4%), Hong Kong (21.5%), and Finland (21.6%).
An average of 39.8% of computers globally faced at least one local threat during Q1 2015, which is two p.p. more than in Q4 2014.
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The RSA Conference 2015 is being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. It a massive event, with thousands of people in attendance.
A huge number of booths built up by vendors provide coffee bars, presentations, and swag giveaways. Threat intelligence is hawked by many here. But, some of the most surprising parts of cyber-security that has been a long time coming is a discussion I do not always hear - cyber-security insurance and quantification methodologies of threat risk assessment. Yawn. This arrival following the massive 2014 data breaches, of course, is partly expected and a double edged sword. It both incentivizes corporate decision makers to act more irresponsible with protecting your data (just buy more insurance to cover it, it's cheap!), and the policies may incentivize decision makers to strengthen their organization's cybersecurity in order to meet coverage requirements. Either way, carriers are underwriting more cybersecurity policies and we have yet to see the real impact.
From Kaspersky Lab, our very own David Jacoby will be presenting later today on IoT security at 10:20 am, West Moscone Room 3018. Come check it out!
How exploit packs are concealed in a Flash object
One of the most important features of a malicious attack is its ability to conceal itself from both protection solutions and victims. The main role in performing a hidden attack is played by exploits to software vulnerabilities that can be used to secretly download malicious code on the victim machine. Generally, exploits are distributed in exploit packs which appear in the form of plugin detects (to identify the type and version of software installed on the user computer) and a set of exploits, one of which is issued to the user if an appropriate vulnerability is found.
Recently, we have come across a new technique used to hide exploit-based attacks: fraudsters packed the exploit pack in the Flash file.Downloading an Exploit
The standard technique used in a drive-by attack is to compromise a web site with a link leading to a landing page with the exploit pack. From there the pack uploads the necessary exploit onto the user computer. From the point of view of security software, this unmasks all the components of the exploit pack because they are simply uploaded onto the landing page. As a result, the exploits and the plugin detects are visible in the web traffic. The criminals must mask each component separately if the attack is to go unnoticed.
The unconventional new approach with the Flash package is definitely more efficient for criminals. The standard landing page is missing. The user follows the link to get to a page with a packed Flash object that turns out to be the exploit pack and the configuration file in an image form. The packed Flash file with the exploit pack is loaded to a page in the browser and has the right to write to and modify the page, i.e. it can add exploits to the page which will then be executed.
Let us look into how this works, using the Netrino exploit pack as our example.
This is what the packed Flash object looks like:
The packed Flash object (exploit pack)
This is how it looks after de-obfuscation:
The Flash object (exploit-pack) after de-obfuscation
The packing is supposed to prevent the malicious object from being detected. A Flash object like this is not opened by most popular deobfuscators. For instance, SWF Decompiler freezes and then reports an error.
The results of using a popular deobfuscator on the Flash object of the Neutrino exploit pack
The Flash object is written to a page in the user's browser with the parameter allowscriptaccess = "always" – this allows for the page to be modified, even if the object was loaded from a different domain. Although Flash objects rarely require page modification rights, there is nothing very unusual about this option and indeed a lot of legitimate Flash content is loaded this way. With this privilege, the malicious Flash object simply writes exploits to the page from its binary data.
Thus, there is no malicious content in the web traffic or on the page delivered to the browser. The malicious content is hidden behind a good packer, and the exploits emerge while a page is processed by the browser.Contents of the Flash object
Let us have a look at what the analyzed Flash object contains, and what it writes to a web page. After unpacking, we see six embedded binary objects. These binary objects are coded with RC4, and some are also compressed with the standard 'deflate' algorithm.
The encoded binary objects within the Flash object
Here is how one of the objects is decoded and delivered:
The code for decrypting and adding the exploit to a page
Other objects are decrypted in a similar manner.
Let us summarize the binary objects contained in the Flash pack:
- An exploit for the CVE-2013-2551 vulnerability in Internet Explorer
- A malicious DLL which is also part of other versions of the Neutrino exploit pack (discussed later in this article).
- Two exploits for the CVE-2014-6332 vulnerability in Internet Explorer's VBS processor:
- An exploit for the CVE-2014-0569 vulnerability in Adobe Flash
- An exploit for the CVE-2014-0515 vulnerability in Adobe Flash
The exploit for the CVE-2013-2551 vulnerability
Exploits for the CVE-2014-6332 vulnerability
The exploit for the CVE-2014-0569 vulnerability
The exploit for the CVE-2014-0515 vulnerability
By the way, there is no plugin detect for Adobe Flash exploits in this exploit pack. ActionScript tools are used to check the version of Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash versions that can be attacked using exploits are hardcoded in the Flash-pack code:
In the most recent versions, modifications were introduced into the Flash pack. These include adding another exploit for the vulnerability CVE-2015-0536 in Adobe Flash.The configuration file
Let us have a look at one interesting function in the Flash pack.
It should be remembered that an image (a configuration file) is posted on the landing page alongside with the Flash object.
The image posted on the page
A special function reads this image from the landing page, decodes its Base64 and RC4, and thus obtains the configuration file.
The function for obtaining the configuration file
The configuration file contains the keys and identifiers of the exploits discussed above, which are available for the user to download. The availability of the configuration file gives some flexibility to the cybercriminals: they can specify the best settings for its operation at each specific period of time without changing the exploit pack itself. For example, they can specify priority exploits or separately keep the keys with which to decrypt the objects within the pack.
The configuration file decrypted from the image
In the later versions of the Flash pack, however, the configuration file is part of the actual exploit pack rather than a separate picture.Implementing the payload
The shell-code of one of the exploits is a VBS code with binary code in a string, which is executed by the exploitation of the vulnerability CVE-2014-6332 in Internet Explorer's VBS processor. As a result, the file shell32.dll is loaded to the folder "%temp%/System32/.
The name and the path of the loaded file are similar to those of regular Windows DLLs. Using the regular DLL hijacking technique, one can go without using the functions run, start, open etc., and thus mask the launch of a malicious DLL from the security product.
Using DLL hijacking shell32.dll
The exploit modifies the environment variable SYSDIR and attempts to load System.ShellApplication – this launches the malicious DLL.
The launched DLL is a dropper which loads the script"p.js" to the victim's computer and launches it.
The main part of shell32.dll code
The launched p.js script
This script is the loader of the principal malicious file.Distribution
The version of the Flash pack described in this article emerged in late 2014 and was actively distributed in Q1 2015. There were also new modifications of the Flash pack, but their basic working principles didn't change.
It wasn't until March 2015 that we observed Neutrino Flash pack attacks on the computers of 60,541 users. On average about 2,000 users were attacked every day; on certain days, the number of potential victims reached 5,000 to 6,000.
The number of unique users attacked by Neutrino Flash pack
This exploit pack is predominantly used to attack users located in the USA and Canada.
The geographic distribution of Neutrino Flash-pack attacks (as of March 2015)Conclusion
The idea of use a Flash-pack to distribute exploits is relatively new and it has proved fairly successful for cybercriminals. Existing Flash properties allow them to pack the exploit pack into a Flash object and conceal it with an obfuscator. The Flash capability to specify website access parameters then allows them to write exploits to a webpage in the user's browser. The exploit-pack's components are not found in the web traffic, nor in the loaded page.
Although the malware writers are constantly updating the exploit-pack and introducing modifications into the code of the malicious Flash pack in order to prevent security products from detecting it, Kaspersky Lab responds promptly to these threats. Alongside regular protection methods, Kaspersky Lab's products use a special "Anti-Exploit Protection" (AEP) component, which detects this threat with the help of behavior analysis.
Kaspersky Lab's products detect this Flash pack under the verdict HEUR:Exploit.Script.Blocker, HEUR:Exploit.SWF.Generic.


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A marriage counselor who specialized in anger management allegedly killed his ex-wife, her sister, and her aunt before turning his gun on himself inside a nursing home Monday, reports CBS Sacramento.
The killings took place at multiple locations in Stockton, Calif., including a senior assisted living center, said police.
According to CBS Sacramento, police received a call reporting a shooting at a Stockton home at 3:05 p.m. on Monday. When they arrived, they found 64-year Kathleen Arata dead from a gunshot wound. Witnesses described the suspect, Colin McGrattan, and his silver minivan, to police.
While investigating the shooting, police received a call of another shooting at an area senior assisted living center. There, they saw a van matching the suspect's vehicle parked outside, the station reports.
Inside a room at the residence, police found Chizuko Kaneishi, 88, with a gunshot wound. They also found McGrattan, 45, dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A .38 special handgun was laying nearby.
Inside the van, police found the body of McGrattan's ex-wife, Jacklyn Arata, 57, wrapped in a tarp. She had been shot.
Police say Kathleen was Jacklyn's sister and Kaneishi, who was pronounced dead at the hospital, was their aunt.
Homicide investigators are exploring a financial motive for the killings.
"As long as I've known him, he's been very kind," said McGrattan's roommate, Courtney Bradford. "He was talking to me a lot about losing his home and bankruptcy and the money, lawyer for all the divorce court stuff."
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By SueCat on December 25, 2012
For the past dozen years or so, I have spent Christmas Eve with my parents - usually at a restaurant. It is nice - no worries about dishes, just relaxing and enjoying each other's company before the round of Christmas Day family visits.
When Laura and I became a family, she of course became part of this tradition. And witness to my stellar failures at having a 'local' holiday event.
There was the Christmas Eve we went to a local (now closed) restaurant - with reservations - only to discover that they were sending the kitchen staff home and could offer us sandwiches. This was the same day Laura and I learned that our beloved dog was out of remission and only had a few month to live. I spent half of that "meal" sobbing in the ladies room.
Another year for Easter, I booked a reservation for a holiday buffer at a location near my parent's house - they ran out of food, piled dirty dishes on unused tables with table cloths draped over them and the chef got into an argument with my Dad about whether the meal was turkey or chicken. Oh my.
Another Easter, we expected a holiday buffet and ended up with the baseball game day meal because it was .. well, game day. Apparently, no one told the webmaster or the perso who took my reservation.
This year, we bunted and went to the Olive Garden near my parents house. Yes, the food is a little predictable but it is reasonable and each of the four of us can find something we like well enough. Or so we thought.
I went off my usual menu and ordered a steak in part because it was a holiday and in part because I need to consume more iron laden foods. While the accoutrements were delicious, the steak was like leather (I went for medium well) so I hesitantly sent it back. I don't normally mind sending back food, but it was a holiday so I felt a little bad. That was compounded x20 when our server - I'll call her Amy - urgently "proved" to me that she had placed the order correctly. Even as I assured her it was fine, a simple mistake - she confided (or let slip) that it was a fireable offense.
I was horrified! I didn't want someone to be fired on Christmas Eve over a steak dinner - that's like Bizzaro-World A Christmas Carol! So when my father admitted that his chicken was too dry, I urged him to remain mum and he agreed - as a working class man, the thought of someone losing their job for a simple error on a day like Christmas was anathema.
However, our eagle eyed server noticed the pile of burned chicken on his plate and confronted him about it - he reluctantly admitted it wasn't satisfactory, but assured her that he was fine and plenty full. After all, this same server had spent precious minutes helping him sort through the table sweetners because he was having trouble discerning "white" (sugar) from "yellow"( Splenda) on the cute little packages. Amy promptly marched the manager over to apologize to my Dad who was very gracious (and probably relieved not to have Round 2 of "Turkey v Chicken" holiday debate.)
The rest of the meal passed in peace. I felt very bad for our server - even if she was not really supposed to tell me that little tidbit, when I posted on Facebook later many of my friends told me similiar stories from this chain - disciplinary action about not hustling the wine samples, etc. It seems that they should put more emphasis on quality control in the kitchen, right?
I ran out to our car to get our server a stocking stuffer gift and left her a big tip. The manager took care of my Dad's meal and I received a complete steak dinner to take home (I was full by the time they prepared me a new steak.) I can't help but wonder if someone in the kitchen lost their job last night. The table next to us was complaining about cold food.
I don't want to be obnoxious on a holiday - I'm sure everyone wants to be somewhere else. I'm sure it isn't fun trying to live up to people's expectations of some sort of festive holiday meal of yore. In spite of overcooked steaks and chickens, I'm choosing to remember a young woman who took the time - in the midst of her concern about her job - to help a customer find the sweetener packets he needed without making him self-conscious about it. I'm choosing to remember a server who made sure the company did right by us even when we didn't draw attention to a poorly prepared meal. I'm choosing to remember that I can have a meal, leave a big tip and hopefully make it a little better.
Lesson for me? I probably need to learn how to cook at least one holiday meal!
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Ready or not, here Lauryn Hill comes.
The Jazz in the Gardens Festival 2011 lineup is live, and we like what we see. Although the anticipation for Lauryn Hill is a smidgen diminished because she was in South Florida last month for a performance at the University of Miami, perhaps she's got "Killing Me Softly" and "Doo Wop (That Thing)" freshly rehearsed for this visit. Either way, a provocative, unforgettable performer to lead the first day of the fest, set for March 19-20 at SunLife Stadium.
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Rounding out Friday is Gap Band's Charlie Wilson, and the jazziest of the whole bunch Al Jarreau.
Sunday's magnetism relies on Gladys Knight, En Vogue, the Grammy-nominated El DeBarge, Lalah Hathaway and Branford Marsalis. Local artists who want to get involved should click here for more information.
Jazz in the Gardens Festival. With Lauryn Hill, Charlie Wilson, Al Jarreau, Jazmine Sullivan, Doug E. Fresh & Slick Rick, Gladys Knight, En Vogue, El DeBarge, Lalah Hathaway and Branford Marsalis. Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20 at SunLife Stadium, 2269 Dan Marino Blvd., Miami Gardens. Tickets cost $45 to $145, and go on sale December 10. Click here.
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The National Association of Home Builders is urging its 200,000 members to pressure their lawmakers to extend the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers.
"If Congress acts to extend the tax credit program, it would spur 383,000 additional home sales, including 80,000 housing starts, creating nearly 350,000 jobs over the coming year," said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson. "That's good for the economy and good for America."
Although there have been some signs of economic stabilization in recent weeks, the unemployment rate is still climbing, NAHB notes.
"At best, it looks like a jobless recovery once it gets underway," said Robson. "This is why Congress needs to take bold, meaningful action now."
The NAHB Executive Board voted Aug. 4 to launch a major grassroots campaign to focus congressional attention on housing "in order to ensure that the first flickering of recovery in the housing market and economy aren't extinguished," the organization said
In addition to extending the tax credit, which is set to expire on Dec. 1, Robson said home builders will be meeting with their lawmakers in their home districts within the next few weeks and urging them to:
• Change the appraisal process. NAHB says distressed and foreclosed sales are being inappropriately factored into comps in determining home values, hurting both home values and home sales. A recent NAHB survey of more than 500 builders found that one out of every four new-home sales are lost because appraisals are coming in below the contract sales price.
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• Improve housing credit conditions. NAHB wants Congress to urge regulators and the banking industry "to end the stranglehold on" acquisition, development and construction (AD&C) loans.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Brandon Phillips had three hits, including a home run and double, and scored twice in his return to the lineup, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Thursday night.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The NHL may as well put out a casting call for a movie set in Philadelphia.
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - Tiger Woods was back on the PGA Tour for the first time in more than three months Thursday and said he felt "fantastic."
LONDON (AP) - Uncle Toni's reaction said it all.
SACRAMENTO (AP) - Three months into her comeback from toe surgery, four-time Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross is already making significant strides.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run double, slumping Brandon Moss had a two-run homer and the Oakland Athletics jumped all over an ineffective Zack Wheeler in an 8-5 win over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - As the world was judging Uruguay's Luis Suarez for biting a player in the World Cup, his teammates, coaches and fans in his soccer-crazy country defended the star, blaming the foreign media, his Italian opponents and uneven treatment.
RECIFE, Brazil (AP) - Germany coach Joachim Loew isn't sure his team's extra day of rest this week makes up for the months-long scheduling advantage his friend, Jurgen Klinsmann, has had with the U.S. team.
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OAKLAND (AP) - Oakland Athletics owner Lew Wolff said Wednesday the club has reached a 10-year lease agreement with the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority to stay at the Oakland Coliseum.
LONDON (AP) - Let others wonder when or whether Venus Williams might move on from tennis. She's not ready to contemplate going anywhere just yet.
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No concussion for Backstrom: "We can all be calm"
Jan 11, 2013, 12:29 PM EDT
Feel free to relax, Capitals fans — Nicklas Backstrom doesn't have a concussion and expects to be in Washington's lineup when the season starts.
Backstrom confirmed he visited a concussion specialist this week, but it turns out it was "more the neck, a stiff neck."
The 25-year-old suffered the neck injury (if you can call a stiff neck an injury) when he was checked into the boards on Dec. 26 in a KHL game.
"I feel good, a hundred percent," Backstrom said Friday, as per CSNWashington.com. "I know there's a lot of speculation about what's going on but it's something I wanted to check out. It's no concussion. We can all be calm."
Backstrom missed 40 games with a concussion last season, thus all the speculation.
Report: Antropov mulling NHL return
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But are any teams mulling his return?
Mayers returning to 'Hawks in front office role
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Where he'll work as a community liaison.
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24-year-old forward would require waivers to be sent down…
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Jul 27, 2015, 4:28 PM EDT
Hence the six-year, $39 million contract.
Avs ink former first-rounder Hishon to one-year deal
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The alignment debate rages on.
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Russ Brandon takes over.
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Wilson signs with Preds, leaving just four arbitration cases to go
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Report: Johansson requesting $4.75 million in arbitration; Caps countering at $3 million
Jul 27, 2015, 10:49 AM EDT
Hearing scheduled for Wednesday.
Rangers sign Stepan — six years, $39 million
Jul 27, 2015, 10:19 AM EDT
No arbitrator required.
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Jul 27, 2015, 10:00 AM EDT
He calls it the six-year, $25 million contract "good for both sides."
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A Wedding?
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When two fading, elderly aristocratic French gentlemen convince a young woman to marry the boorish son of one of the men sight unseen we learn that the boy has not been baptized, and due to some odd addendum to a will, only a particular cardinal can perform the ceremony. Lucy (Lisbeth Hummel) arrives with her aunt to the country estate and then waits around until the cardinal shows up. She hears of the legend of a great beast ravishing a beautiful young woman named Romilda de l'Esperance, and after an extremely uncomfortable dinner, she goes to bed and dreams that she is de l'Esperance. That is basically the plot.
There's a fairly erotic yet humorous scene with the young woman dreaming. Director Walerian Borowczyk seems to be trying to say something about the desperation of fading aristocracy and how the female of the species will always be drawn consciously, or not, to the beast in all men and how taming that beast for one's pleasure is tantamount to destroying it. While I am quite sure that this was not meant to be a comedy but it surely comes across like one. It opens up with a long and quite graphic sequence in which two horses are seen mating while their trainer casually observes them from afar. (This actually once caused the film to be banned). It is a could idea to look at the trainer's facial expression and his body movement and recalling them later could be quite beneficial.
After the mating sequence, the viewer is introduced to the young and beautiful Lucy and her aunt Virginia Broadhurst (Elisabeth Kaza) who are on their way to meet the trainer, Mathurin de l'Espérance (Pierre Benedetti). As requested in her late father's will, Lucy is to marry Mathurin in a special ceremony that will be blessed by Cardinal Joseph de Balo. She has never met her future husband, but his eloquent letters have convinced her that he is the right man for her and she can barely wait to meet him.
Lucy also cannot wait to see her future home. She has read a book by the famous Countess Romilda de L'Esperance (Sirpa Lane) in which she insists that the house is haunted. A lot could change in two hundred years, but was the Countess telling the truth?
The film is quite shocking but has a great sense of humor and it is both poetic but very sarcastic, unapologetic and also forgiving. The original short story is broken down into multiple pieces that appear in different parts of the film. Though it is easy to tell that some of the explicit sequences were meant to test the viewer's patience and this is due to the director's sense of humor. The cast is excellent and watching this reminds us of how films once were.


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Think about it: the first candidate introduction to most voters will be next Thursday's debate, and it is a media outlet making the decision about who shows up on stage. Not voters. Not the party. Fox News. It says a lot that the party itself has absolved itself from picking candidates. And as for the voters who will eventually make the decision? The ones who get polled? The database that is used to track them is owned by the Koch brothers via a data mining company called i360. Their data is far more detailed and complete than that of the RNC. (Source). After the jump – how the candidates ended up where they are. Continue reading


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Marist leads 53-51 with 13:59 to go
Alex Franklin is leading all scorers with 19 points, but Marist is giving Siena all it can handle in a game between the teams picked last and first in the preseason coaches' poll. This Marist team reminds me of the 2005-06 Saints. The Red foxes are smallish, spread you out, hit some 3s and generally prove a […] [Read More]
Siena leads 39-37 at halftime
Siena led Marist by as many as eight points in the final three minutes of the half but heads to the intermission up just 39-37. The Saints took a 37-29 lead on a 3-pointer from Josh Duell. But they gave much of the lead right back. On consecutive posessions, Siena's rotation wasn't fast enough to catch […] [Read More]
Siena 26, Marist 25 with 7:25 left
The Red Foxes are having some success on offense when they don't turn over the ball. They're shooting 66 percent from the field and have picked up a couple easy baskets, catching the Saints off guard in transition. Meanwhile, Siena's 3-point shooting is picking up. Twice a Siena guard drove, drew and kicked, setting up […] [Read More]
Siena up 16-12 with 11:42 left in first
With Marist clogging the lanes and all over Siena on the perimeter, the Saints are going to Alex Franklin early. He's got seven points in the first eight minutes. Turnovers are killing the Red Foxes. Marist has coughed it up three more times since the most recent media timeout for a game total of nine. In fact, […] [Read More]
Siena, Marist tied at 6 with 15:35 left in half
Kenny Hasbrouck's first shot sailed about two feet wide of the rim, a dubious start for the senior guard who's hoping to snap out of his slump. At least his next attempt was much better — he hit a pull-up jumper from about 14 feet. Meanwhile, Siena's defense has forced six Marist turnovers in the first […] [Read More]
Siena, Marist: The starting lineups
ALBANY — Ryan Rossiter is dressed, warming up and starting for Siena tonight against Marist at Times Union Center. Rossiter, who was kicked in the head during the first half of Saturday's win over the University at Albany, had been listed as questionable. Cory Magee, meanwhile, is again in street clothes. He's hoping to be […] [Read More]
Rossiter practices, probably will play
LOUDONVILLE – Ryan Rossiter (head) practiced Monday while Cory Magee (concussion) did not, which would indicate Rossiter is likely to play against Marist and Magee almost certainly won't. Rossiter said before practice he feels much better. The sophomore forward said doctors told him he didn't suffer a concussion when he was kicked in the head […] [Read More]
Ubiles named MAAC Player of the Week
Siena swingman Edwin Ubiles has been named MAAC Player of the Week. Ubiles helped the Saints to a road win at Loyola and a home win over UAlbany this past week. It's the second time Ubiles has won the weekly honor in his career. Ubiles averaged 21.5 points and five rebounds this past week. […] [Read More]
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text: Christoph, > congratulations from me and the Chemistry Development Kit team. Likewise, congratulations to the CDK team! I don't know what date you count as the founding of CDK, but I believe February brings the 6th anniversary of starting the SourceForge project. Best wishes for continued success and may both projects continue to thrive and inspire each other! -Geoff


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