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Symantec: Windows Update Downloader Can Spread Malware
Researchers at Symantec have published a report highlighting how the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) — a main component of Windows Update — is being used by Trojans to download malware that bypasses firewalls and security controls.BITS runs in the background and downloads patches to Windows without eating up all available bandwidth. Because it supports [...]

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