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Hackers use Windows Update to download malicious code

Microsoft's Windows Update has a component called Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) that downloads updates while you're busy doing other things with your computer. If you get disconnected, the update will pick up where it left off when you get back on the network. Sounds great, right? Well, generally it is. But since BITS is part of your operating system, your firewall doesn't really ...