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Hackers Hijack Windows Update's Downloader, Stealing Windows' BITS gets bad code past
deary65
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Hackers are using the file transfer component used by Windows Update to sneak malware past firewalls...Trojan makers have started to call on BITS to download add-on code to an already compromised computer. "For one simple reason: BITS is part of the operating system, so it's trusted and bypasses the local firewall while downloading files"...
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=89&articleId=9019118&intsrc=hm_topic
Hackers are using the file transfer component used by Windows Update to sneak malware past firewalls...Trojan makers have started to call on BITS to download add-on code to an already compromised computer. "For one simple reason: BITS is part of the operating system, so it's trusted and bypasses the local firewall while downloading files"...
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=89&articleId=9019118&intsrc=hm_topic
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