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Block Firefox from using Windows BITS Service to download updates

Windows 10 offers a background update feature for programs to update themselves in the background without any interruption. The service is called BITS or Background Intelligent Transfer Service.
ZDNet

Attackers take advantage of Microsoft Windows BITS to serve malware

The Microsoft Windows BITS feature is being used to deliver and reinfect systems with malware even after an infection has been removed, researchers say. The Windows Background Intelligent Transfer ...
PC World

Check your BITS, because deleting malware might not be enough

Attackers are abusing the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to re-infect computers with malware after they’ve been already cleaned by antivirus products. The technique was ...
TWCN Tech News

Background Intelligent Transfer Service stopped & not working in Windows 11/10

If Background Intelligent Transfer Service is missing, corrupted, not running, not starting or stopping in in Windows 11/10, then this post will be able to help you. The Background Intelligent ...
Threat Post

Windows BITS ‘Notification’ Feature Used to Deliver Malware

According to security researchers attackers are exploiting a Windows BITS lesser-known “notification” feature to reinfect PCs with malware over and over again. Attackers have found a new way to ...
Ars Technica

Symantec: malware can hijack Windows Update, bypass firewall

Windows Update has long been a required port of call for anyone who wants to ensure that their Windows PC is fully updated against possible security threats. However, according to a report from ...
Network World

Check your BITS, because deleting malware might not be enough

Attackers are abusing the Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) to re-infect computers with malware after they’ve been already cleaned by antivirus products. The technique was ...