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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 ...
Bleeping Computer

Firefox to Use Windows BITS Service for Background Updates

In the near future Mozilla Firefox will utilize Windows Background Intelligent Transfer Service, or BITS, to download software updates in the background. This is the first step in the eventual release ...
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 ...
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 ...