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Re:Windows 7 Update appears to be compromised? by dpark on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @01:05PM (#10305405)
Why would malware bother to hijack the update system like this? It seems like a lot of work to trick the user into installing something that the malware could just install directly.
Re:Windows 7 Update appears to be compromised? by Someone1234 on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @01:09PM (#10305438)
I concede this point. Seems like a whole lot of work for little to no pay off.
Re:Windows 7 Update appears to be compromised? by anonymfus on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @02:12PM (#10305910)
To convince people to disable automatic updates?
Re:Windows 7 Update appears to be compromised? by RIMR on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @02:21PM (#10305985)
Yeah, I'm sure someone compromised Windows Update as a public service...