Microsoft pushed Microsoft Bing Service 2.0 on Windows 11 and 10

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https://www.deskmodder.de/blog/2022/06/12/microsoft-bing-service-2-0-unter-windows-11-als-update/

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The update was made to Bing service to make it SHA2 complaint..

Microsoft has provided an optional update in Windows 11 and 10 called “Microsoft Bing Service 2.0”. As of now, get itonly not just those who also have Office installed. It is downloaded as BGAUpdate.exe.

This contains the BDAStartMSI.exe, the BGAStartMSILauncher.exe and also the BDAUpdate.exe. I did a regscan before and after the installation and found that the !BGAStartMSILauncher is fixed in the autostart and, as can be seen in the picture, directly under C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\BingSvc…

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From the same article:

The Microsoft Bing Service 2.0, when enabled by Microsoft, integrates Bing Wallpaper.
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If Microsoft should then roll it out, you don’t have to use it.

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From the same article:

The Microsoft Bing Service 2.0, when enabled by Microsoft, integrates Bing Wallpaper.
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If Microsoft should then roll it out, you don’t have to use it.

Microsoft shouldn’t push anything with users asking.

The new Bing Service 2.0 update doesn’t show up on the “Uninstall updates” list which means it cannot be uninstalled

https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10TechSupport/comments/v90pv1/microsoft_bing_service_20/

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/bing/forum/all/what-is-microsoft-bing-service-20/089f59e4-9e7a-4f2d-a082-19dd93913d58

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/what-is-the-microsoft-bing-service-20-update/921d5375-91e8-47bd-a5ba-cb6d1ab6c31a

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My Emsisoft antimalware classifies BGAupdate.exe as a Heracles trojan and quarantines it so it can be deleted. Sorted.

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