It would, but it would need to deal with the whole plethora of software firewall to ensure it doesn't trip them but doesn't break them in a way noticeable by th

It would, but it would need to deal with the whole plethora of software firewall to ensure it doesn't trip them but doesn't break them in a way noticeable by the user. Piggybacking on Windows Update accomplishes both because every software firewall has Windows Update whitelisted out of the box.