Windows 10: HOSTS file blocking telemetry is now flagged as a risk

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Starting at the end of July, Microsoft has begun detecting HOSTS files that block Windows 10 telemetry servers as a ‘Severe’ security risk :

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-hosts-file-blocking-telemetry-is-now-flagged-as-a-risk/

Greetz, Red.

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Crazy deed. :o >:(

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MS protecting their ASSets, which is nothing new, but this at first glance would appear to be Windows Defender related.

So it seems that Microsoft had recently updated their Microsoft Defender definitions to detect when their servers were added to the HOSTS file.

I don’t use Defender obviously and I don’t allow it to run periodic scans either.

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LOL, good one. ;D