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Windows 10: HOSTS file blocking telemetry is now flagged as a risk
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<blockquote data-quote="Stopspying" data-source="post: 897618" data-attributes="member: 69368"><p>This detection of the HOSTS file as a threat was discovered by the same person who broke the news about CCleaner being regarded as a PUP by WD.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://borncity.com/win/2020/08/03/windows-defender-lscht-windows-hosts-datei-teil-2/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I'm more inclined to be suspicious as to the reasons for Microsoft doing this. I can see the reasoning behind keeping things in-house for reasons like restricting the attack surface, but it could lead to a more closed shop/walled garden approach like Apple's is. I've long thought that its good to have outside innovation, helping to avoid things getting stale.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stopspying, post: 897618, member: 69368"] This detection of the HOSTS file as a threat was discovered by the same person who broke the news about CCleaner being regarded as a PUP by WD. [URL unfurl="true"]https://borncity.com/win/2020/08/03/windows-defender-lscht-windows-hosts-datei-teil-2/[/URL] I'm more inclined to be suspicious as to the reasons for Microsoft doing this. I can see the reasoning behind keeping things in-house for reasons like restricting the attack surface, but it could lead to a more closed shop/walled garden approach like Apple's is. I've long thought that its good to have outside innovation, helping to avoid things getting stale. [/QUOTE]
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