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erronis

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2. Doesn't work if the spying program is using direct IP (non-DNS)

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Sat Sep 16, 2023, 02:45 PM

Sep 2023

And a lot of software including Microsoft is directly embedding the IP addresses inside without relying on DNS lookup.

No virus worth its salt will ever try to use DNS to send your private info to their servers.

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Stop Windows Spying With Hosts File - The PC Security Channel [View all] ItsjustMe Sep 2023 OP

Works on all platforms AFAICT. usonian Sep 2023 #1

Doesn't work if the spying program is using direct IP (non-DNS) erronis Sep 2023 #2