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OT: (Not ESET related) What do you think about this list? Go with 0.0.0.0 or 127.0.0.1? Why " ::1 localhost " at the end? https://github.com/trcyberoptic/WindowsLies/blob/master/hosts This is the General Discussion forum so it's fine to discuss OT I believe. Do not use 0.0.0.0 . From my testing, 0.0.0.0 doesn't always block the IP, tested on both Windows 10 and 8 so that's why now I always use 127.0.0.1 and the IPs do actually get blocked. This is my custom hosts file that I use which blocks telemetry, OpenCandy malware, and a few bad sites like SourceForge which now inject malware into the open source/free software downloads. Why the ::1 localhost at the end? well that's how the example is set in the hosts file when you first open it in any Windows, don't know the technicality behind it, but that's what it says it should have at the end of the list..... my hosts file: # Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example: # # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host # localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself. # 127.0.0.1 localhost # ::1 localhost 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1 bi.bisrv.com 127.0.0.1 www.softonic.com 127.0.0.1 softonic.com 127.0.0.1 sourceforge.net 127.0.0.1 www.bestvistadownloads.com 127.0.0.1 image.online-convert.com/convert-to-ico 127.0.0.1 tracking.opencandy.com.s3.amazonaws.com 127.0.0.1 media.opencandy.com 127.0.0.1 cdn.opencandy.com 127.0.0.1 tracking.opencandy.com 127.0.0.1 api.opencandy.com 127.0.0.1 offer.alibaba.com 127.0.0.1 a.ads1.msn.com 127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msads.net 127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msn.com 127.0.0.1 ads1.msads.net 127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com 127.0.0.1 adsmockarc.azurewebsites.net 127.0.0.1 ads.msn.com 127.0.0.1 b.ads1.msn.com 127.0.0.1 b.ads2.msads.net 127.0.0.1 bingads.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net 127.0.0.1 reports.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 services.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sb.scorecardresearch.com 127.0.0.1 spynet2.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 spynetalt.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sqm.df.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sqm.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net 127.0.0.1 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 survey.watson.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net 127.0.0.1 telemetry.appex.bing.net 127.0.0.1 telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 telemetry.urs.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 vortex-sandbox.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 vortex-win.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 vortex.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 settings-sandbox.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 settings-win.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 watson.live.com 127.0.0.1 watson.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 watson.ppe.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net 127.0.0.1 wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 choice.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 choice.microsoft.com.nstac.net 127.0.0.1 df.telemetry.microsoft.com ::1 localhost You will notice that my Telemetry list does not include all the addresses found on other sites, reason being, I removed some addresses which if added will break a lot of the OS functionality like the ability to login to OneDrive for example, so I only kept the safe ones. This will not mess up your OS yet still give you very good protection in addition to NOD32 offcourse Ok. I did not know that. Great job on the guide I also read your guide for Windows 10 and noticed that you install the drivers last after creating a system image and it make sense. But when you do a clean install of Windows you need the LAN driver installed if you gonna install the updates. What do you think about this? 1. Clean install of Windows 7 2. Setup the Services, Group Policy, Task Scheduler and Hosts file 3. Install LAN driver 4. Update 5. Create a system image (this could be done also after 2) 6. Install remaining drivers For Windows 10: I install all the latest drivers before even going online, reason being, if you don't do that, Windows 10 will automatically start downloading/installing all drivers that it can from Windows update and what's worse is the darn thing installs them all in one shot, often breaking functionality or affecting system stability. This way, since I already installed the latest drivers before going online, Windows update has nothing to install other than a few updates. For Windows 7, I install only the WLAN Drivers (or LAN drivers if you wish), go online, do all the updates except the bad ones, then create a system image in case we ever wanna go back..... now I install the latest drivers. The updates are important to be installed before installing the drivers are there are a lot of changes to both the Kernel and Driver Framework in these updates so it's best to have all the latest updates before installing your drivers although this is not mandatory.

I would never ever do an OS upgrade. what I did on all my systems is upgrade them, the moment they were upgraded, I took note of the new product key that was upgraded using a product key viewer then I saved it somewhere safe. Next is I did a clean installation of Windows 10 by formatting the HDD and then the moment I went online I used that key and the system was activated. For more details on how to install Windnows 10 and eliminate all privacy concerns, please see the guide I compiled here: NBR Windows 10 Clean Installation Guide

indeed they are, not this one though, this is the only free/clean tool I've tested. The rest are all spyware.

sorry didn't understand that........can you elaborate please? is there anything I need to edit in my hosts file?

How to disable telemetry, keylogging, speech recognition, and other privacy breaching settings 1) Download O&O ShutUp10 which is a free tool 2) Upon the first run, it will recommend you to create a system restore point, that is up to you. 3) Set the options as per the illustration below, these are my recommended settings but feel free to click on any of the options to display a popup/caption of that that particular option does. 4) After you have selected all the options that you want to disable, simply exit the app; it will recommend you to restart which you should do immediately. 5) After you restart, run the tool again you will notice that one of the Telemetry options is back to the OFF mode so you need to again enable it and visually scan for any other options that didn't stick. 6) Exit the app again and reboot once more. This time all the settings should remain the way you set them. This is one of the best tools I have used in a long time and is a gift from heavens to Windows 10 users, without this tool, I wouldn't even dare to go online or use Windows 10 as you can see your every step, keystroke, and even speech is recorded and sent to Micro$h4ft. Thanks to this tool, it has changed my stance of Windows 10 from a piece of garbage OS to a tamable and usable OS. While many other tools on the web exist that may do the same thing, they are often bundled with malware, Trojans, etc. This is the only tool that I found so far which actually works and is trusted coming from a great company such as O&O, a Microsoft Partner LOL Update: Disable Driver Updates through Windows Updates: Unfortunately it seems like clicking on "Disable automatic driver updates through Windows Update" doesn't work and no registry tweak or group policy setting is going to disable that. To properly disable driver updates through Windows updates, do this: Start > Settings > Devices > Printers and Scanners > Turn off Download Over Metered Connections Start > Settings > Devices > Connected Devices > Turn off Download Over Metered Connections Start > Settings > Network & Internet > Advanced Options > Set as metered connection

good job, you should never do an OS upgrade bro unless you want problems. Clean install FTW! like a fresh new PC

Eset Advanced setup -> Tools -> System updates -> No updates Eset_System_Updates.png Thanks a lottttttt man!! Awesome!!!!! never knew that and I've been using NOD32 for 10 years

OT: (Not ESET related) What do you think about this list? Go with 0.0.0.0 or 127.0.0.1? Why " ::1 localhost " at the end? https://github.com/trcyberoptic/WindowsLies/blob/master/hosts This is the General Discussion forum so it's fine to discuss OT I believe. Do not use 0.0.0.0 . From my testing, 0.0.0.0 doesn't always block the IP, tested on both Windows 10 and 8 so that's why now I always use 127.0.0.1 and the IPs do actually get blocked. This is my custom hosts file that I use which blocks telemetry, OpenCandy malware, and a few bad sites like SourceForge which now inject malware into the open source/free software downloads. Why the ::1 localhost at the end? well that's how the example is set in the hosts file when you first open it in any Windows, don't know the technicality behind it, but that's what it says it should have at the end of the list..... my hosts file: # Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example: # # 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server # 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host # localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself. # 127.0.0.1 localhost # ::1 localhost 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.0.1 bi.bisrv.com 127.0.0.1 www.softonic.com 127.0.0.1 softonic.com 127.0.0.1 sourceforge.net 127.0.0.1 www.bestvistadownloads.com 127.0.0.1 image.online-convert.com/convert-to-ico 127.0.0.1 tracking.opencandy.com.s3.amazonaws.com 127.0.0.1 media.opencandy.com 127.0.0.1 cdn.opencandy.com 127.0.0.1 tracking.opencandy.com 127.0.0.1 api.opencandy.com 127.0.0.1 offer.alibaba.com 127.0.0.1 a.ads1.msn.com 127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msads.net 127.0.0.1 a.ads2.msn.com 127.0.0.1 ads1.msads.net 127.0.0.1 ads1.msn.com 127.0.0.1 adsmockarc.azurewebsites.net 127.0.0.1 ads.msn.com 127.0.0.1 b.ads1.msn.com 127.0.0.1 b.ads2.msads.net 127.0.0.1 bingads.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net 127.0.0.1 reports.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 services.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sb.scorecardresearch.com 127.0.0.1 spynet2.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 spynetalt.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sqm.df.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sqm.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net 127.0.0.1 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 survey.watson.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net 127.0.0.1 telemetry.appex.bing.net 127.0.0.1 telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 telemetry.urs.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 vortex-sandbox.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 vortex-win.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 vortex.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 settings-sandbox.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 settings-win.data.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 watson.live.com 127.0.0.1 watson.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 watson.ppe.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net 127.0.0.1 wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 choice.microsoft.com 127.0.0.1 choice.microsoft.com.nstac.net 127.0.0.1 df.telemetry.microsoft.com ::1 localhost You will notice that my Telemetry list does not include all the addresses found on other sites, reason being, I removed some addresses which if added will break a lot of the OS functionality like the ability to login to OneDrive for example, so I only kept the safe ones. This will not mess up your OS yet still give you very good protection in addition to NOD32 offcourse

Here is a guide I compiled on how to hide the bad updates that introduce Telemetry / Windows 10 Upgrade: Updates to hide to prevent Windows 10 Upgrade / Disable Telemetry

I have a 7 user license valid until 2020 for NOD32 Only 3 users are using the license..... If I install Linux on a laptop, can I use that same license to activate NOD32 for Linux?

This is one of my pet peeves with NOD32, I know it's trying to protect me but as of recently many updates are bad and users may not want to install them. Is there a way to tell NOD32 to leave me and my OS updates alone?

Just tried to check for updates and it's been checking for updates for 20 minutes now even though I have all updates installed already.

If the telemetry updates/ forced Windows 10 Upgrade related Windows Updates weren't enough to make you despite this company, now they have started a new trick. On 3 different occasions / 3 different clean install of Windows 7, after the initial updates scan which took ages to complete this time, I initially thought this was due to the fact that there were 200 updates available...... Anyway, I don't install all updates together, but rather, I follow a certain pattern which you will see in my soon to be completed Windows 7 Clean Install Guide. I start with IE 9 update then reboot Then I perform all security updates then reboot Then I install the Windows 7 SP1 update (1 update) then reboot Then I do all the remaining Windows updates then reboot. Now this time, when I checked the IE 9 update alone, the Downloading progress bar was at 0% for about 20 minutes or more then it started.....I thought it was a temporary server overload or something.... Then I started doing the other updates, be it 1 or multiple updates that I select, it would always take 20+ minutes to even start the download progress. It would just hand there at Downloading 0% for ages..... I still thought it was just a temporary glitch with Windows Updates. Then it happened again on the 2 other clean install I performed.... Then I read this and can now safely say that Micro$h4ft may be doing this on purpose to force people to upgrade to Windows 10.....Enough already.....seriously......I'm sick of this....... No I do not want to skip the updates, I need the security updates and some updates are actually good........ (some) Reformatted PC Win7 will not update Windows Update - long time to check for updates

Also, did you modify your hosts file? If you did, please post the entries contained in your hosts file as those are usually what may cause blocking of a certain service.

As we know, NOD32 does an excellent job at blocking malicious sites/connections/PUPs...... Can it also block telemetry and other connections which compromise the users' privacy? I wish it could and enable me to install Windows 10 and feel safe but at this point, I am never too sure... Even after using O&O ShutUp 10 to disable cortana, telemetry, and other privacy invading stuff, am I really safe that nothing is being sent to Micrsofot? Do you think it works? I didn't check while being on Windows 10 a few days back if any data is being transmitted I should've installed Peer Block to see if my system was trying to submit any data but I felt lazy

I sent them my feedback that this is the most stable NOD32 I have ever used! very light and 0 bugs so far after 48 hours! I can see this be a final really!

I could've sworn with the initial BETA I was able to do that. Anyway, no big deal. I was just happy to be able to convert my license it's easier to enter just one code instead of a username/pass you know.

So I just installed NOD32 v9 BETA and clicked on change license but it only gave me the option to enter a license key not a username/pass but it also showed me a link to conver my license: https://ela.eset.com/LicenseOwner/Converter When I enter my license details and click on convert, it just sends me my old license with a username/password instead of sending me a new converted license with only a key Please advice how to fix this, I think the converter of the licenses is not working right.

I just installed NOD32 v9.0.117.0 and after it finished the initial update, it prompted me to restart then I noticed the version is now 9.0.141.0 Any change log? Can we expect the final version soon?

After disabling Windows Defender, do this: 1) Download Autoruns 2) Extract the *.zip file of Autoruns 3) Enter the extracted folder 4) Right-Click on the file named autoruns.exe then choose Run as Administrator 5) Now follow the instructions in this screenshot:

Also, did you ensure you disabled Windows Defender along with its 2 startup entries via Autoruns?

Go to Control Panel > System In that Window , on the top section where it says SYSTEM, you will see SYSTEM TYPE That will tell you if you have a 32-Bit or 64-Bit OS. Once you find out, then you should install the product accordingly, 32-Bit Endpoint for a 32-Bit OS or 64-Bit Endpoint for a 64-Bit OS Here is how it should look like as an example:

I installed Windows Firewall control but then NOD32 wouldn't update as it blocks all connections unless specified, which process do I need to add to the allow list for NOD32 to update?

I use SUPERAntiSpyware Free not for it to detect any malware or anything, but simply to get rid of the tracking cookies... now let me ask you this? What happens if I don't install SAS? And those cookies are always on my computer? What do they do? how harmful is it? Shall I continue what I do which is to run SAS every now and then or no need for it altogether?

Do you notice any slowdowns and did you setup exclusions for both?