Lists still up to date?

[DSS87]

Hello,

are the firewall blocklists (extra.txt, spy.txt, update.txt) still up to date? I ask because they have not been updated for a long time.

[crazy-max]

Hi,

Sorry it's been a while, I'm pretty busy. Current rules are mostly ok. Need to find time to add some new rules and also needs another alternative of https://www.threatcrowd.org (looks down) I was using to retrieve domain history for an IP so I can check for false positives.

[MSBBZBL]

Nope. The list does not work anymore. My new pihole ignores 3515 entries

https://imgur.com/a/xVP5oL5

[Neebly]

Taking advantage of this post, these are new connections I found using Windows 10 and 11:

account.live.com
account.microsoft.com
activity.microsoft.com
ads.arcct.msn.com
api.vcservice.webxtsvc-int.microsoft.com
api.webxtsvc.microsoft.com
bat.bing.com
bing.com
bingapis.com
business.bing.com
c.live.com
cds26.ams9.msecn.net
choice.microsoft.com.nstac.net
citrix.onmicrosoft.com
clientfd.family.microsoft.com
cn.bing.com
compatexchange.cloudapp.net
cp501.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
customervoice.microsoft.com
cxcs.microsoft.net
deff.nelreports.net
family.api.account.microsoft.com
farevents.family.microsoft.com
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
global.bing.com
i1.services.social.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
inference.location.live.com
instrumentExport.cp.microsoft.com
iris.microsoft.com
kv501.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
live.com
login.microsoft.com
m.bing.com
manage.microsoft.com
mathsolver.microsoft.com
microsoftnews.msn.com
msft.sts.microsoft.com
msn.com
mwservice.xpay-int.microsoft.com
oca.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
officeapps.live.com
open-vsx.org
openvsxorg.blob.core.windows.net
paymentinstruments.mp.microsoft.com
petrol.office.microsoft.com
pptsgs.officeapps.live.com
pricelist.skype.com
prod.rewardsplatform.microsoft.com
rewards.microsoft.com
schemas.microsoft.com
sdx.microsoft.com
settings.family.microsoft.com
signup.live.com
speech.platform.bing.com
spoprod-a-akamaihd.net
ssl.live.com
staticview.msn.com
telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
tip.customervoice.microsoft.com
tokenization.cp.microsoft.com
vcservice.webxtsvc.microsoft.com
view.officeapps.live.com
vortex-bn2.metron.live.com.nsatc.net
vortex-cy2.metron.live.com.nsatc.net
vortex-win.data.metron.live.com.nsatc.net
watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
web.vortex-sandbox.data.msn.com
web.vortex.data.msn.com
webxtsvc.microsoft.com
www.bing.com
www.msn.com
xpay-int.microsoft.com

[bipface]

MSBBZBL:
Nope. The list does not work anymore. My new pihole ignores 3515 entries
https://imgur.com/a/xVP5oL5

I believe this would have been caused by mistakenly using
.../blob/master/data/hosts/update.txt instead of .../raw/master/data/hosts/update.txt in the github URL.

[P71]

I think firewall/update.txt may need some new entries added. I've had a few Windows updates sneak their way into three of my Windows 10 installations over the past few weeks.

[Neebly]

EDITED
New connections (ad servers) using Windows games. Blocking them works fine.
ads.aerserv.com
ads.api.vungle.com
api.taboola.com
config.inmobi.com
impression.appsflyer.com
tpat.api.vungle.com

More connections (March Win11 patch)
watson.events.data.microsoft.com
blobcollectorcommon.trafficmanager.net

Edge connections (break the browser: no connection)
aefd.nelreports.net
azureedge-t-prod.trafficmanager.net
edge-mobile-static.afd.azureedge.net
edge-mobile-static.azureedge.net
edgeassetservice.azureedge.net
nav-edge.smartscreen.microsoft.com
prod-agic-we-2.westeurope.cloudapp.azure.com
tm-prod-wd-csp-edge.trafficmanager.net
xpaywalletcdn.azureedge.net