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Windows Defender considers the HOSTS file to be malicious if it blocks telemetry
Bleeping Computer reporters noticed that recently Windows 10 and Windows Defender consider the hosts file (C:\Windows\system32\driver\etc\hosts) to be malicious if it contains settings that block telemetry collection.

According to the publication, since the end of July, the modified hosts file has been identified as posing a threat “SettingsModifier: Win32/HostsFileHijack“. If the user clicks on “More” after receiving such a warning, nothing is explained to him, only he is told that the file exhibits “potentially unwanted behavior.”

If the user agrees to eliminate the “threat”, the system will clear the hosts file and [...]

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