It didn't even remove the entries from the HOSTS file, until I gave up trying to "undo" all the protection and simply uninstalled it. Unfortunately, Anti-Beacon decided not to allow me to undo everything, despite rebooting the system to test if that was the issue.
#SPYBOT ANTIBEACON VS OO SHUTUP10 FULL#
Basically, Anti-Beacon does not offer full protection.īefore changing anything in ShutUp10 I decided I would undo all changes in Anti-Beacon and remove it.
I then installed ShutUp10 just to look at the options, and quickly realised it had the ability to block even more than Anti-Beacon does. The impression I get from reading this is that the program authors saw some system communication, didn't have a clue whatsoever what it was, and thus decided to block it. Good Question.īrowsing the HOSTS file further I see even more idiotic entries, such as a Skype domain, being blocked. So one has to wonder why it is in a blocklist designed (and advertised) as blocking Microsoft telemetry. To those unfamiliar with doubleclick, it is an advertising company owned by. After trying to access ad., and attempting to resolve why it was not working for me, I realised it was because Anti-Beacon decided to block it via "HOSTS".
I recently discovered that the makers of Anti-Beacon, in all their infinite wisdom, decided to throw domains into the "HOSTS" file, seemingly at random. It seemed the 2 main programs people chose to use were "O&O ShutUp10" and "Spybot Anti-Beacon".īeing unfamiliar with the O&O brand I decided that going with Spybot Anti-Beacon, the brand that was familiar to me, would be the best choice. Prior to upgrading to Windows 10 I looked into the various "anti spy" tools that were common place.
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