VRConnectivity Shield

VRConnectivity Shield is a simple DNS blocking utility for Windows. It is designed to block hosts related to VRChat analytics. This utility is intended to be used in conjunction with a VPN to prevent VRChat from collecting analytics data while playing the game.

Usage

Prerequisites

• Go installed on your system.

Installation

To use VRConnectivity Shield, follow these simple steps:

1. Download: Obtain the executable file for your platform from the Releases page.

2. Run: Execute the VRConnectivity-Shield.exe executable to start the DNS blocking utility.

Development

To build the project from source, follow these steps:

1. Clone: Clone the repository to your local machine.

   git clone https://github.com/Onyx-Innovators/VRConnectivity-Shield.git

2. Navigate: Navigate to the project directory.

   cd VRConnectivity-Shield/src

3. Build: Build the project using the Go compiler.

   go build -o VRConnectivity-Shield.exe

4. Run: Execute the VRConnectivity-Shield.exe executable to start the DNS blocking utility.

Configuration

The list of blocked hosts is sourced from VRChat-Analytics-Blocker. The blocked hosts are defined in the main.go map in the utils package. You can modify this map to include or exclude specific hosts as needed.

var hostsToAdd = []string{
 "api.amplitude.com",
 "api2.amplitude.com",
 // Add specific hosts here
}

How it works

The program will add the specified hosts to the hosts file located at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts. The hosts file is a text file that maps hostnames to IP addresses. When a DNS request is made for a hostname that is defined in the hosts file, the DNS resolver will use the IP address specified in the hosts file instead of querying a DNS server.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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