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# Focused on blocking Microsoft telemetry, data collection, & other anti-features
# Microsoft Office A/B Testing/Experimentation
# ex. https://ecs.office.com/config/v2/Office/officeclicktorun/16.0.14131.20326/Production/CC?Clientid=%7BF22D8BE7-A0A5-4340-8541-82BEB05E5E78%7D&Application=officeclicktorun&Platform=win32&Version=16.0.14131.20326&MsoVersion=16.0.14131.20326&Audience=Production&Build=ship&Architecture=x64&OsVersion=10.0&OsBuild=15063&Channel=CC&InstallType=C2R&LabMachine=false
ecs.office.com
## CNAME from ecs.office.com
dual-s-0005-office.config.skype.com
ecs.office.trafficmanager.net
ecs-office.s-0005.dual-s-msedge.net
## https://learn.microsoft.com/defender-endpoint/microsoft-defender-core-service-overview
ecs.dod.teams.microsoft.us
ecs.gov.teams.microsoft.us
## CNAME from ecs.dod.teams.microsoft.us
ecs-afd-atm-dod.usgovtrafficmanager.net
## CNAME from ecs.gov.teams.microsoft.us
ecs-afd-atm-gcch.usgovtrafficmanager.net
# Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Telemetry
# https://github.com/hagezi/dns-blocklists/issues/5252
# (ex. us-v20.events.endpoint.security.microsoft.com)
# CNAME from us-v20.events.data.microsoft.com
events.endpoint.security.microsoft.com
events.endpoint.security.microsoft.us
# Microsoft "UnifiedConsent"
# https://officeclient.microsoft.com/serverconfig16
consent.config.office.com
consentservice.microsoft.com
## CNAME from consent.config.office.com
# (geo.consent.config.office.akadns.net & amripv4.consent.config.office.akadns.net)
consent.config.office.akadns.net
## Microsoft Office "CampaignMetadataAggregator"
# https://officeclient.microsoft.com/serverconfig16
# (ex. https://messaging.engagement.office.com/campaignmetadataaggregator)
engagement.office.com
## CNAME from messaging.engagement.office.com
prod-campaignaggregator.omexexternallfb.office.net.akadns.net
## Microsoft Copilot
# https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Copilot
# https://learn.microsoft.com/copilot/faq
copilot.cloud.microsoft
copilot.microsoft.com
copilotpromptlibrary-ccm-prod-b5bxarg0bca5hngp.z01.azurefd.net
m365copilot.com
sydney.bing.com
# (CNAME from copilot.microsoft.com)
copilot.microsoft.com.edgekey.net
copilot-copilot-msft-com.trafficmanager.net
# (CNAME from sydney.bing.com)
sydney.bing.com.edgekey.net
sydney-sydney-bing-com.trafficmanager.net
# Windows Insider Program
insideruser.microsoft.com
## CNAME from insideruser.microsoft.com
insideruser.trafficmanager.net
# Microsoft/Clarium Advertising & Tracking
# Ex. https://confiant.msn.com/zHYRKuahC9_zFEv4YagqYRm9_7o/msn/config.js
# https://codeberg.org/celenity/BadBlock/issues/18
confiant.msn.com
## CNAME from confiant.msn.com
confiant.msn.com.edgekey.net
# Azure Application Insights
# Ex. https://learn.microsoft.com/rest/api/application-insights/query/get?view=rest-application-insights-v1
applicationinsights.azure.cn
applicationinsights.azure.com
applicationinsights.azure.us
applicationinsights.io
applicationinsights.microsoft.com
## Ex. https://az416426.vo.msecnd.net/scripts/b/ai.2.min.js
# (also az361816.vo.msecnd.net & az512334.vo.msecnd.net)
# https://gist.github.com/niutech/1f1c1518ce0eba7e8d429c812d39493d
# https://audiosex.pro/threads/destroy-windows-10-spying.20056/
vo.msecnd.net
# Microsoft "PromoteIQ"
# Related to Bing Ads :/
# https://learn.microsoft.com/advertising/guides/promote-iq
tagdelivery.com
# Microsoft "Customer Voice"
# https://learn.microsoft.com/dynamics365/customer-voice/about
# "enterprise feedback management application you can use to easily keep track of the customer metrics that matter the most to your business"
# https://codeberg.org/celenity/BadBlock/issues/18
customervoice.microsoft.com
## CNAME from customervoice.microsoft.com
customervoice-prod.forms.office.com.akadns.net
# Microsoft Rewards
# https://www.microsoft.com/rewards/about
rewardsplatform.microsoft.com
## CNAME from rewardsplatform.microsoft.com
rewardsprod.trafficmanager.net
## Microsoft Rewards Panel on Bing
msrewardspme.azureedge.net
## CNAME from msrewardspme.azureedge.net
msrewardspme.afd.azureedge.net
# Microsoft Edge "Shopping" & "Tipping" Service Adware
# https://codeberg.org/celenity/BadBlock/issues/18
edgeshoppingstatic.azureedge.net
edgetippingservice.webxtsvc.microsoft.com
xpay-int.microsoft.com
## CNAME from edgeshoppingstatic.azureedge.net
edgeshoppingstatic.afd.azureedge.net
## CNAME from edgetippingservice.webxtsvc.microsoft.com
xpay-edgetipping-api-atm-prod.trafficmanager.net
xpay-edgetipping-gateway.centralus.cloudapp.azure.com
## CNAME from mwservice.xpay-int.microsoft.com
xpay-aks-int-eus.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com
# Some kind of Microsoft Edge Advertising/Promotion, seen in ex. Adobe Acrobrat & Edge itself (api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com)
# https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity_help/comments/15ggiwx/did_i_a_get_virus/
# https://web.archive.org/web/20230813082252/https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftedge/forum/all/what-is-apiedgeoffermicrosoftcom/13a84351-40f8-4585-9d71-530434f3391f
# https://codeberg.org/celenity/BadBlock/issues/18
edgeoffer.microsoft.com
## CNAME from api.edgeoffer.microsoft.com
bingadsedgeextension-prod.trafficmanager.net
bingadsedgeextension-prod-eastus.azurewebsites.net
# Microsoft/Visual Studio "App Center"
# Provides Analytics, Crash Reporting, & "Distribution"
# Basically Microsoft's version of Firebase?
# in.appcenter.ms is especially interesting - seen here. https://learn.microsoft.com/appcenter/diagnostics/upload-crashes
# https://github.com/microsoft/appcenter-sdk-apple
appcenter.ms
## CNAME from in.appcenter.ms
in-prod-pme-eastus2-ingestion-66ddb56a.trafficmanager.net
in1-gw2-02-3d6c3051.eastus2.cloudapp.azure.com
# "Diagnostic Data" & Telemetry
# https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
# CNAME from v10.events.data.microsoft.com & v20.events.data.microsoft.com
win-global-asimov-leafs-events-data.trafficmanager.net
# GitHub 3rd party social/tracking widget
# https://nbdev-mkdocs.airt.ai/0.4/guides/Setting_up_social_cards/
opengraph.githubassets.com
# GitHub Analytics/Telemetry
collector.githubapp.com
collector-cdn.github.com
# Advertising/Promotions/Annoyances
c-ring.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
I-ring.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
s-ring.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
dual-s-ring.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
a-ring-fallback.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
k-ring.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
b-ring.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
t-ring.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
t-ring-fdv2.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
ln-ring.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
ad.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn Advertising & Tracking
adnexus.com
# AppNexus, advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/23/adnxs-tracking-trackers-cookies-web-monitoring
adnexus.net
# AppNexus, advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/23/adnxs-tracking-trackers-cookies-web-monitoring
adnxs.com
# AppNexus, advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/23/adnxs-tracking-trackers-cookies-web-monitoring
adnxs.net
# AppNexus, advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/23/adnxs-tracking-trackers-cookies-web-monitoring
adnxs-simple.com
# AppNexus, advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/apr/23/adnxs-tracking-trackers-cookies-web-monitoring (Ex. here https://bestiefy.com/)
ads.bing.com
# Bing Advertising
ads.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn Advertising https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/ads
px4-ads-linkedin-com.ipv4.l-0005.l-msedge.net
# LinkedIn Advertising https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/ads (px4.ads.linkedin.com)
ads.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Advertising
ads.msn.com
# MSN/Bing Advertising
ads1.msn.com
# MSN/Bing Advertising
ads2.msn.com
# MSN/Bing Advertising
ads.eu.msn.com
# MSN/Bing Advertising
adsdk.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Advertising, likely related to their APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/advertising/
adsdk.trafficmanager.net
# Microsoft Advertising, likely related to their APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/advertising/ (CNAME from adsdk.microsoft.com)
adsdkprod.azureedge.net
# Microsoft Advertising, likely related to their APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/advertising/ (CNAME from adsdk.microsoft.com)
adsdkprod.afd.azureedge.net
# Microsoft Advertising, likely related to their APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/advertising/ (CNAME from adsdk.microsoft.com)
adserver.bing.com
# Bing Advertising
adsyndication.msn.com
# Microsoft Advertising, likely related to Search, also appears to have been present in Skype https://winaero.com/how-to-disable-ads-in-skypes-chat-window/
adsyndication.msn.com.nsatc.net
# Microsoft Advertising, likely related to Search, also appears to have been present in Skype https://winaero.com/how-to-disable-ads-in-skypes-chat-window/
advertiseonbing.azurewebsites.net
# Microsoft/Bing Advertising (CNAME from advertising.microsoft.com)
advertising.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn Advertising https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/ads
advertising.microsoft.com
# Microsoft/Bing Advertising
appnexus.com
# Advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus
appnexus.map.fastly.net
# Advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus
appnexus.net
# Advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus
live-appnexus.pantheonsite.io
# Advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus
apxns.com
# App Nexus, advertising company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/AppNexus
arc.msn.com
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
arc.msn.com.nsatc.net
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1809-non-enterprise-editions
arc.trafficmanager.net
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from arc.msn.com)
arc2.msn.com
# Similar to arc.msn.com, appears to also be used for advertising in i.e. Skype https://winaero.com/how-to-disable-ads-in-skypes-chat-window/
arc3.msn.com
# Similar to arc.msn.com, appears to also be used for advertising in i.e. Skype https://winaero.com/how-to-disable-ads-in-skypes-chat-window/
arc9.msn.com
# Similar to arc.msn.com, appears to also be used for advertising in i.e. Skype https://winaero.com/how-to-disable-ads-in-skypes-chat-window/
atdmt.com
# Atlas Solutions, advertising company owned by Microsoft but sold to Facebook https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Solutions
atlassolutions.com
# Atlas Solutions, advertising company owned by Microsoft but sold to Facebook https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Solutions
atwola.com
# Appears to be used for AOL/Yahoo advertising, included because it appears to also be responsible for some advertising on Xbox consoles https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/GameConsoleAdblockList.txt https://www.netify.ai/resources/domains/atwola.com
bingads.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Advertising APIs https://learn.microsoft.com/advertising/
bingads.trafficmanager.net
# Microsoft Advertising, CNAME from ads.microsoft.com
azsc-bingads-westus.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
# Microsoft Advertising, CNAME from ads.microsoft.com
bizographics.com
# LinkedIn Targeted Advertising https://better.fyi/trackers/bizographics.com/
business.bing.com
# Cortana, "Tips", Live Tiles, & Online Search https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
business.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn Advertising & "Marketing Solutions"
business-bing-com.b-0005.b-msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", Live Tiles, & Online Search https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from business.bing.com)
c.bing.com
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints, also used for analytics & tracking on websites (ex. https://www.sfg20.co.uk/privacy-policy)
c.msn.co.uk
# Likely related to c.msn.com & also used for advertising & tracking
c.msn.com
# Windows Spotlight & Microsoft Edge New Tab Page, also used for tracking & "personalization" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints https://www.reddit.com/r/edge/comments/qs851o/does_edge_phone_home_for_everything_you_do/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150107130239/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927847
c.msn.com.nsatc.net
# Likely related to c.msn.com & also used for advertising & tracking
c.no.msn.com
# Likely related to c.msn.com & also used for advertising & tracking
c-bing-com.dual-a-0034.a-msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from c.bing.com)
c-msn-com-nsatc.trafficmanager.net
# Windows Spotlight & Microsoft Edge New Tab Page https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints https://www.reddit.com/r/edge/comments/qs851o/does_edge_phone_home_for_everything_you_do/ (CNAME from c.msn.com)
choice.live.com
# Microsoft Ad Choices/Settings https://privacy.microsoft.com/ (CNAME from choice.microsoft.com)
choice.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Ad Choices/Settings https://privacy.microsoft.com/
corp.sts.microsoft.com
# Appears to be used for advertising/a "Partner Network" https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/3/3/13367719-6538-4A97-A1A6-579C2C4C8D90/STS%20Integration%20Paper%20using%20WS%20Protocols%20Feb%202017.docx https://answers.microsoft.com/windows/forum/all/microsoft-partner-network-login-impossible-on/732bb2ee-3b63-42ad-8f31-2da04613eac6
cortana.ai
# Cortana https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges?view=o365-worldwide
cortana-ai.b-0005.b-msedge.net
# Cortana https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges?view=o365-worldwide (CNAME from www.cortana.ai)
creativecdn.com
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles, also appears to be used for advertising https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
edgeassetservice.azureedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
edgeassetservice.afd.azureedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from edgeassetservice.azureedge.net)
edgewelcome.trafficmanager.net
# Microsoft Edge Onboarding https://answers.microsoft.com/microsoftedge/forum/all/lots-of-welcome-to-microsoft-edge-pages/4e5b3f78-0ca5-4d0e-9e86-d6537fcdfdf2 https://brave.com/blog/popular-browsers-first-run/ (CNAME from microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com)
edgewelcome-west3.azurewebsites.net
# Microsoft Edge Onboarding https://answers.microsoft.com/microsoftedge/forum/all/lots-of-welcome-to-microsoft-edge-pages/4e5b3f78-0ca5-4d0e-9e86-d6537fcdfdf2 https://brave.com/blog/popular-browsers-first-run/ (CNAME from microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com)
edgewelcomecdn.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Edge Onboarding https://brave.com/blog/popular-browsers-first-run/ https://www.scss.tcd.ie/Doug.Leith/pubs/browser_privacy.pdf
fd.api.iris.microsoft.com
# Windows Spotlight https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/blob/public/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions.md
fd-api-iris.trafficmanager.net
# Windows Spotlight https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/blob/public/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions.md (CNAME from fd.api.iris.microsoft.com)
footprint.net
# This is a strange one, very difficult to find info on, I found it as a CNAME from ads1.msn.com, so I think it's advertising related, but tough to say, not a lot of info.
fp.msedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
g.msn.com
# Similar to g.msn.com.nsatc.net, likely also used for advertising & Spotlight
g.msn.com.nsatc.net
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-1809-endpoints
g-msn-com-nsatc.trafficmanager.net
# Similar to g.msn.com.nsatc.net, likely also used for advertising & Spotlight (CNAME from g.msn.com)
g.live.com
# Similar to g.msn.com domains above, used for advertising & Spotlight, CNAMEs to g-msn-com-nsatc.trafficmanager.net
lan.sdk.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn Advertising https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/ads (CNAMES to px4.ads.linkedin.com)
livetileedge.dsx.mp.microsoft.com
# Unclear but appears to be related to live tiles from the Microsoft Store? https://oisd.nl/excludes/livetileedge.dsx.mp.microsoft.com https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
livetileedge.dsx.mp.microsoft.com.edgekey.net
# Unclear but appears to be related to live tiles from the Microsoft Store? https://oisd.nl/excludes/livetileedge.dsx.mp.microsoft.com https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from livetileedge.dsx.mp.microsoft.com)
livetileedge.xbetservices.akadns.net
# Unclear but appears to be related to live tiles from the Microsoft Store? https://oisd.nl/excludes/livetileedge.dsx.mp.microsoft.com https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from livetileedge.dsx.mp.microsoft.com)
marketing.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn Advertising & "Marketing Solutions" https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions-c
microsoftedgewelcome.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Edge Onboarding https://answers.microsoft.com/microsoftedge/forum/all/lots-of-welcome-to-microsoft-edge-pages/4e5b3f78-0ca5-4d0e-9e86-d6537fcdfdf2 https://brave.com/blog/popular-browsers-first-run/
mobileads.msn.com
# Likely related to Microsoft Mobile Advertising https://about.ads.microsoft.com/tools/productivity/microsoft-advertising-app
msads.net
# Microsoft Advertising
mucp.api.account.microsoft.com
# Windows Spotlight https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-itpro-docs/blob/public/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions.md
nel-lb.bing-coreux.ingress.wus2.microsoft-falcon.net
# Microsoft Edge "News & Interests" https://www.reddit.com/r/BitDefender/comments/17sihnj/suspicious_connection_blocked_every_2_minutes/ https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from www.nelreports.net)
nel-lb.bing-coreux.ingress.wus2.falcon.trafficmanager.net
# Microsoft Edge "News & Interests" https://www.reddit.com/r/BitDefender/comments/17sihnj/suspicious_connection_blocked_every_2_minutes/ https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from www.nelreports.net)
nel-lb.bing-coreux.sc-wus2-0oic2.slb.wus2.microsoft-falcon.net
# Microsoft Edge "News & Interests" https://www.reddit.com/r/BitDefender/comments/17sihnj/suspicious_connection_blocked_every_2_minutes/ https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from www.nelreports.net)
nel-wus2.binguxlivesite.net
# Microsoft Edge "News & Interests" https://www.reddit.com/r/BitDefender/comments/17sihnj/suspicious_connection_blocked_every_2_minutes/ https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from www.nelreports.net)
nelreports.net
# Microsoft Edge "News & Interests" https://www.reddit.com/r/BitDefender/comments/17sihnj/suspicious_connection_blocked_every_2_minutes/ https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
nelreports.net.trafficmanager.net
# Microsoft Edge "News & Interests" https://www.reddit.com/r/BitDefender/comments/17sihnj/suspicious_connection_blocked_every_2_minutes/ https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from www.nelreports.net)
ntp.msn.com
# Windows Spotlight & Microsoft Edge New Tab Page https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/deployedge/edge-learnmore-ntp-backward-compatibility
odinvzc.azureedge.net
# Cortana & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
odinvzc.ec.azureedge.net
# Cortana & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from odinvzc.azuredge.net)
partner.microsoft.com
# Microsoft "AI Cloud Partner Program"
partnerdelivery.microsoft.com.edgekey.net
# Microsoft "AI Cloud Partner Program" https://partner.microsoft.com/
popup.msn.com
# Microsoft Pop-up advertising (in ex. MSN & Skype) https://winaero.com/how-to-disable-ads-in-skypes-chat-window/ https://slashdot.org/story/01/07/06/129214/public-outcry-over-popup-ads
prod-azurecdn-akamai-iris.azureedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
prod-azurecdn-akamai-iris.ec.azureedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from prod-azurecdn-akamai-iris.azureedge.net)
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-1809-endpoints
query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com.edgekey.net
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-1809-endpoints (CNAME from query.prod.cms.rt.microsoft.com)
r.msn.com
# Appears to be used for advertising & analytics, likely related to r.bing.com https://forum.adblockplus.org/viewtopic.php?t=1873 https://thomashawk.com/2009/06/why-i-dont-think-microsofts-new-bing-search-enginge-is-for-me.html
r.msn.com.nsatc.net
# Appears to be used for advertising & analytics, likely related to r.bing.com https://forum.adblockplus.org/viewtopic.php?t=1873 https://thomashawk.com/2009/06/why-i-dont-think-microsofts-new-bing-search-enginge-is-for-me.html (CNAME from r.msn.com)
rad.live.com
# Appears to be used for advertising in i.e. Skype https://steveshank.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?aid=686
rad.msn.com
# Appears to be used for advertising in i.e. Skype & known to Xbox 360 dashboard ads https://steveshank.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?aid=686 https://github.com/DandelionSprout/adfilt/blob/master/GameConsoleAdblockList.txt https://web.archive.org/web/20150107130239/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927847
rads.msn.com
# Appears to be used for advertising in i.e. Skype https://steveshank.com/cgi-bin/article.pl?aid=686
ris.api.iris.microsoft.com
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
ris-prod.trafficmanager.net
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from ris.api.iris.microsoft.com)
asf-ris-prod-eus2-azsc.eastus2.cloudapp.azure.com
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from ris.api.iris.microsoft.com)
search.msn.com
# Windows Spotlight https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-1809-endpoints
serving-sys.com
# Amazon Advertising, appears to also have provided advertising for MSN https://ds.serving-sys.com/
snap.licdn.com
# LinkedIn Advertising & Analytics (ex. https://snap.licdn.com/microsites/content/dam/business/marketing-solutions/global/en_US/site/pdf/product-sheets/Product%20One-Sheeter-Display.pdf https://confection.io/scripts/snap-licdn-com-li-lms-analytics-insight-min-js/)
srtb.msn.com
# Windows Spotlight & Microsoft Edge New Tab Page https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints https://www.reddit.com/r/MicrosoftEdge/comments/my39v8/new_tab_page_on_macos_is_still_unusable_and_slow/
target.microsoft.com
# Appears to be advertising, CNAMEs to omtrdc.net https://www.netify.ai/resources/domains/omtrdc.net
tse1.mm.bing.net
# Cortana, Live Tiles, & Advertising? https://github.com/AdguardTeam/AdguardFilters/issues/167957
widgetcdn.azureedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
widgetcdn.afd.azureedge.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from widgetcdn.azureedge.net)
widgetservice.azurefd.net
# Cortana, "Tips", & Live Tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
xandr.com
# Advertising & analytics company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Xandr https://learn.microsoft.com/xandr/
xandr.com.cdn.cloudflare.net
# Advertising & analytics company owned by Microsoft https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Xandr https://learn.microsoft.com/xandr/
# Microsoft Edge "News & Interests"
# https://www.ghacks.net/2021/02/24/how-to-turn-off-the-news-and-interests-feature-of-windows-10/
# https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows10/comments/nqdu8z/use_news_and_interests_widget_with_a_browser/
# https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
windows.msn.cn
windows.msn.com
# Data Collection
activity.windows.com
# Windows/Office 365 "Activity Feed Service" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges?view=o365-worldwide
activity.windows.us
# Windows/Office 365 Gov "Activity Service" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-u-s-government-dod-endpoints?view=o365-worldwide
activity-consumer.trafficmanager.net
# Windows/Office 365 "Activity Feed Service" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges?view=o365-worldwide (CNAME from activity.windows.com)
analytics.live.com
# Appears to be used for analytics/tracking on Microsoft websites/services http://webpolicy.org/2011/08/18/tracking-the-trackers-microsoft-advertising/
analytics.live.com.nsatc.net
# Appears to be used for analytics/tracking on Microsoft websites/services http://webpolicy.org/2011/08/18/tracking-the-trackers-microsoft-advertising/ (CNAME from analytics.live.com)
analytics.msn.com
# Appears to be used for analytics/tracking on Microsoft websites/services http://webpolicy.org/2011/08/18/tracking-the-trackers-microsoft-advertising/
analytics.msn.com.nsatc.net
# Appears to be used for analytics/tracking on Microsoft websites/services http://webpolicy.org/2011/08/18/tracking-the-trackers-microsoft-advertising/ (CNAME from analytics.msn.com)
analytics.msnbc.msn.com
# Appears to be used for some analytics on MSN
analytics.pointdrive.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn PointDrive Analytics - Service seems dead but domain is still active https://www.linkedin.com/business/sales/blog/sales-navigator/introducing-pointdrive https://www.linkedin.com/help/sales-navigator/answer/a129001
app-bingstats-frontend-eus.azurewebsites.net
# Bing Statistics API https://www.bingapistatistics.com/ (CNAME from bingapistatistics.com)
aria.akadns.net
# Telemetry in Office https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1903-non-enterprise-editions
aria.microsoft.com
# Telemetry in i.e. Office & "Remote Help" Service https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General/Data-transmission-https-browser-pipe-aria-microsoft-com/td-p/1657987 https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1809-non-enterprise-editions
bat.bing.com
# Bing Ads "Conversion" Tracking https://answers.microsoft.com/msadvs/forum/all/does-batbing-track-your-browser-searches-and-sites/0a402f00-60c2-4d54-bd7d-81b67ccc7f13 https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgos-browser-wont-block-microsofts-trackers
bat.r.msn.com
# Bing Ads "Conversion" Tracking https://answers.microsoft.com/msadvs/forum/all/does-batbing-track-your-browser-searches-and-sites/0a402f00-60c2-4d54-bd7d-81b67ccc7f13 https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgos-browser-wont-block-microsofts-trackers
bat-bing-com.dual-a-0034.a-msedge.net
# Bing Ads "Conversion" Tracking https://answers.microsoft.com/msadvs/forum/all/does-batbing-track-your-browser-searches-and-sites/0a402f00-60c2-4d54-bd7d-81b67ccc7f13 https://www.pcmag.com/news/duckduckgos-browser-wont-block-microsofts-trackers (CNAME from bat.bing.com)
bingadsuet.azurewebsites.net
# Microsoft UET tags tracking https://bingadsuet.azurewebsites.net/
bingapistatistics.com
# Bing Statistics API https://www.bingapistatistics.com/
tm-bingstats-frontend.trafficmanager.net
# Bing Statistics API https://www.bingapistatistics.com/ (CNAME from bingapistatistics.com)
buttons.github.io
# GitHub Widget Tracking on external websites
clarity.azurefd.net
# Microsoft Clarity Analytics https://clarity.microsoft.com/ (clarity.ms)
clarity.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Clarity Analytics
clarity.ms
# Microsoft Clarity Analytics https://clarity.microsoft.com/
clarity-microsoft-com.b-0005.b-msedge.net
# Microsoft Clarity Analytics https://clarity.microsoft.com/ (clarity.microsoft.com)
claritystatic.azureedge.net
# Microsoft Clarity Analytics https://clarity.microsoft.com/
collector.github.com
# GitHub Analytics/Telemetry
compliance.apps.mil
# Microsoft Office 365 Gov "Compliance Portal" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-u-s-government-dod-endpoints?view=o365-worldwide
compliance.microsoft.com
# Microsoft 365 "Compliance Portal" https://learn.microsoft.com/connectors/microsoft365compliance/
compliance.microsoft.us
# Microsoft Office 365 Gov "Compliance Portal" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/microsoft-365-u-s-government-gcc-high-endpoints?view=o365-worldwide
consentdeliveryfd.azurefd.net
# Microsoft "EU Cookie Compliance Library", also used for "Remote Help" Service https://github.com/microsoft/language-server-protocol/blob/gh-pages/_includes/js_files.html https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-endpoints (CNAME from wcpstatic.microsoft.com)
data.microsoft.com
# "Diagnostic Data" & Telemetry https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
data.microsoft.com.akadns.net
# "Diagnostic Data" & Telemetry https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-1809-endpoints
data.microsoft.us
# Same as data.microsoft.com, used for telemetry - found via SSL cert (ex. https://domain.glass/us-v20.events.endpoint.security.microsoft.com - events.data.microsoft.us & vortex.data.microsoft.us)
data.msn.com
# "Diagnostic Data" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
data.trafficmanager.net
# Telemetry, CNAME from oca.telemetry.microsoft.com (blobcollector.events.data.trafficmanager.net)
self-events-data.trafficmanager.net
# Telemetry (CNAME from self-events.data.microsoft.com)
dc.services.visualstudio.com
# Visual Studio Telemetry/Application Insights https://github.com/microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/2490 https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/desktop-analytics/enable-data-sharing
dc.trafficmanager.net
# Visual Studio Telemetry/Application Insights https://github.com/microsoft/ApplicationInsights-dotnet/issues/2490 https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/configmgr/desktop-analytics/enable-data-sharing (CNAME from dc.services.visualstudio.com)
outlookdiagnostics.azureedge.net
# Outlook Diagnostic Data? / Microsoft Office 365 "Support & Recovery Assistant" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/additional-office365-ip-addresses-and-urls?view=o365-worldwide
outlookdiagnostics.ec.azureedge.net
# Outlook Diagnostic Data? / Microsoft Office 365 "Support & Recovery Assistant" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/additional-office365-ip-addresses-and-urls?view=o365-worldwide (CNAME from outlookdiagnostics.azureedge.net)
diagnostics.office.com
# Microsoft Office Diagnostic Data? https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/additional-office365-ip-addresses-and-urls?view=o365-worldwide
diagnostics.support.microsoft.akadns.net
# Appears to be related to Microsoft Diagnostic Services https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Support_Diagnostic_Tool (CNAME from diagnostics.support.microsoft.com)
diagnostics.support.microsoft.com
# Appears to be related to Microsoft Diagnostic Services https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Support_Diagnostic_Tool
o365diagtelemetry.trafficmanager.net
# Microsoft Office 365 "Support & Recovery Assistant"/Diagnostic Data Telemetry https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/additional-office365-ip-addresses-and-urls?view=o365-worldwide
edge.skype.com
# Microsoft Edge "Experimentation and Configuration" Service & Microsoft "Remote Help" Service https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-configuration-and-experiments https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-security-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-endpoints
edge.skype.com.trafficmanager.net
# Microsoft Edge "Experimentation and Configuration" Service & Microsoft "Remote Help" Service https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-configuration-and-experiments https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-security-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-endpoints (CNAME from config.edge.skype.com)
config-edge-skype.l-0007.l-msedge.net
# Microsoft Edge "Experimentation and Configuration" Service & Microsoft "Remote Help" Service https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/edge-configuration-and-experiments https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-security-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-endpoints (CNAME from config.edge.skype.com)
ensighten.com
# Not directly owned by Microsoft but used for telemetry in Microsoft Office https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide
client-error-log-962704628.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com
# Office Error Reporting https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide (CNAME from errors.client.optimizely.com)
errors.client.optimizely.com
# Office Error Reporting https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide
events.msn.com
# Microsoft Edge Telemetry https://www.reddit.com/r/edge/comments/qs851o/does_edge_phone_home_for_everything_you_do/
experimental-api.asm.skype.com
# Unclear, but likely related to experimenting/testing in Skype https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
feedback.azure.com
# Microsoft Azure Feedback https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/forum/79b1327d-d925-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f06a4
feedback.search.microsoft.com
# Unclear, my guess is this is related to MSN (based off domain name and CNAMing directly to an MSN support page) or Windows' Online Search
feedback.windows.com
# Unclear, likely some form of telemetry or related to the feedback portal
feedbackportal.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Feedback Portal https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/
footprintpredict.com
# Extremely hard to find info on but appears to have been used for tracking in Windows? (ex. https://linustechtips.com/topic/432238-on-windows-10-privacy-and-anti-piracy/)
gammacdn.net
# Windows Error Reporting https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-1903-endpoints
graph.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Graph API, used for analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/analytics/troubleshoot#bkmk_endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/desktop-analytics/enable-data-sharing
graph.windows.net
# Microsoft Graph API, used for analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/desktop-analytics/enable-data-sharing https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/analytics/troubleshoot#bkmk_endpoints
ideasazurefeedbackprod.powerappsportals.com
# Microsoft Azure Feedback https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/forum/79b1327d-d925-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f06a4 (CNAME from feedback.azure.com)
iriscoremetadataprod.blob.core.windows.net
# Windows Telemetry https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1809-non-enterprise-editions
ods-logging-prod.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com
# Microsoft Office 365 "Support & Recovery Assistant"/Diagnostic Data Telemetry https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/additional-office365-ip-addresses-and-urls?view=o365-worldwide (CNAME from o365diagtelemetry.trafficmanager.net)
measure.office.net
# Office Telemetry? https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
measure.office.net.edgesuite.net
# Office Telemetry? https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from ecs.nel.measure.office.net)
metron.live.com
# Hard to find info on, likely some form of telemetry based on a known subdomain being "vortex", seems related to "Microsoft Hohm" as well and some kind of energy usage analytics? https://appsource.microsoft.com/product/web-apps/metron1609941985561.metron_eom?tab=Overview
metron.live.com.nsatc.net
# Hard to find info on, likely some form of telemetry based on a known subdomain being "vortex", seems related to "Microsoft Hohm" as well and some kind of energy usage analytics? https://appsource.microsoft.com/product/web-apps/metron1609941985561.metron_eom?tab=Overview (CNAME from metron.live.com)
manage.devcenter.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Store Analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
microsoft-hohm.com
# Microsoft Hohm Service, "enabled consumers to analyze their energy usage and provided energy saving recommendations" domain still appears active so who knows what it's used for nowadays https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohm
monitor.azure.com
# Azure Monitor, also used for Microsoft "Remote Help" Service https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/overview https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-endpoints
msfeedbackprod.powerappsportals.com
# Microsoft Feedback Portal https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/ (CNAME from feedbackportal.microsoft.com)
msgamesresearch.com
# Xbox Research https://www.microsoft.com/research/group/xbox-research/
nexus.live.com.akadns.net
# Office "Telemetry Upload Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide, CNAME from nexus.officeapps.live.com
nexus.microsoftonline-p.com
# Unclear, but likely used for Office 365 telemetry based off i.e. "nexus.officeapps.live.com", CNAME records also seem similar to the Graph API https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/urls-and-ip-address-ranges?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide
nexus.officeapps.live.com
# Office "Telemetry Upload Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide
nexusrules.live.com.akadns.net
# Office "Rules Telemetry" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1809-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from nexusrules.officeapps.live.com)
nexusrules.officeapps.live.com
# Office "Rules Telemetry" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1809-non-enterprise-editions
oca.microsoft.com
# "Online crash analysis" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization
officeci.azurewebsites.net
# Office "Collaborative Insights Service" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide
onedsblobprdcus07.centralus.cloudapp.azure.com
# Telemetry, CNAME from oca.microsoft.com
onedsblobprdeus17.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com
# Telemetry, CNAME from oca.telemetry.microsoft.com
onedscolprdcus18.centralus.cloudapp.azure.com
# Telemetry in i.e. Office & "Remote Help" Service https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/General/Data-transmission-https-browser-pipe-aria-microsoft-com/td-p/1657987 https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1809-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from browser.pipe.aria.microsoft.com)
opinsights.azure.com
# Azure Monitor Data Collector API https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/logs/data-collector-api
personalization.services.msn.com
# Unclear what this is but appears to be some kind of tracking on Windows https://www.pcministry.com/win10_telemetry/summary/top_domains_for_telemetry_over_https/
platform.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn Widget Tracking on external websites & Telemetry
ponf.linkedin.com
# LinkedIn Tracking Pixel
privacy.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Privacy Portal/Settings https://privacy.microsoft.com/
privacy.microsoft.com.edgekey.net
# Microsoft Privacy Portal/Settings https://privacy.microsoft.com/
rewards.bing.com
# Microsoft Rewards https://www.microsoft.com/rewards/about
rewards.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Rewards https://www.microsoft.com/rewards/about
rewards-bing-com.dual-a-0034.a-msedge.net
# Microsoft Rewards https://www.microsoft.com/rewards/about (CNAME from rewards.bing.com)
rewards-microsoft-com.a-0016.a-msedge.net
# Microsoft Rewards https://www.microsoft.com/rewards/about (CNAME from rewards.microsoft.com)
share.microsoft.com
# Appears to be related to Microsoft Store Analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
share.microsoft.com.edgekey.net
# Appears to be related to Microsoft Store Analytics https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from share.microsoft.com)
social.microsoft.com
# Microsoft Social Forums, seems dead nowadays but domain is still in use and seems to be used for tracking... https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=b9cf07fc-fb5d-4d16-baee-aaf3b4af0447 https://answers.microsoft.com/windows/forum/all/windows-10-spying-keylogging-my-doctor-and-hipaa/4f1072ad-a431-4cd6-9696-f578b4b660b9
social.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
# Microsoft Social Forums, seems dead nowadays but domain is still in use and seems to be used for tracking... https://community.dynamics.com/blogs/post/?postid=b9cf07fc-fb5d-4d16-baee-aaf3b4af0447 https://answers.microsoft.com/windows/forum/all/windows-10-spying-keylogging-my-doctor-and-hipaa/4f1072ad-a431-4cd6-9696-f578b4b660b9
sqm.microsoft.com
# Microsoft "Software Quality Metrics"/Telemetry https://learn.microsoft.com/answers/questions/245008/stop-network-traffic-to-microsoft-telemetry-servic https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-sqmcs/f6c86685-6419-423b-9410-b040c9d70b3d https://web.archive.org/web/20150107130239/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927847
ssw.live.com
# Undocumented but appears to be telemetry related http://ds.ssw.live.com/UploadData.aspx https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/even-when-told-not-to-windows-10-just-cant-stop-talking-to-microsoft/ https://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/microsoft-isn-t-alone-when-it-comes-to-windows-10-s-sneaky-data-mining-1326794
ssw.live.com.nsatc.net
# Likely related to ssw.live.com & also used for telemetry
statsfe.ws.microsoft.com
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statsfe.update.microsoft.com
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statsfe.ws.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statsfe.update.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statsfe1.ws.microsoft.com
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statsfe1.update.microsoft.com
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statsfe2.update.microsoft.com
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statesfe1.ws.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statesfe1.update.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting"
statsupdate.microsoft.com
# Undocumented, likely some form of analytics with Windows Update since it CNAMEs to "wureporting" (CNAME from statsfe.ws.microsoft.com)
telecommand.azurewebsites.net
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from telecommandsvc.microsoft.com & telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com)
telecommandstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net
# Office Telemetry? https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
telecommandsvc.microsoft.com
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
telemetry.appex.search.prod.ms.akadns.net
# Unclear but likely related to Bing telemetry https://www.zdnet.com/article/bing-appex-team-delivers-four-apps-for-windows-phone/
telemetry.microsoft.com
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
# Windows "Error Reporting" (Might be dead, investigate) https://linustechtips.com/topic/432238-on-windows-10-privacy-and-anti-piracy/ https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
telemetry.urs.microsoft.com
# Unclear/undocumented, likely telemetry with Smartscreen
telemetrycollector.microsoft.com
# Unclear where this is from, but definitely used for telemetry, potentially enterprise related? (CNAMEs to prdf.aadg.msidentity.com) https://codeberg.org/Magnesium1062/BadBlock/issues/7 https://domain.glass/telemetrycollector.microsoft.com
telemetryservice.firstpartyapps.oaspapps.com
# "Telemetry and Reporting Service for Office Apps" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide
udc.msn.com
# Appears to be used for tracking https://github.com/codesandbox/codesandbox-client/blob/master/standalone-packages/vscode-editor/test/samples/run-editor-sample-msn-js.txt
v0cdn.net
# Windows Telemetry https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-1903-endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1809-non-enterprise-editions
vip5.afdorigin-prod-am02.afdogw.com
# Office 365 "Experimentation" Traffic https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-endpoints-1809-non-enterprise-editions
ceuswatcab01.blob.core.windows.net
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization
ceuswatcab02.blob.core.windows.net
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization
eaus2watcab01.blob.core.windows.net
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization
eaus2watcab02.blob.core.windows.net
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization
weus2watcab01.blob.core.windows.net
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization
weus2watcab02.blob.core.windows.net
# Windows "Error Reporting" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/configure-windows-diagnostic-data-in-your-organization
watson.live.com
# Undocumented, likely more error reporting
watson.microsoft.com
# Microsoft "Error Reporting Service" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide
legacywatson.trafficmanager.net
# Windows Online crash analysis & Windows error reporting, CNAME from modern.watson.data.microsoft.com.akadns.net, oca.microsoft.com & watson.microsoft.com
umwatson.trafficmanager.net
# Windows Online crash analysis & Windows error reporting, CNAME from modern.watson.data.microsoft.com.akadns.net, oca.microsoft.com & watson.microsoft.com
wcpstatic.microsoft.com
# Microsoft "EU Cookie Compliance Library", also used for "Remote Help" Service https://github.com/microsoft/language-server-protocol/blob/gh-pages/_includes/js_files.html https://learn.microsoft.com/mem/intune/fundamentals/intune-endpoints
wpc.9be8f.omegacdn.net
# Unclear, likely related to telemetry based on the "wpc" name, (CNAME from aadcdn.msftauth.net)
wureporting.prod.dcat.dsp.trafficmanager.net
# Unclear, likely related to Windows Update telemetry (CNAME from statsfe.ws.microsoft.com)
# Geolocation
# I have never seen anyone legitimately use Windows' location service or Maps app, so I have no problem completely killing it...
location.live.net
# Location data https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
inference-location-livenet.trafficmanager.net
# Location data https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from inference.location.live.net)
maps.windows.com
# Windows Maps https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
maps-win-com-cdn.azureedge.net
# Windows Maps https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from maps.windows.com)
maps-win-com-cdn.afd.azureedge.net
# Windows Maps https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints (CNAME from maps.windows.com)
weathermapdata.blob.core.windows.net
# Windows Maps https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
# Smartscreen
# Separate from Windows Defender. Smartscreen is extremely invasive (sends all of your URLs, etc. directly to Microsoft), I don't think any possible benefits it could bring outweigh the privacy disaster of it.
smartscreen.microsoft.com
# Smartscreen https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
smartscreen-prod.microsoft.com
# Smartscreen https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-11-endpoints
urs.microsoft.com
# Smartscreen https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-security-endpoints
tm-prod-wd-csp-urs.trafficmanager.net
# Smartscreen https://learn.microsoft.com/deployedge/microsoft-edge-security-endpoints (CNAME from urs.microsoft.com)
# Microsoft Defender Cloud-based Protection
# Similar to Smartscreen, very privacy-invasive and separate from Defender itself
wdcp.microsoft.com
wdcpalt.microsoft.com
## CNAME from wdcp.microsoft.com
wd-prod-cp.trafficmanager.net
wd-prod-cp-us-east-2-fe.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com
## CNAME from wdcpalt.microsoft.com
wd-prod-cp-us-west-1-fe.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
# Misc.
evoke-windowsservices-tas.msedge.net
# Used by the Photos app to "download configuration files"... https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions
evoke-windowsservices-tas-msedge-net.e-0009.e-msedge.net
# Used by the Photos app to "download configuration files"... https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/windows-11-endpoints-non-enterprise-editions (CNAME from evoke-windowsservices-tas.msedge.net)
geo.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
# Windows Delivery Optimization, sends location and other info to M$ servers https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/do/delivery-optimization-workflow (CNAME from geo-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com)
geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
# Windows Delivery Optimization, sends location and other info to M$ servers https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/do/delivery-optimization-workflow
geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com.edgekey.net
# Windows Delivery Optimization, sends location and other info to M$ servers https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/do/delivery-optimization-workflow (CNAME from geover.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com)
geo-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
# Windows Delivery Optimization, sends location and other info to M$ servers https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/do/delivery-optimization-workflow
geover-prod.prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
# Windows Delivery Optimization, sends location and other info to M$ servers https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/do/delivery-optimization-workflow (CNAME from geover-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com)
insider.microsoft365.com
# Microsoft 365 Insider Program https://support.microsoft.com/topic/join-the-microsoft-365-insider-program-3c7dda4f-4d05-0783-3a9a-182b50acb8a9
insider.office.com
# Microsoft 365 Insider Program https://support.microsoft.com/topic/join-the-microsoft-365-insider-program-3c7dda4f-4d05-0783-3a9a-182b50acb8a9
insider.windows.com
# Windows Insider Program https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Insider
insider.xbox.com
# Xbox Insider Program https://support.xbox.com/help/account-profile/manage-account/guide-to-insider-program
insider-xbox-com.l-0006.l-msedge.net
# Xbox Insider Program https://support.xbox.com/help/account-profile/manage-account/guide-to-insider-program
mediaredirect.microsoft.com
# Groove Music "HTTP handler status update" https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/privacy/manage-windows-1809-endpoints
ms365insider-czdafrdzb5h6e4av.z01.azurefd.net
# Microsoft 365 Insider Program https://support.microsoft.com/topic/ (CNAME from insider.microsoft365.com & insider.office.com)
ols.live.com.akadns.net
# Office "Licensing Service" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide (CNAME from ols.officeapps.live.com)
ols.officeapps.live.com
# Office "Licensing Service" https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide
uci.live.com.akadns.net
# Office "Insights" Service https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide (CNAME from uci.officeapps.live.com)
uci.officeapps.live.com
# Office "Insights" Service https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/enterprise/network-requests-in-office-2016-for-mac?view=o365-worldwide