He peeps. yup lost me host file. can somebody please link me one with all the audio manufactures blocked?
Many thanks ahead

 

DAW connected to iIneternet = asking for trouble.

And if you need a ghost connetion, make an KM-TEST loopback.

 

just install tinywall or something like it, using the host file is tetchy at best

 

Spoiler: hosts

# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
# localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself.
# 0.0.0.0 localhost
# ::1 localhost
0.0.0.0 data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 msftconnecttest.com
0.0.0.0 azureedge.net
0.0.0.0 activity.windows.com
0.0.0.0 bingapis.com
0.0.0.0 msedge.net
0.0.0.0 assets.msn.com
0.0.0.0 scorecardresearch.com
0.0.0.0 edge.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 data.msn.com
#Sonarworks
0.0.0.0 activation.sonarworks.com
0.0.0.0 updates.sonarworks.com
0.0.0.0 analytics.sonarworks.com
0.0.0.0 accounts.sonarworks.com
# STL Tones
0.0.0.0 userarea.stltones.com
0.0.0.0 www.userarea.stltones.com
# Aurora DSP / TurboActivate
0.0.0.0 wyday.com
0.0.0.0 www.wyday.com
# Bogren Digital
0.0.0.0 bogrendigital.com
# IK Multimedia
0.0.0.0 www.ikstore.com
0.0.0.0 txc.ikmultimedia.com
# ToneBoosters
0.0.0.0 www.toneboosters.com
# DDMF
0.0.0.0 ddmf.eu
0.0.0.0 virtualaudiostream.com
# Line6
0.0.0.0 line6.com
# Overloud
0.0.0.0 www.overloud.com
# AudioRealism
0.0.0.0 audiorealism.se
# D16
0.0.0.0 userarea.d16.pl
# Tone2
0.0.0.0 www.Tone2.com
0.0.0.0 Tone2.com
0.0.0.0 www.Tone2.net
0.0.0.0 Tone2.net
0.0.0.0 www.Tone2.co.uk
0.0.0.0 Tone2.co.uk
0.0.0.0 www.Tone2.com
0.0.0.0 Tone2.com
0.0.0.0 www.Tone2.net
0.0.0.0 Tone2.net
0.0.0.0 www.Tone2.co.uk
0.0.0.0 Tone2.co.uk
# U-he
0.0.0.0 www.u-he.com
0.0.0.0 www.u-he.de
# Sonible
0.0.0.0 license01.sonible.com
0.0.0.0 license02.sonible.com
# SoundRadix
0.0.0.0 www.soundradix.com
# Toneprojects
0.0.0.0 www.toneprojects.com
# Yum Audio
0.0.0.0 foodstamps.yum-audio.com
# Xfer Records
0.0.0.0 www.xferrecords.com
0.0.0.0 www.xferrecordz.com
# Waves
0.0.0.0 register.waves.com
# WA Production
0.0.0.0 licenses.waproduction.com
# Vengeance
0.0.0.0 217.160.0.45
0.0.0.0 217.160.0.171
0.0.0.0 www.vps-avenger.com
0.0.0.0 vengeance-sound.com
0.0.0.0 support.vengeance-sound.com
# Sonic Charge
0.0.0.0 vox1b.nuedge.net
# Sononym
0.0.0.0 www.sononym.net
# SoundRadix
0.0.0.0 www.soundradix.com
# Syntorial
0.0.0.0 www.syntorial.com
# ReFX
0.0.0.0 web.refx.com
# Roland
0.0.0.0 crs.rvslabs.io
0.0.0.0 ids.rvslabs.io
# PreSonus
0.0.0.0 registration.presonus.com
0.0.0.0 updates.presonus.com
# Pulsar Modular
0.0.0.0 pulsarmodular.com
# QuikQuak
0.0.0.0 www.quikquak.com
# Piriform
0.0.0.0 license.piriform.com
0.0.0.0 ccleaner.piriform.com
0.0.0.0 license-api.ccleaner.com
# Polyverse Music
0.0.0.0 polyversemusic.com
# Positive Grid
0.0.0.0 account.positivegrid.com
0.0.0.0 api.positivegrid.com
0.0.0.0 api.positivegrid.com.cn
0.0.0.0 assets.positivegrid.com
0.0.0.0 bias1.positivegrid.com
0.0.0.0 dlcf.positivegrid.com
0.0.0.0 pg-tonecloud-webapp.herokuapp.com
0.0.0.0 store.positivegrid.com
0.0.0.0 tonecloud.positivegrid.com
0.0.0.0 tonecloud.positivegrid.com.cn
# Pioneer
0.0.0.0 cloud.kuvo.com
0.0.0.0 accounts.us1.gigya.com
0.0.0.0 us1.gigya.com
# Pitch Innovations
0.0.0.0 www.pitchinnovations.com
# MeldaProduction
0.0.0.0 www.meldaproduction.com
# Mixed In Key
0.0.0.0 apidev.odesimusic.com
0.0.0.0 odesimusic.com
# Odesi Music
0.0.0.0 apidev.odesimusic.com
0.0.0.0 odesimusic.com
# Output Sounds
0.0.0.0 api.output.com
0.0.0.0 api.rollbar.com
0.0.0.0 arcade-events-api.output.com
0.0.0.0 looper-events-api.herokuapp.com
0.0.0.0 output-looper-json-api.herokuapp.com
# Juce
0.0.0.0 juce.com
0.0.0.0 www.juce.com
# Accentize
0.0.0.0 www.accentize.com
# Accusonus
0.0.0.0 www.accusonus.api-us1.com
# Image Line
0.0.0.0 support.image-line.com
0.0.0.0 www.image-line.com
# Focusrite
0.0.0.0 focusrite.count.ly
# Futurephonic
0.0.0.0 plugins.futurephonic.co.uk
# Goodhertz
0.0.0.0 expatriate.goodhertz.com
#0.0.0.0 goodhertz.com
# Delta Sound Labs
0.0.0.0 account.deltasoundlabs.com
# DJ Swivel
0.0.0.0 wyday.com
# Black Salt Audio
0.0.0.0 foodstamps.blacksaltaudio.com
# BLEASS
0.0.0.0 www.bleass.com
# Celemony
0.0.0.0 services.celemony.com
# Cyberlink
0.0.0.0 cap.cyberlink.com
0.0.0.0 activation.cyberlink.com
# AudioRealism
0.0.0.0 303clones.com
# Bandicam
0.0.0.0 www.bandicam.com
0.0.0.0 bandicam.com
0.0.0.0 www.bandisoft.com
0.0.0.0 bandisoft.com
0.0.0.0 cert.bandicam.com
0.0.0.0 ssl.bandisoft.com
# Acronis
0.0.0.0 liveupdate.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 activation.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 web-api-tih.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 download.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 orders.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 ns1.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 ns2.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 ns3.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 account.acronis.com
0.0.0.0 gateway.acronis.com
# R2R
0.0.0.0 www.r2rdownload.com
0.0.0.0 www.r2rdownload.net
0.0.0.0 www.r2rdownload.org
0.0.0.0 www.elephantafiles.com
0.0.0.0 www.elephantafiles.net
0.0.0.0 www.elephantafiles.org
# Others
0.0.0.0 147.75.71.186
0.0.0.0 52.42.114.201
0.0.0.0 52.70.136.170
0.0.0.0 54.70.136.156
0.0.0.0 vox1b.nuedge.net
0.0.0.0 *.nuedge.net
0.0.0.0 *nuedge*
0.0.0.0 173.231.151.131
0.0.0.0 212.227.140.66
0.0.0.0 lmlicenses.wip4.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 lm.licenses.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 na1r.services.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 hlrcv.stage.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 practivate.adobe.com
0.0.0. activate.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 easeus.com
0.0.0.0 www.easeus.com
0.0.0.0 activation.easeus.com
0.0.0.0 easeus.com.cn
0.0.0.0 www.easeus.com.cn
0.0.0.0 track.easeus.com
0.0.0.0 track.easeus.com.cn
0.0.0.0 api.easeus.com
0.0.0.0 update.easeus.com
0.0.0.0 map2.hwcdn.net
0.0.0.0 easeusinfo.us-east-1.log.aliyuncs.com
0.0.0.0 aaa100cd68bbe03f3.awsglobalaccelerator.com
0.0.0.0 uompro.easeus.com
0.0.0.0 order.easeus.com
0.0.0.0 curl.haxx.se
0.0.0.0 buy.easeus.com
0.0.0.0 v2api-uoss.easeus.com
## BEGIN Windows 10 privacy settings ##
0.0.0.0 vortex.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 vortex-win.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 telecommand.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
0.0.0.0 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 oca.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
0.0.0.0 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
0.0.0.0 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 watson.telemetry.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
0.0.0.0 redir.metaservices.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 choice.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 choice.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
0.0.0.0 df.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 reports.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 services.wes.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 sqm.df.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 watson.ppe.telemetry.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 telemetry.appex.bing.net
0.0.0.0 telemetry.urs.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 telemetry.appex.bing.net:443
0.0.0.0 settings-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 vortex-sandbox.data.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 survey.watson.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 watson.live.com
0.0.0.0 watson.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 statsfe2.ws.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 corpext.msitadfs.glbdns2.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 compatexchange.cloudapp.net
0.0.0.0 cs1.wpc.v0cdn.net
0.0.0.0 a-0001.a-msedge.net
0.0.0.0 statsfe2.update.microsoft.com.akadns.net
0.0.0.0 diagnostics.support.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 corp.sts.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 statsfe1.ws.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 pre.footprintpredict.com
0.0.0.0 i1.services.social.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 i1.services.social.microsoft.com.nsatc.net
0.0.0.0 bingads.microsoft.com
0.0.0.0 www.bingads.microsoft.com
## END Windows 10 privacy settings ##
## BEGIN Adobe ##
0.0.0.0 activate.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 practivate.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 lmlicenses.wip4.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 lm.licenses.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 na1r.services.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 hlrcv.stage.adobe.com
0.0.0.0 activate.bitsum.com
# Piriform Blocker Key Verificator
0.0.0.0 www.license.piriform.com
0.0.0.0 www.speccy.piriform.com
0.0.0.0 www.recuva.piriform.com
0.0.0.0 defraggler.piriform.com
0.0.0.0 www.defraggler.piriform.com
0.0.0.0 www.ccleaner.piriform.com

 

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