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--- blocklists:my_whitelists [2021/02/09 17:20] – peter
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+# Amazon.
+#.amazonaws.com
+s3.amazonaws.com
+s3-1.amazonaws.com  # CNAME for (s3.amazonaws.com)
+.fls-eu.amazon.co.uk
+.fls-eu.amazon.com  # CNAME for (fls-eu.amazon.co.uk)
+.fls-na.amazon.com  # alexa
+.gateway.prod.eu-west-1.forester.a2z.com  # CNAME for (fls-eu.amazon.co.uk)
+.endpoint.prod.eu-west-1.forester.a2z.com  # CNAME for (fls-eu.amazon.co.uk)
+.aan.amazon.co.uk
+control.kochava.com
+.control.kochava.com  # alexa 2
+.device-metrics-us-2.amazon.com  # alexa 3
+.amazon-adsystem.com  # amazon app ads
+.px.moatads.com  # amazon app 2
+.wildcard.moatads.com.edgekey.net  # CNAME for (px.moatads.com)
+.e13136.g.akamaiedge.net  # CNAME for (px.moatads.com)
+#secure-gl.imrworldwide.com
+#.secure-gl.imrworldwide.com  # amazon app 3
+.pixel.adsafeprotected.com  # amazon app 4
+.anycast.pixel.adsafeprotected.com  # CNAME for (pixel.adsafeprotected.com)
+.bs.serving-sys.com  # amazon app 5
+.bs.eyeblaster.akadns.net  # CNAME for (bs.serving-sys.com)
+.bsla.eyeblaster.akadns.net  # CNAME for (bs.serving-sys.com)
+.adsafeprotected.com
+.anycast.static.adsafeprotected.com  # CNAME for (static.adsafeprotected.com)
 # Android.
-.android.pool.ntp.org
+.android.pool.ntp.org  # NTP.
 android.clients.google.com
+android.googleapis.com  # Google server which is responsible for sending notifications to the corresponding devices.  For Shield Screensaver?
+fcm.googleapis.com  # For Shield Screensaver?
 connectivitycheck.android.com
+connectivitycheck.gstatic.com
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 # Apple.
 .apple.com
-appleid.apple.com
+appleid.apple.com  # Use to access Apple services like the App Store with a single id.
-ocsp.apple.com
+ocsp.apple.com  # Apple certificate validation.
-ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net
+ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net  # A web-embedded reference to the iTunes Store.
-.cdn-apple.com
+.cdn-apple.com  # Used to speed up sites.
-.mzstatic.com # Virginia iPhone Appstore
+.mzstatic.com  # Illustrations (covers, extracts, icons).  Virginia iPhone Appstore.
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 # cdn.
-akamaihd.net
+akamaihd.net  # Used to speed up sites.  But known to point to ads.
-akamaitechnologies.com
+akamaitechnologies.com  # Used to speed up sites.
-akamaized.net
+akamaized.net  # Used to speed up sites.
-aspnetcdn.com
+aspnetcdn.com  # Used to speed up sites.
-cdn.cloudflare.net
+cdn.cloudflare.net  # Used to speed up sites.
-cdnjs.cloudflare.com
+cdnjs.cloudflare.com  # Used to speed up sites.
-gravatar.com
+tinyurl.com  # A URL shortening web service.
-jquery.com
-tinyurl.com
 # Developer Community.
+#gravatar.com  # Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatar and is a profile picture often found on Wordpress sites.
+jquery.com  # jQuery is a JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation.
 .sourceforge.net  # Developers community.
 stackoverflow.com  # Developers community.
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 dropbox.com
 www.dropbox.com
-www.dropbox-dns.com # CNAME for (dropbox.com)
+www.dropbox-dns.com  # CNAME for (dropbox.com)
 # Facebook.
-.graph.facebook.com
+.graph.facebook.com  # A HTTP-based API that apps can use to programmatically query data, post new stories, manage ads, upload photos, and perform a wide variety of other tasks.
-.api.facebook.com # CNAME for (graph.facebook.com)
+.api.facebook.com  # CNAME for (graph.facebook.com)
-.star.c10r.facebook.com # CNAME for (graph.facebook.com)
+.star.c10r.facebook.com  # CNAME for (graph.facebook.com)
 # GitHub.
-.github.com
+.github.com  # A Git-based repository hosting platform.
-.githubusercontent.com
+.githubusercontent.com  # To serve unprocessed versions of files stored in GitHub repositories.
-raw.githubusercontent.com
+raw.githubusercontent.com  # To serve unprocessed versions of files stored in GitHub repositories.
-github.map.fastly.net # CNAME for (raw.githubusercontent.com)
+github.map.fastly.net  # CNAME for (raw.githubusercontent.com)
-.gitlab.com
+.gitlab.com  # A Git-based repository manager which lets teams collaborate on code.
 github.io
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 www.google.com
 .client-channel.google.com
-appsbackup-pa.clients6.google.com
+appsbackup-pa.clients6.google.com  # Accessibility services to improve auto uninstall feature in some devices.
-appsbackup-pa.googleapis.com
+appsbackup-pa.googleapis.com  # Accessibility services to improve auto uninstall feature in some devices.
 appspot-preview.l.google.com
-cse.google.com
+cse.google.com  # Google Custom Search Engine.
 googleapis.com
 www.googleapis.com
 .play.googleapis.com
 instantmessaging-pa.googleapis.com
-android.googleapis.com # For Shield Screensaver?
+android.googleapis.com  # For Shield Screensaver?
-fcm.googleapis.com # For Shield Screensaver?
+fcm.googleapis.com  # A cross-platform messaging solution.  For Shield Screensaver?
-.imasdk.googleapis.com # Allow Mahjong.
+.imasdk.googleapis.com  # Google Interactive Media Ads (IMA) enable publishers to request and display ads into video, audio, and game content on HTML5.  Allow Mahjong.
-video-stats.l.google.com
+video-stats.l.google.com  # Measures Video Performance with Video Analytics.
-gstatic.com
+gstatic.com  #  Used to load content from Google CDN.
 fonts.gstatic.com
 connectivitycheck.gstatic.com
-clients1.google.com
+clients1.google.com  # Used for query suggestions in the Google search bar.
 clients2.google.com
-clients3.google.com # For Nvidia Shield TV Screensaver
+clients3.google.com  # For Nvidia Shield TV Screensaver
 clients4.google.com
 clients5.google.com
 clients6.google.com
+.gvt1.com  # Google Video Transcoding.  Allow Nvidia Shield App updates.
+.gvt2.com  # ???Google Video Transcoding
 # ITV.
 .tom.itv.com
-.itv-ads.aimatch.com # CNAME for (tom.itv.com)
+.itv-ads.aimatch.com  # CNAME for (tom.itv.com)
-.itv-ads.aimatch.net # CNAME for (tom.itv.com)
+.itv-ads.aimatch.net  # CNAME for (tom.itv.com)
-.itv-tier1.ireland.delivery.aimatch.net # CNAME for (tom.itv.com)
+.itv-tier1.ireland.delivery.aimatch.net  # CNAME for (tom.itv.com)
 .cpt.itv.com
-.cpt.itv.com.edgekey.net # CNAME for (cpt.itv.com)
+.cpt.itv.com.edgekey.net  # CNAME for (cpt.itv.com)
-.e8158.e2.akamaiedge.net # CNAME for (cpt.itv.com)
+.e8158.e2.akamaiedge.net  # CNAME for (cpt.itv.com)
 # Microsoft.
+###PETER .microsoft.com
 microsoft.com
 microsoftonline.com
 login.microsoftonline.com
-c.s-microsoft.com
+c.s-microsoft.com  # SecurityTrails allows you to search complete data for current and historical mapping of internet assets.
 msftncsi.com  # Connectivity Checks.
-dns.msftncsi.com.
+dns.msftncsi.com
 www.msftncsi.com  # Connectivity Checks.
 ipv6.msftncsi.com  # Connectivity Checks.
 www.msftconnecttest.com
-displaycatalog.mp.microsoft.com
+displaycatalog.mp.microsoft.com  # Used to communicate with Microsoft Store.  Used by Microsoft Office and Windows sites to download the latest app and security updates.
-dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com
+dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com  # Used to communicate with Microsoft Store.  Used by Microsoft Office and Windows sites to download the latest app and security updates.
-geo-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com
+geo-prod.do.dsp.mp.microsoft.com  # Used to communicate with Microsoft Store.  Used by Microsoft Office and Windows sites to download the latest app and security updates.
 office.com
 products.office.com
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 office365.com
 office.net
-.msedge.net # Office 365
+.msedge.net  # Office 365
-api.msn.com # Felix De la Salle email login
+api.msn.com  # Felix De la Salle email login.
 live.com
 g.live.com
 s.gateway.messenger.live.com
-login.live.com # Felix De la Salle email login
+login.live.com  # Felix De la Salle email login.
 outlook.live.com
 outlook.office365.com
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 windows.net
 win10.ipv6.microsoft.com
+.microsoftonline.com  # MS Teams.
+.teams.skype.com  # MS Teams.
+.teams.microsoft.com  # MS Teams.
+.sfbassets.com  # MS Teams.
+.skypeforbusiness.com  # MS Teams.
+.lync.com  # MS Teams.
+settings-win.data.microsoft.com  # For apps to dynamically update their configuration.
+v10.events.data.microsoft.com  # Used by the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry component and connects to the Microsoft Data Management service.
+v20.events.data.microsoft.com  # Used by the Connected User Experiences and Telemetry component and connects to the Microsoft Data Management service.
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 # NVIDIA.
-ota.nvidia.com
+ota.nvidia.com  # Over The Air updates.
 otaadmin.nvidia.com
 events.gfe.nvidia.com
-.gvt1.com # Allow Nvidia Shield App updates
+.gvt1.com  # Google Video Transcoding.  Allow Nvidia Shield App updates.
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 # Spotify.
-spclient.wg.spotify.com
+spclient.wg.spotify.com  # The API that the app uses to get the music.
 # Snort / Suricata.
-snort-org-site.s3.amazonaws.com # Snort community rules
+snort-org-site.s3.amazonaws.com  # Snort community rules      .amazonaws.com
 .maxmind.com
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 # Speedtest.
-ziffdavis.com.edgekey.net # CNAME for (zdstatic.speedtest.net)
+speedtest.net
-e5042.g.akamaiedge.net # CNAME for (zdstatic.speedtest.net)
 www.speedtest.net
-zd.map.fastly.net # CNAME for (www.speedtest.net)
+zd.map.fastly.net  # CNAME for (www.speedtest.net)
+zdstatic.speedtest.net  # Speedtest.net
+ziffdavis.com.edgekey.net  # CNAME for (zdstatic.speedtest.net)
+e5042.g.akamaiedge.net  # CNAME for (zdstatic.speedtest.net)
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 # The Guardian.
 .theguardian.com
-.dualstack.guardian.map.fastly.net # CNAME for (theguardian.com)
+.dualstack.guardian.map.fastly.net  # CNAME for (theguardian.com)
 # Tracking.
-secure-gl.imrworldwide.com # Interactive malware hunting service???  This is a tracking server belonging to Nielsen//Netratings, the largest internet analytics company. They provide usage statistics to large websites and also provide industry/vertical analysis.  You will find that most of the larger sites use them for tracking.
+secure-gl.imrworldwide.com  # Interactive malware hunting service???  This is a tracking server belonging to Nielsen//Netratings, the largest internet analytics company. They provide usage statistics to large websites and also provide industry/vertical analysis.  You will find that most of the larger sites use them for tracking.
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 # Twitter.
 twimg.com
-pbs.twimg.com # twitter images
+pbs.twimg.com  # twitter images
 www.pbs.twimg.com # twitter images
-cs196.wac.edgecastcdn.net # CNAME for (pbs.twimg.com)
+cs196.wac.edgecastcdn.net  # CNAME for (pbs.twimg.com)
-cs2-wac.apr-8315.edgecastdns.net # CNAME for (pbs.twimg.com)
+cs2-wac.apr-8315.edgecastdns.net  # CNAME for (pbs.twimg.com)
-cs2-wac-us.8315.ecdns.net # CNAME for (pbs.twimg.com)
+cs2-wac-us.8315.ecdns.net  # CNAME for (pbs.twimg.com)
-cs45.wac.edgecastcdn.net # CNAME for (pbs.twimg.com)
+cs45.wac.edgecastcdn.net  # CNAME for (pbs.twimg.com)
 # Ubiquiti.
-.ui.com
+ui.com
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 youtube.com
 www.youtube.com
-youtube-ui.l.google.com # CNAME for (youtube.com)
+youtube-ui.l.google.com  # CNAME for (youtube.com)
 i.ytimg.com
 i1.ytimg.com
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 # Felix.
-.app-measurement.com # Felix iPad Game
+.app-measurement.com  # Felix iPad Game  # A tracking tool used by a company called Firebase, which was acquired by Google.
-.priority-static-api.nkstatic.com # Felix iPad Games
+.priority-static-api.nkstatic.com  # Felix iPad Games
-.crashlytics.com # Felix iPad Game
+.crashlytics.com  # Felix iPad Game  # Crashlytics provides a software development kit (SDK) that developers can integrate into an Android, iOS or Unity app.
-.unity3d.com # Felix iPad Game
+.unity3d.com  # Felix iPad Game  # A powerful cross-platform 3D engine.
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 # Peter.
 .whatismyipaddress.com
-.ampproject.org # Huawei android phone news
+.ampproject.org  # Publishers can create mobile optimized content once and have it load instantly everywhere.  Huawei android phone news.
 .phoronix.com
+.gigabyte.com
 # Virginia
-.scene7.com # Freemans - For Virginia
+.scene7.com  # Freemans - For Virginia
-.apartmenttherapy.com # For Virginia
+.apartmenttherapy.com  # For Virginia
-.ceros.com # For Virginia - Apartment Views
+.ceros.com  # For Virginia - Apartment Views
+.sagepay.com # Virginia - Mercury at home payment page
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