g.live.com is blocked

[Quy Le Anh]

Behaviour

Steps to reproduce this issue

1. Add content from spy.txt file to Adguard Home blocked list
2. Access to g.live.com site

Expected behaviour

Should be access normally

Actual behaviour

The site is blocked

Request details

Time     11:26:41.730
Date     10/2/2022
Domain   g.live.com
Type     A
Protocol DNS-over-HTTPS

Response details

Status            Blocked by CNAME or IP
DNS server        https://dns.nextdns.io:443 (served from cache)
Elapsed           0.11 ms
Response code     NOERROR
Rule(s)           0.0.0.0 g.msn.com
                  WindowsSpyBlocker - Hosts spy rules
Response          A: 0.0.0.0 (ttl=10)
Original response CNAME: g.msn.com. (ttl=10)
                  CNAME: g-msn-com-nsatc.trafficmanager.net. (ttl=10)
                  A: 52.231.199.126 (ttl=10)

Rules used

data/firewall/spy.txt

Configuration

Country (ex. United-States) : N/A

Operating system (ex. Windows 10 Pro 64 bits) : N/A

Winver screenshot : N/A

[Deleted user]

Why do you think it shouldn't be blocked?

[Quy Le Anh]

Because it's shortened link for the memories feature on Onedrive. You can check yourself.

[Deleted user]

As far as I know all those links starting with 'g' are websites where the Windows OS can ask for the actual dynamic link of a service. One g-link is used for many services, some of them include telemetry. So you can only block all or nothing.

I suggest to add an exception for 'g.live.com' in Adguard Home if you need it.

[anxiouslelimo]

g.live.com is a required for saving the bitlocker encryption key to microsoft account/onedrive. Blacklisting it might lead to encryption issues.