I agree, you shouldn't install the Release Candidate, unless you're prepared for what can happen.

I've never had Daz 4 try to update itself. If DS4 tries to access the internet, Zone Alarm will ask me and I'll tell it no, so I'm not worried, myself. I don't install Release Candidates of anything, if I've got a functional Full Release installed. I'm not that curious. (And the real release will come out before I know it).

(I might've told Studio not to check for updates, on the first install, and it stuck. I don't remember).

All I ever get is Zone alarm mis-identifying CMS's loopback, on the net card, as "The Internet", but it's never tried to "phone home", either. (I check the logs).