[Ashley81]

When I start up TombRaider 3.3.9 , it tries to connect with an IP address that's registered to Google.

I tried using two different 3.3.9 installers just to make sure I didn't download a bad one.
One is from downloads.com and the other is directly from the official TomeRaider website, and both of them produce installations that try to connect with a Google IP address.

The one from downloads.com tries to connect to 209.85.139.176 and the one from the official site tries to connect to 74.125.19.99.
Both are registered to Google.



I really don't like it when any software attempts internet communication without at least asking my permission.
It's sneaky and especially inappropriate for software that I paid $30.00 for.

And I'm particularly bothered that TomeRaider is not only sneaking internet communication, it's sneaking it with a third party IP.


To make matters worse, I scanned TomeRaider's installed files and VBA32 heuristics detected the "Downloader.Small.7" Trojan.

I understand that heuristics scans can often turn up false positives, but I've virtually never had it happen with software that I've paid for.
In fact, the only other times that I can recall receiving false positives with purchased software were when I was scanning complex security software, which is understandable.


Anyway ... I've been unable to find anything on this subject while searching the web, so I figured I'd post here and see if anyone knows what's up.



- Ash