Why connects CCleaner with the internet?

CCleaner for Windows
1

I like CCleaner! Is a great Software.

One surprise me:

Why connects CCleaner with the internet (185.31.17.175)? Updates are disabled.

Old versions did not attempt to connect to the Internet (same settings). Why Version 5.0?

By the way, Speccy do the same. I dont use it.

Sorry for my bad English... :rolleyes:

Thanks for your work.

2

It may belong to Fastly one of Piriforms CDNs (Content Delivery Networks)

Edit..

more info..

http://extension.netcraft.com/site_report?url=www.piriform.com

Other sites connected to Fastly (14 pages of them, Piriform is on page 3)

http://extension.netcraft.com/netblock?q=FASTLY-EU-IPV4-3,185.31.18.0,185.31.18.255&p=0

I have asked admin why Fastly are called out to when ccleaner starts up.

3

Thank you for your contribution.

When you asked? Did you already get a response?

4

I have only just asked.

5

As far as I understand it here is the reason....

Fastly is used for Piriform's webservices, this includes the licensing server. Each of the products make a call to the licensing server when starting up.

All versions (even free one) will call the license server. By doing so it checks for updates, validates licenses (for paid only)