Unexpected tracy-profiler.exe outbound public IP connections

[vektorprime]

Why does tracy-profiler.exe open a connection to 116.202.221.167 on TCP port 8099 when launched?

[Lectem]

A quick reverse dns/code search would have given you the answer:

tracy/profiler/src/main.cpp

Line 301 in 9d78cca

HttpRequest( "nereid.pl", "/tracy/version", 8099, [] ( int size, char* data ) {

[vektorprime]

I see. As a new user, this feature wasn't very clear to me. This may be something that should be on the homepage as it looks very suspicious with the initial glance. Regardless, thanks for taking the time to explain it. And the software is really great!