security

Hallo community, I know that it is possible to isolate Windows from Mac. Is it also possible to isolate Mac from Mac? I have a MacBook Pro 14'' with Ventura 13.3.1. On this machine there is parallels 18 installed with 3 VMs (Windows 11, Kali Linux and Mac OS 13). For Windows 11 and Kale Linux...

Hey everyone, can someone recommend an antivirus for Windows 11 on Parallels 18? I saw in some old thread that Kaspersky was recommended for Parellels (at least some of the older version), but when I tried running it on my M2 Macbook Pro, the installation failed and the software said that the...

Im new to parallels so be gentle. for security reasons I want to keep my win10 vm completely isolated from my mac. I do see there is a dialog box for that BUT I then want to share a single folder , so that I the one app I use in parallels can save its data in a place I can then access on my mac...

I recently upgraded from 10.13.6 to 10.15.6 and now I get a routine malware warning on " ParallelsMD.mdimporter" in the spotlight Library. Has anyone seen this problem or know what's going on?

I was wondering if Parallels verifies downloads (via a SHA256 hash, for example) when it automatically installs Windows 11 or Linux distributions automatically, from the menu. When I click on "Get Windows 11 from Microsoft", for example, does it verify the downloaded ISO somehow? How can I be...

Hi there I have some Web services running on a Parallels Desktop Pro Edition Version 16.5.0 (50692) running Ubuntu. I have selected the "Default Adapter" in "Hardware/Network/Source" configuration - it then gives me a Dynamic/software Network adapter I can port-forward the local internet...

Hi all, I am using Parallels in a business environment, so I use a smart card as an authentication method for, for example, secured intranet pages and secured shared network drives. In the settings of my Windows VM I checked the checkbox "share smart card devices with Windows". I have a USB...

After upgrading my Mojave system to Catalina, Parallels failed to start. It just got stuck on the "Starting..." dialog. So I uninstalled it completely and reinstalled. Lo and behold, the issue was clearly that the on-Mojave installation didn't have access to some folders (Desktop, Documents...

I love the Parallel Access. I would like to ask if it is possible to add Google Auth or two factor authentication to maximize the security.

I have configured an Azure VM using the Parallels RAS image. Azure advisor now recommends I restrict the inbound port 443 rule to limit access (this will enhance security). Is there a way to limit the inbound access to parallel clients only? I do not see that I can set rules based on IP...

Right... I had my copy of parallels about three months ago and as of yet have not been able to use it because my IT department are very worried about security implications of having an apparently insecure windows OS sitting on top of my Mac OS. IT have refused to give me a Windows 10 product key...

Hello developers at Parallels, I have noticed that the option to open links and mail related things from the Windows VM in Mac are available at all times, even when the isolate Windows from Mac option is enabled. I think this behaviour is concerning as this defeats the security that an isolated...

Hello, After an automatic update, I have no more possibility to use Parallels. When I open Windows, I just have the main desk but can't open anything. And if I want to close, I can't do it, I have to force to quit. Here is the massage I got : La connexion au serveur « 127.0.0.1 » a échoué...

How do we selectively install components of Parallels Tools for Windows. Many of us only require one maybe 2 components, such as Dynamic Resolution. How do we ONLY/SELECTIVELY install a SINGLE FEATURE at a time and nothing else in the Parallels Tools Package? Dynamic Resolution Tool Clipboard...

Hello, If I disable sharing, would I be able to connect to another Mac running Parallels in my LAN (Local Area Network via Ethernet)? (e.g. for playing games with LAN multiplayer) If so, could this cause potential security risks for the Macs? Thank you!

Hi how can I securely clean the free space for files deleted in the Windows 7 VM if I would like to use a program like Eraser? Do I run it in the Windows VM or natively on the Mac? Would I compress the virtual disk as part of this process? TIA!

When will Parallels release a update to patch the Spectre and Meltdown on Windows VM. The host is already patched but the hardware test of Spectre still fails. This is the link to the powershell that does this check and fails due to the OEM firmware which would be Parallels...

Hi, Is the Mac OS security update is enough to cover the Intel Chip Meltdown and Spectre security problems on a virtual PC with Parallels Desktop? Apparently there is an update for virtual PC under VMware. Is there an update required for Parallels Desktop too? Thanks.

Meanwhile all CPU manufacturers, all OS Developers and VM-Ware have reacted and published informations and solutions as well as bugfixes on CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2017-5753, CVE-2017-5754 aka Spectre & Meltdown Why aren't there any informations nor fixes for Parallels?

Hello, I am evaluating virtualization products for macOS. I just came to install Parallels and I noticed that it is downloaded insecurely over http. I searched the web for checksums of the file ParallelsDesktop-13.1.1-43120.dmg but could not find any. This is insecure because anyone in between...