Parallels Service & Amazonaws

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BennettD

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Hi,

I run Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac, build 6.0.11994. I am also running little snitch. For some reason, prl_disp_service keeps trying to connect to amazonaws.com. I'll deny a request, it tries a different ip address, rinse and repeat. This seems to be the only connection prl_disp_service tries to make.

My product has been activated and registered, so I'm not sure what its doing, but I feel like permanently blocking prl_disp_service from the Internet. Does anyone know what its trying to do and if this access needs to be open?

I know I'm being a nervous nelly, etc, but I don't like apps phoning home after being activated and registered if they don't "need" to.

Sorry for the paranoid request and thanks for the help :-)
 
Yes, me too. Why in the hell is Parallels connecting to Amazon compute cloud in the first place, especially before you even start Parallels?? I don't like this either.
 
Amazonaws

Anyone find out more information on this? Little Snitch is showing intermittent connectivity to 50.19.108.26.
 
There are two reasons why Parallels would make external connections.

- Looking for updates
- Parallels Mobile

Most likely it's the second one as it would be the most likely to use Amazon's cloud, Parallels mobile doesn't have an on/off switch, you can't actually deactivate it even if you don't use it.
 
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