Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

8.0.18494.886912	33.33%
8.0.18483.860857	33.33%
8.0.18354.823166	33.33%

Relationships

PE file structure

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Import table

advapi32.dll

RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetEntriesInAclW, ConvertStringSidToSidW, GetSecurityInfo, SetSecurityInfo

kernel32.dll

GetCommandLineW, TerminateProcess, WaitForSingleObject, OpenProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, SetProcessShutdownParameters, SetErrorMode, ReleaseMutex, ProcessIdToSessionId, FindClose, FindNextFileW, FindFirstFileW, OpenEventW, GetTickCount, SetLastError, DeviceIoControl, GetOverlappedResult, CreateEventW, CreateFileW, VirtualLock, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, LocalFree, MultiByteToWideChar, GetWindowsDirectoryA, CreateDirectoryA, GetLocalTime, WriteFile, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateThread, SetEvent, GetFileSizeEx, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, GetTempFileNameW, MoveFileExW, GetTempPathW, GetFileAttributesW, CreateDirectoryW, WideCharToMultiByte, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentThreadId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleA, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, RtlUnwind, OutputDebugStringA, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, CreateMutexW, GetLastError, CloseHandle, GetFileInformationByHandle, VirtualUnlock

msvcrt.dll

DllMain

shell32.dll

CommandLineToArgvW, SHGetFolderPathW

user32.dll

DefWindowProcW, RegisterWindowMessageW, PostQuitMessage, DestroyWindow, IsWindow, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, FindWindowW, TranslateMessage, PeekMessageW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, LoadIconW, GetSystemMetrics, GetWindowThreadProcessId, DispatchMessageW, PostMessageW

prl_cc.exe

Parallels Tools 8.0 by Parallels (Signed)

Remove prl_cc.exe

Version:	8.0.18483.860857
MD5:	691f965041d3144637db467e4830cf6f
SHA1:	653ac207bd9e258c888850e2cefc2c1210f4b784
SHA256:	766d4003d50c8167edaa093c10f699b6db9211f551d38ebb69ce597a7cf482f1

Overview

prl_cc.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Parallels Transporter Agent published by Parallels Software International Inc, Parallels Transporter Agent from Parallels Software International Inc and Parallels Transporter Agent by Parallels Software International Inc. The file is digitally signed by Parallels which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	prl_cc.exe
Publisher:	Parallels Holdings, Ltd. and its affiliates.
Product name:	Parallels Tools 8.0
Description:	Parallels Control Center
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\parallels\parallels tools\prl_cc.exe
File version:	8.0.18483.860857
Product version:	8.0 build 18483860857
Size:	179.25 KB (183,552 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	Parallels
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Expiration date:	Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Parallels Transporter Agent

Parallels Software International Inc

4% remove

“Parallels Transporter allows you to copy documents, pictures, music, videos, downloads, and Internet bookmarks from a Windows computer to your Mac. Use your Windows documents, pictures, music, downloads, and Internet bookmarks on your Mac without installing Windows. ”

Parallels Tools

Parallels Software International Inc

3% remove

“Parallels Desktop is the first solution that gives Apple users the ability to run Windows, Linux or any other operating system and their critical applications at the same time as Mac OS X on any Intel-powered iMac, Mac Mini, MacBook or MacBook Pro. Unlike dual-boot solutions, in which users must completely shut down Mac OS X and endure a full OS start-up cycle to access a important application, Parallels Desktop for Mac empowers users w...”

Behaviors

Startup files (all users) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'Parallels Tools Center' → "C:\Program Files\Parallels\Parallels Tools\prl_cc.exe"

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00063013%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00036927%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00026085%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	16,906 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	2,069,914/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	10/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	7.84 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	5.9 MB
Private (minimum):	264 KB
Non-paged memory:	7.84 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	122.09 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	146.51 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.05 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	16.93 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	52,825/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	893 Bytes/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	3 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	564 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	32/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	35	12
Handles:	493	600
GUI GDI count:	21	103
GUI GDI peak:	27	142
GUI USER count:	39	49
GUI USER peak:	42	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\parallels\parallels tools\prl_cc.exe"
Owner:	User

Threads

Averages

msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
Total CPU:	0.00661792%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.00546144%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00115648%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	263,187/sec	5,741,424/sec
Context switches:	1/sec	79/sec
Memory:	636 KB	1.16 MB
prl_cc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00025471%
Kernel CPU:	0.00012735%
User CPU:	0.00012735%
CPU cycles:	8,702/sec
Memory:	188 KB
LayoutSync.dll
Total CPU:	0.00007642%
Kernel CPU:	0.00007642%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	371,135/sec
Context switches:	4/sec
Memory:	36 KB
DesktopUtilities.dll
Total CPU:	0.00002547%
Kernel CPU:	0.00002547%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	492/sec
Memory:	116 KB
DragAndDrop.dll
Total CPU:	0.00002547%
Kernel CPU:	0.00000000%
User CPU:	0.00002547%
CPU cycles:	832/sec
Memory:	176 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Ultimate	33.33%
Windows 7 Professional	33.33%
Windows 8 Pro	33.33%

Distribution by country

Canada installs about 33.33% of Parallels Tools 8.0 .

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