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helpd trying to connect to strange websites

I've got Little Snitch installed and recently helpd have been trying to connect to websites that look strange to say the least. server-54-230-99-152.arn1.r.cloudfront.net and images1.chictopia.com are just some of the hosts.

I understand that helpd fetches manual pages for installed software, but it mostly does this when the computer is otherwise idle and chictopia.com does not sound software-related at all, it appears to be a clothing site.

I've run ClamXav to see if I might have picked up something nasty but it doesn't find anything. Any ideas?

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Jun 30, 2013 11:32 PM

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ankhank

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Dec 5, 2015 11:37 AM in response to WZZZ

Same question.

I gather -- gossip from programmer friends -- that Amazon has tracking installed at pages all over the Internet, and keeps track of people's website visits, including sites that just use web services Amazon sells, to add to Amazon's advertising profile. Wondering if this "helpd" connecting to "amazon.aws" might be their tracking system. Anyone found out anything new?

Aug 29, 2017 4:48 AM in response to MadMacs0

Thanks for the answers!

But the problem is: who start these requests, because I never opened the guides...

And in the case of uninstalled software is... a bit strange?

I'll go look the IPs.

helpd trying to connect to strange websites