Question Can someone help me identify what this is? It's running on my mac every day for long periods of time.

[rcgrph7702]

https://imgur.com/a/nkyb6mW

 

[COLGeek]

Are you using any Amazon services for cloud storage, music, etc?

 

[rcgrph7702]

Are you using any Amazon services for cloud storage, music, etc?

No, I am not.

 

[COLGeek]

Have you tried stopping or uninstalling it? If so, does it re-install itself?

Have you cleared your browser history and scanned for malware recently?

 

[rcgrph7702]

Have you tried stopping or uninstalling it? If so, does it re-install itself?

Have you cleared your browser history and scanned for malware recently?

I tried finding it in the activity monitor, but I could not find anything running with that name. What/Where do I search for it?
I did not clear my browser history, I do not use any anti-virus software on my mac.

 

[COLGeek]

I suggest you scan your Mac with this tool: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac

Also, please see here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202235

 

[rcgrph7702]

I suggest you scan your Mac with this tool: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac

Also, please see here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202235

Okay I will try this and get back with an update. Thank you.

 

[rcgrph7702]

I suggest you scan your Mac with this tool: https://www.malwarebytes.com/mac

Also, please see here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202235

Hi, I just scanned my mac with Malware Bytes. Everything was clean. Nothing was in the reports.

 

[COLGeek]

Good news. Did you look at how to remove applications? Also, what browser do you generally use? Safari?

 

[rcgrph7702]

Good news. Did you look at how to remove applications? Also, what browser do you generally use? Safari?

Yes, I looked at "remove applications".
I use an app called "AppCleaner" by Free Mac Soft. So that does the job.
I mostly use safari. I have Chrome and Edge installed as well, but I only use those when Safari is not able to handle something properly.

 

[COLGeek]

Any extensions/add-ons installed with any of your browsers?

 

[rcgrph7702]

Any extensions/add-ons installed with any of your browsers?

For safari: 1password, Tab Space, Adguard, Adblock Pro, Grammarly, PiPifier Button
For Chrome: 1password, Ublock Origin, EditThisCookie, Toby Mini, Dark Reader, Windscribe, Picture in Picture Extension
For Edge: 1password, Ublock Origin, Grammarly, Windscribe

 

[rcgrph7702]

@COLGeek Do you think contacting apple support would help?

 

[COLGeek]

Sure. They have an active support forum that is better for Apple products than here (much more PC oriented).

That being said, this is clearly tied to some application or service associated with Amazon and tied to something you installed or accessed. I assume you have an Amazon account. Do you have any Amazon devices?

 

[rcgrph7702]

Sure. They have an active support forum that is better for Apple products than here (much more PC oriented).

That being said, this is clearly tied to some application or service associated with Amazon and tied to something you installed or accessed. I assume you have an Amazon account. Do you have any Amazon devices?

I do have an amazon account but not an Amazon AWS account. No amazon devices either. I'll try posting this on Apple support. Thank you for your help.

 

[Rokinamerica]

Look for any of your online services that may be running fairly often. AWS is used by many large companies/services, so you probably need to find the source. It very well could be legit.