On macOS, `com.apple.aned` is a legitimate system process tied to Apple Neural Engine (ANE) functionality — often used in ML tasks offloaded from CPU/GPU to the dedicated ANE chip on Apple Silicon Macs. It handles things like Core ML inference behind the scenes.
On the other hand, 'com.apple.aneuserd` doesn't seem to be documented anywhere publicly by Apple or in dev channels, and, AFAIK, it's not found on standard installs That potentially could be a red flag if it appears alongside `com.apple.aned`.
As far as `Group%20Containers` vs. `GroupContainers':`%20` is the URL-encoded form of a space character, so `Group%20Containers` translates to "Group Containers", which is not standard. On a clean macOS install, the path is typically: ~/Library/Group Containers/
If you’re seeing a folder literally named `Group%20Containers`, something suspect is going on — it may be:
- Created by a script or installer not using proper macOS path handling.
- A leftover from a poorly written cross-platform app.
- Or again, possibly malicious or misconfigured software trying to mask itself.
