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Howdy,
I found Advanced Mac Cleaner (from inside an Adobe Flash update--Steve J. hated it) had insinuated itself into the Process start. Using Activity Monitor I could not kill, abort etc the helperamc (note the misspell) PID, it came back after maybe 2-3 seconds.
I found Malwarebytes recommended on Apple.com.
Now Malwarebytes wants money....so did Advanced Mac Cleaner...so they are the same?
MacBook Pro, macOS Sierra (10.12.6)
No, not even close to the same.
Advanced Mac Cleaner is a known scam. Totally worthless junk.
MalwareBytes for Mac is one of only two detection/removal apps experienced users will recommend. They started offering a paid version a little while back, but you can still use it as a free app.
Also, that Flash update did not come from Adobe. I would bet anything you downloaded something from a site that claimed Flash was out of date and you needed to install it. What you got was a Trojan. Flash should never, ever, be acquired anywhere other than directly from Adobe.
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malwarebytes = Advanced Mac Cleaner
