what is process name "-i" in activity monitor?

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what is process name "-i" in activity monitor?

I noticed a process "-i" running on my Macbook. It was running at 95% for awhile. Does anyone know what it is?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6), 16 GB memory, 512GB SSD

Posted on Nov 28, 2018 6:17 PM

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_TC10_ Author

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Nov 30, 2018 11:59 AM in response to i_rina

Thanks for your suggestions. Much appreciated.

I did reboot several times. I also tried safe boot where -i did not show up.

I also talked to Apple support and determined it was not an Apple process.

Then I had an idea to check the process “sample” in process detail. I saw reference to rtpprotectiondaemon which is part of Malwarebytes. I contacted them. They confirmed -i is there process and they will be fuxing the process name with an update soon. The -i shows up on some OSs. I am on high sierra.

So -i looks to be ok. It can at times use a lit of cpu, etc.

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i_rina

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Nov 30, 2018 11:52 AM in response to _TC10_

Hi _TC10_,

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you’re having trouble with a process in Activity Monitor. I’m happy to provide some information.

If you don't recognize the name of a process, it might belong to macOS or another process that you do recognize. To see the relationships between processes, choose View > All Processes, Hierarchically. If you see that a process belongs to an app, such as Safari or Mail, quit the app before deciding whether to quit any of its processes.

To help avoid malfunctioning processes, keep your apps, plug-ins, and operating system up to date.

I suggest restarting your Mac to see if the process remains. If it does, I suggest quitting it to see if that helps:

See how apps affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity - Apple Support
Take care.

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