[zachalexander]

Do you know if "Google Chrome Helper" is part of Chromium? It seems like it, but I couldn't find clear information either way.

In any case, Google Chrome Helper makes me trust Chrome even less. Your comment made me curious about it, and it turns out that once activated, it's perpetually open in the background, often maxing out the processor, and it can't be quit without uninstalling Chrome. Supposedly it's related to Google Cloud Print and/or Flash, but I had both disabled and the above was still true.

Makes the caution about potential backdoors/vulnerabilities seem that much more reasonable.