Google llc in the background?

Chrome is a notorious resource hog on Macs. Installing it also installs multiple ‘helpers’ from Google that run in the background, and their purpose is not to help you but to help Google (keep in mind that Google’s primary source of revenue is using your data to drive targeted advertising). Even if you aren’t running the Chrome app, those system extensions are always running in the background. I’d recommend deleting Chrome and all related components.

https://chromeisbad.com

If you are looking for something other than Safari, consider Firefox or Brave (the latter is based on Chrome code but without the Google baggage).

navtis wrote:

what does google llc do in the background and why does it need to be turned on?

This is so google can scrape your data / contacts / browsing history /etc.

Google is an advertising, personal information broker, and surveillance company

Even after you uninstall the offending browser application you may still need to dig deeper to get ride of it(?)

See if this it—

re: chrome— open the ~/Library/Application Support/Google folder (in your user account,) you can delete the Chrome subfolder. That should get rid of any persistent installed Chrome extensions.

Google LLC is the corporate name for Google. If you have Google Chrome installed it could be any number of background processes installed and used by Chrome.