Apps running in the background - how to find more details?

[Vlad Soare]

Hello,

In the System Settings, Login Items & Extensions, I see a list of applications that are allowed to run in the background (or not), and I can turn each one on and off. But how can I see what exactly is behind each of those names?

For instance, I have no idea what "Disc Soft Ltd." means. How can I find that out? Or, I now that "Google LLC" must be something from Google, obviously, but I want to know exactly which application it is about.
I have uninstalled Nord VPN a long time ago, but apparently I still had something from it running in the background. How can I see what that is, and where it is located?

Thank you.

 

[bogdanw]

You can use KnockKnock to get more information https://objective-see.org/products/knockknock.html

Apple's related documetation
Change Login Items & Extensions settings on Mac
https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-login-items-extensions-settings-mtusr003/mac
"You can get an idea of the various daemons and agents managed by launchd by looking at the configuration files in the following folders"
https://support.apple.com/guide/ter...d-apdc6c1077b-5d5d-4d35-9c19-60f2397b2369/mac
Go to a folder by entering its pathname https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/go-directly-to-a-specific-folder-on-mac-mchlp1236/mac