What is a 'Daemon' and how do I get rid of it?

[Baggy Spandex]

A little while back, I had purchased a Razer DeathAdder mouse I intended to use for PS work. Well, long story short I ended up returning it. After removing all the software I still notice in Activity Monitor there is a Razer Daemon running?

What is it, and how do I get rid of this? I know it seems nominal, but i like 'trimming the fat' as they say.

Thanks! Here's a screenshot.

 

[Scarlet Fever]

You don't wanna delete it. It runs in the background to help tasks work faster

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software)

 

[TuffLuffJimmy]

You don't wanna delete it. It runs in the background to help tasks work faster

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(computer_software)

Did you read the post? It's entirely unnecessary.

 

[TJRiver]

Daemons around Halloween.....is this a joke?

 

[rdowns]

You can kill the process through Activity Monitor.

Open up your user account and see if it is set to run at start up. Uncheck it if it is.

 

[Baggy Spandex]

Daemons around Halloween.....is this a joke?

lulz

And exactly TuffLuffJimmy, I don't want it to run better...I want it gone completely. I don't know if it's affecting my MM tracking at all. I'd rather know for sure it's not.

 

[superspiffy]

You have to call a Macxorcist

 

[Sun Baked]

Might have installed itself as a login item, or you are going to have to use spotlight to search for the USB driver or control pane.

 

[Eidorian]

I'd take a detailed look at the process to see what files are in use and what spawns it.

Taking a hierarchical look at the processes would help too.

 

[Baggy Spandex]

I'd take a detailed look at the process to see what files are in use and what spawns it.

Taking a hierarchical look at the processes would help too.

Thanks Eidorian, that solved it. I followed the path after clicking Inspect and found a hidden Razer .app file in /Library/PrivilidgedHelperTools. Zapped it and seems to be completely gone now.

Thanks to all again!

 

[Eidorian]

Thanks Eidorian, that solved it. I followed the path after clicking Inspect and found a hidden Razer .app file in /Library/PrivilidgedHelperTools. Zapped it and seems to be completely gone now.

Thanks to all again!

No problem. Activity Monitor provides a lot of tools to hunt down those deeper system files.