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  • Why? A microkernel has LOTS of processes. Commented Aug 14, 2024 at 23:26
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    On my Mac right now, there are 209 System processes running as root; 100 other OS processes running as various users; and 650 processes running under my user. I'd suggest that "checking each process name off a list" is neither the best nor the quickest way to monitor your system for suspicious processes. Commented Aug 15, 2024 at 9:24