and what are they trying to do? some things that have appeared recently:
> # shockwave helper (every time shockwave is used), after shockwave update
isn't the whole purpose of shockwave to download things while making it difficult for you to find out what it's downloading from where?
> # itunes helper module (at startup) after installation of recent itunes version
probably checking for updates. that stupid apple update thing is annoying as hell.