"Google Chrome Helper" is the generic name for embedded content that runs outside the browser. Browser plug-ins aren't features that are rendered by HTML code; they involve content that needs to be pulled in from elsewhere. read more
Google Chrome Helper is a martyr. The author's chief complaint is that Google Chrome Helper obscures the source of crashes/hangs, making diagnosis that much harder. The article is badly written, sure; but the workaround does allows you to isolate suspect content from everything else. read more