How to kill AMCMenu process which uses my whole ram for mac os 10.8.5 macbook pro?

whenever i kill AMCMenu through activity monitor it starts again and uses my ram. i have restarted my computer many times .please help .
here the link to AMCMenu process sample : http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=438583&d=1380955778

This is a temporary solution --
Step 1: From Activity Monitor, determine the process id (column PID) for AMCMenu - e.g. 100.
Step 2: Open a terminal window and type the following runes:
sudo kill -stop <value of PID from Step 1>
e.g. sudo kill -stop 100
It will ask for your password - type it fearlessly.
you are done......
To release it into the wild again:
Either:
sudo kill -cont <value of PID from Step 1>
e.g. sudo kill -cont 100
Or:
it will be started automatically when you restart your Mac.
thanx

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