Mysterious "Installer" Process Appears Out of Nowhere, Causes Freeze

Every now and then, my computer will start running slower and slower, to the point where it simply freezes. Every time this occurs, and I manage to get into Activity Monitor before the works get totally gummed up, I find a process named "Installer" occupying gigabytes of RAM, with the total constantly increasing. If I manage to force quit this process before the freeze the computer goes back to normal. I have no idea what is causing this process to launch, or how to prevent it in the future, and would love to simply eliminate the process once and for all. You can see the fatal process in the screenshot below.

You can use Activity Monitor to stop that process. You need to change the "My Processes" pull-down to "All Processes." Otherwise some nasty culprits stay hidden.
The file called "Processing" that tops you list concerns me more--I've not seen that one. I think you have some form of malware. The easiest way to diagnose is for you to show us a safe snapshot of your system config.
Please download and install this free utility:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
It is secure and written by one of our most valued members to allow users to show details of their computer's configuration in Apple Support Communities without revealing any sensitive personal data. Run the program and click the "Copy report to clipboard" button when it displays the results. Then return here and paste the report into a response to your initial post. It can often show if any harmful files/programs are dragging down your performance.
The Memory info at the bottom of the screen shows you are starved for RAM, but we need to get of of these odd processes first before deciding to add RAM.

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