Task Manager FlashPlayerPlugin_15_0_0_152.exe

Win7-64, I see two processes in Task Manager FlashPlayerPlugin_15_0_0_152.exe - it must be so?
Previously, this was not long until I installed the latest update.

Operating system - Windows 7, 64-bit,
Browsers: Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome are installed
Flash Player version 15.0.0.152
In Task Manager, there are two processes, as shown in the screenshot. What is it? Why do I watch them?
Previously, they were not (before update Flash Player). And it seems to me, is a burden on my CPU in this regard.

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"SS" <s s w o r k @ m y r e a l b o x . c o m> wrote in message
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> anyone knows whether the group policy of Windows 2K/XP supports disabling
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