YouCam Mirage in the list process list of task manager althougn deactivated in Autostart

I was wondering why "YouCam Mirage" is active in the task manager although I disabled both , the YouCam Tray and YouCam Mirage in the AutoStart Tab of the task manager. I did not start up the software manually.

Is this the same Mirage app that I see in the in the "running apps" list but can't find anywhere to actually stop it? I found it via the Security HD that came with my tablet. Couldn't find it anywhere to see what it did and became suspicious of malware or something.
The app icon is square and has some pastel colors and the word "Mirage" in black type. Please let me know if this is the same camera control app. It can be "frozen* via the Security HD app or force stopped in the settings.
The Security HD is pretty amazing at the customization for control of what apps can access data, push notifications, adds, camera, phone info gathering; basically all that nasty stuff that you find in apps that need permissions and you don't know how they're connected. Like why does a font need to know when I make a call and to who.
Anyway back to the Mirage app, please let me know. Thank you.

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