Not sure where it's hiding itself, but an example of the process name:
^[[m^O 7254 root 18 0 16284 3720 1960 D 2 0.2 14:08.89 VV
Above it's only using .2% of your memory, and 2% of your processor; but it's been MUCH higher (keep in mind i sat there and let it run for quite the while as i played FFV so i watched it pop up time and time again...