PMPHelper.exe causing high ping, timeout, packet loss with Plex Media Player for Windows - see Video

I am running Windows 7 professional and have (only in the last week) run into issues with PMPHelper.exe crashing my os. I am also running most current version of PMS without issue and have now uninstalled PMP to avoid further issues, using the webgui to access content. Until this I was a heavy user of PMP. Will wait to see if upcoming releases address this. Thanks.