EtreCheckPro version: 6.7.1 (67011)
Report generated: 2022-10-05 20:14:59
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Runtime: 7:16
Performance: Good

Problem: Computer is too slow
Description: 
After I upgraded to Big Sur, my iMac became very slow.

Major Issues:
  Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. 
  Hard drive too slow - The hard drive in this computer is too slow.

Minor Issues:
  These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. 
  Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.
  Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. These files could be old, incompatible, and cause problems. They should be reviewed.
  x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system.
  Limited permissions - More information may be available with Full Disk Access.
  Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future.

Hardware Information:
  iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
    Status: Supported
  iMac Model: iMac16,2
  3.1 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-5675R) CPU: 4-core
  8 GB RAM - Not upgradeable
    BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1867  
    BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1867  

Video Information:
  Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 - VRAM: 1536 MB
    iMac (built-in) 4096 x 2304

Drives:
  disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 1.00 TB (Mechanical - 5400 RPM) 
  Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA
    disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk0s2 [APFS Container] 1000.00 GB
      disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 1000.00 GB (Shared by 6 volumes)
        disk1s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (240.88 GB used)
        disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (281 MB used)
        disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (623 MB used)
        disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (1.07 GB used)
        disk1s5 (APFS) [APFS Container] (22.21 GB used)
          disk1s5s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (22.21 GB used)
        disk1s6 - Update (APFS) (113 MB used)

  disk2 - WD Elements 25A2 1.00 TB
  External USB 5 Gbit/s USB
    disk2s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk2s2 - W*********s (Journaled HFS+) 999.83 GB (504.13 GB used)

Mounted Volumes:
  disk1s1 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
    Used: 240.88 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 1000.00 GB
      Free: 734.60 GB
      Available: 757.81 GB

  disk1s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
    Used: 281 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 1000.00 GB
      Free: 734.60 GB

  disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM
    Used: 1.07 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 1000.00 GB
      Free: 734.60 GB

  disk1s5 [APFS Container]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update/mnt1
    Used: 22.21 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 1000.00 GB
      Free: 734.60 GB

  disk1s5s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /
    Read-only: Yes
    Used: 22.21 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 1000.00 GB
      Free: 734.60 GB
      Available: 757.81 GB

  disk1s6 - Update
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
    Used: 113 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 1000.00 GB
      Free: 734.60 GB

  disk2s2 - W*********s
    Filesystem: Journaled HFS+
    Mount point: /Volumes/W*********s
    Used: 504.13 GB
    Size: 999.83 GB
    Free: 495.70 GB
    Available: 495.73 GB

Network:
  Interface en0: Ethernet
  Interface en1: Wi-Fi
    802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN
  Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
  iCloud Quota: 4.98 GB available

System Software:
  macOS Big Sur 11.6.8 (20G730) 
  Time since boot: About 12 hours

Notifications:
  EtreCheckPro.app
    one notification

  Firefox.app
    37 notifications

Security:
  Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers
  System Integrity Protection: Enabled

  Antivirus software: Apple

Unsigned Files:
  Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
    Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist
    Executable: /Library/StartupItems/Intego Backup Assistant/BackupAssistantDaemon
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist
    Executable: /Library/StartupItems/Intego Backup Assistant/BackupAssistantAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/BackupAssistantAgent --launchd
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
    Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
    Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
    Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Running app: /Applications/Dropbox.app/Contents/MacOS/Dropbox
  Running app: ~/Library/Printers/HP Color LaserJet M452nw 2.app/Contents/MacOS/PrinterProxy

  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/iPhotoPhotocast.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Scorch.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/RealPlayer Plugin.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/DirectorShockwave.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Musicnotes.plugin
  Plugin: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/fbplugin_1_0_3.plugin
  Plugin: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/WebEx64.plugin

  Preference panel: /Library/PreferencePanes/VersionCue.prefPane
  Preference panel: /Library/PreferencePanes/DejaVu.prefPane
  Preference panel: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefPane

  Apps: 2

Old Applications:
  3 x86-only apps

Kernel Extensions:
  /Library/Extensions
    [Not Loaded] hp_io_printerclassdriver_enabler.kext - com.hp.hpio.hp-io-printerclassdriver-enabler (19.35.00 - SDK 10.15)
    [Not Loaded] hp_fax_io.kext - com.hp.kext.hp-fax-io (5.32.0 - SDK 10.15)
    [Not Loaded] hp_io_enabler_compound.kext - com.hp.kext.io.enabler.compound (3.4.0)
    [Not Loaded] hpPlugInInit.kext - com.hp.scanner.PlugInInit (1.0.0d1)

Startup Items:
  Support.com_Nexus Path: /Library/StartupItems/Support.com_Nexus 
  AdobeVersionCue Path: /Library/StartupItems/AdobeVersionCue 

System Launch Daemons:
  [Not Loaded]  36 Apple tasks
  [Loaded]  182 Apple tasks
  [Running]  147 Apple tasks
  [Other]  One Apple task

System Launch Agents:
  [Not Loaded]  15 Apple tasks
  [Loaded]  177 Apple tasks
  [Running]  144 Apple tasks

Launch Daemons:
  [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Not Loaded] com.apple.installer.cleanupinstaller.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google LLC - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Running] com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Not signed - installed 2018-12-15)

Launch Agents:
  [Other] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a23d420d.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google LLC - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Google LLC - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Loaded] com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (Not signed - installed 2018-12-15)
  [Not Loaded] com.support.com.Nexusd.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Other] com.support.com.Nexussrvd.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-09-16)
  [Other] com.support.com.ScreenCapturesrvd.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-09-16)

User Launch Agents:
  [Running] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist (HP Inc. - installed 2022-10-05)

User Login Items:
  [Running] HP Device Monitor (HP Inc. - installed 2022-01-03)
    Modern Login Item
    /Library/Printers/hp/Frameworks/HPDeviceMonitoring.framework/Versions/1.0/Helpers/HP Device Monitor Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Device Monitor.app

Internet Plug-ins:
  JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 201 build 09 (? - installed 2022-09-16)
  iPhotoPhotocast: 6.0 (? - installed 2022-09-16)
  AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2022-09-16)
  AdobePDFViewer: 19.010.20099 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2022-09-16)
  AmazonMP3DownloaderPlugin:  (?)
  Google Earth Web Plug-in: 7.1 (? - installed 2022-09-16)
  Scorch: ScorchNetscapePlugin 4.0.2 build 26 (? - installed 2022-09-16)
  RealPlayer Plugin:  (?)
  DirectorShockwave: 11.6.3r633 (? - installed 2022-09-16)
  Musicnotes: 1.19.0 (? - installed 2022-09-16)

3rd Party Preference panels:
  BDSPrefPane (? - installed 2022-09-16)
  Déjà Vu (? - installed 2022-09-16)
  Java (? - installed 2019-01-26)

Backup:
  Time Machine information is limited without Full Disk Access
  Destinations: 
    W*********s [Local] (Last used)
  14 local snapshots
  Oldest local snapshot: 2022-10-04 20:45:32
  Last local snapshot: 2022-10-05 20:06:02

Performance:
  System Load: 1.90 (1 min ago) 1.57 (5 min ago) 1.40 (15 min ago)
  Nominal I/O usage: 0.98 MB/s
  File system: 38.21 seconds
  Write speed: 49 MB/s
  Read speed: 60 MB/s

CPU Usage Snapshot:
  Type Overall
  System: 4 %
  User: 9 %
  Idle: 87 %

Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
  Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
  EtreCheckPro 11.50 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
  WindowServer 11.26 % (Apple)
  plugin-container (11) 5.34 % (Mozilla Corporation)
  mds 4.82 % (Apple)
  Finder 3.70 % (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
  Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
  EtreCheckPro 640 MB (Etresoft, Inc.)
  plugin-container (11) 591 MB (Mozilla Corporation)
  firefox 498 MB (Mozilla Corporation)
  Photos 232 MB (Apple)
  Dropbox 226 MB (Not signed - /Applications/Dropbox.app)

Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
  Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location)
  Dropbox 401 KB / 434 KB (Not signed - /Applications/Dropbox.app)
  mDNSResponder 365 KB / 158 KB (Apple)
  apsd 11 KB / 134 KB (Apple)
  Mail 116 KB / 27 KB (Apple)
  trustd 34 KB / 3 KB (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
  Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
  airportd 10 (Apple)
  WindowServer 6 (Apple)
  plugin-container (11) 2 (Mozilla Corporation)
  Finder 2 (Apple)
  firefox 2 (Mozilla Corporation)

Virtual Memory Information:
  Physical RAM: 8 GB

  Free RAM: 545 MB
  Used RAM: 5.85 GB
  Cached files: 1.62 GB

  Available RAM: 2.15 GB
  Swap Used: 18 MB

Software Installs (past 60 days):
  Install Date Name (Version)
  2022-09-16 macOS Big Sur (11.6.8)
  2022-09-16 macOS Big Sur (11.6.8)
  2022-09-16 macOS 11.6.8 (11.6.8)
  2022-09-16 XProtectPlistConfigData (2162)
  2022-09-16 MRTConfigData (1.93)
  2022-09-16 macOS Installer Notification (2.0)
  2022-09-16 XProtectPayloads (74)
  2022-09-16 ARMDC Agent Installer (1.0.0)
  2022-09-16 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (22.002.20212) (22.002.20212)
  2022-09-17 Numbers (12.1)
  2022-09-17 Keynote (12.1)
  2022-09-17 Pages (12.1)
  2022-09-20 SilverFast 8 (8.20)
  2022-09-20 Epson Scanner ICA Driver (5.8.9)
  2022-09-29 macOS Monterey (12.6)

Clean up:
  /Library/LaunchAgents/com.support.com.Nexusd.plist
    /Library/Support.com_Nexus/ssrangsrv
    Executable not found
  /Library/LaunchAgents/com.support.com.Nexussrvd.plist
    /Library/Support.com_Nexus/ssrangsrv
    Executable not found
  /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.installer.cleanupinstaller.plist
    /macOS Install Data/Locked Files/cleanup_installer
    Executable not found
  /Library/LaunchAgents/com.support.com.ScreenCapturesrvd.plist
    /Library/Support.com_Nexus/ScreenCapture
    Executable not found

Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days):
  2022-10-02 08:52:29 CalNCService Crash
    Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CalendarNotification.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/CalNCService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/CalNCService
    Details:
      dyld3 mode
      *** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentExcept
      ion', reason: '*** -[__NSPlaceholderArray initWithObjects:count:]: att
      empt to insert nil object from objects[0]'
      terminating with uncaught exception of type NSException
      abort() called


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