EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.2 (68031)
Report generated: 2023-10-04 08:14:14
Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 2:52
Performance: Excellent

Problem: Other problem
Description: 
Every reboot (after normal shutdown) reports “you shutdown because of 
a problem” (which I did not. I’m searching for the “problem.”

Major Issues: None

Minor Issues:
  These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. 
  Small backup drive - Time Machine backup drive is too small.
  Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage.
  Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. These files could be old, incompatible, and cause problems. They should be reviewed.
  System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.
  Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future.

Hardware Information:
  iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
    Status: Supported
  iMac Model: iMac18,3
  4.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 (i7-7700K) CPU: 4-core
  16 GB RAM - Upgradeable
    BANK 0/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400  
    BANK 0/DIMM1 - Empty   
    BANK 1/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400  
    BANK 1/DIMM1 - Empty   

Video Information:
  Radeon Pro 580 - VRAM: 8 GB
    iMac (built-in) 5120 x 2880

Drives:
  disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0128L 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes) 
  Internal PCI-Express 8.0 GT/s x4 NVM Express
    disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB
    disk0s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 121.02 GB
      disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 3.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
        disk2s1 (APFS) [APFS Container] (9.17 GB used)
          disk2s1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (9.17 GB used)
        disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (2.13 GB used)
        disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.15 GB used)
        disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (2.15 GB used)
        disk2s5 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (2.05 TB used)
        disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (14 MB used)

  disk1 - APPLE HDD ST3000DM001 3.00 TB (Mechanical - 7200 RPM) 
  Internal SATA 6 Gigabit Serial ATA
    disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk1s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 3.00 TB
      disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 3.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
        disk2s1 (APFS) [APFS Container] (9.17 GB used)
          disk2s1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (9.17 GB used)
        disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (2.13 GB used)
        disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.15 GB used)
        disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (2.15 GB used)
        disk2s5 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (2.05 TB used)
        disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (14 MB used)

  disk3 - Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8.00 TB
  External USB 5 Gbit/s USB
    disk3s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk3s2 - M**************) (Journaled HFS+) 8.00 TB (4.60 TB used)
    disk3s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB

Mounted Volumes:
  disk2s1s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /
    Fusion drive
    Read-only: Yes
    Used: 9.17 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.05 TB
      Available: 1.21 TB

  disk2s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
    Fusion drive
    Used: 2.13 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.05 TB

  disk2s4 - VM [APFS VM]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM
    Fusion drive
    Used: 2.15 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.05 TB

  disk2s5 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
    Fusion drive
    Used: 2.05 TB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.05 TB
      Available: 1.21 TB

  disk2s6 - Update
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
    Fusion drive
    Used: 14 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.05 TB

  disk3s2 - M**************)
    Filesystem: Journaled HFS+
    Mount point: /Volumes/M**************)
    Used: 4.60 TB
    Size: 8.00 TB
    Free: 3.40 TB
    Available: 3.41 TB

Network:
  Interface en0: Ethernet
  Interface en1: Wi-Fi
    802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  Interface en7: Apple USB Ethernet Adapter
  Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

System Software:
  macOS Ventura 13.6 (22G120) 
  Time since boot: Less than an hour

Notifications:
  EtreCheckPro.app
    one notification

  Album Rating Reset.app
    one notification

  Re-Embed Artwork.app
    4 notifications

  HandBrake.app
    27 notifications

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

  Antivirus software: Apple

Unsigned Files:
  Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
    Command: /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/LaunchAgents/com.nchsoftware.doxillion.schedule.LikeSurvey.plist
    Command: /Applications/Doxillion.app/Contents/MacOS/Doxillion -scheduled_launch -surveysched
    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/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
    Command: /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/LaunchAgents/com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
    Command: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/SafariSyncClient.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariSyncClient --sync com.apple.Safari --entitynames com.apple.bookmarks.Bookmark,com.apple.bookmarks.Folder
    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

  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
  Plugin: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/WebEx64.plugin
  Plugin: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/WebEx.plugin
  Plugin: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
  Plugin: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/SmartMusicSoftSynth.component
  Plugin: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Ambience.component

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

  Apps: 14

Applications:
  530 apps
  74 x86-only apps
  17 unsigned apps

Kernel Extensions:
  /Applications/ExpressVPN.app
    [Not Loaded] ExpressVPNSplitTunnel.kext - com.expressvpn.splittunnel (1.0.2 - SDK 10.12)

  /Library/Extensions
    [Loaded] AmbrosiaAudioSupport.kext - com.AmbrosiaSW.AudioSupport (4.1.4 - SDK 10.11)
    [Not Loaded] hp_io_enabler_compound.kext - com.hp.kext.io.enabler.compound (3.4.0)
    [Not Loaded] TelestreamAudio.kext - net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio (1.1.1 - SDK 10.8)

System Launch Daemons:
  [Not Loaded]  39 Apple tasks
  [Loaded]  192 Apple tasks
  [Running]  157 Apple tasks
  [Other]  2 Apple tasks

System Launch Agents:
  [Not Loaded]  22 Apple tasks
  [Loaded]  214 Apple tasks
  [Running]  161 Apple tasks

Launch Daemons:
  [Not Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-07-10)
    Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator

  [Not Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-07-10)
    Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper

  [Loaded] com.ambrosiasw.ambrosiaaudiosupporthelper.daemon.plist (Ambrosia Software, Inc. - installed 2016-09-03)
    Executable: /Library/Extensions/AmbrosiaAudioSupport.kext/Contents/MacOS/ambrosiaaudiosupporthelper

  [Loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple - installed 2020-09-04)
    Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/OSInstaller.framework/Resources/OSMessageTracer

  [Loaded] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist (Bombich Software, Inc. - installed 2023-08-05)
    Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.bombich.ccchelper

  [Loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google LLC - installed 2022-10-26)
    Executable: /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/MacOS/GoogleSoftwareUpdateDaemon

  [Not Loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2020-11-08)
    Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper

  [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-04-26)
    Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

  [Running] com.oracle.oss.mysql.mysqld.plist (Oracle America, Inc. - installed 2022-06-27)
    Command: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld --user=_mysql --basedir=/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/mysql/data --plugin-dir=/usr/local/mysql/lib/plugin --log-error=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.err --pid-file=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.pid --keyring-file-data=/usr/local/mysql/keyring/keyring --early-plugin-load=keyring_file=keyring_file.so

  [Running] com.rogueamoeba.aceagent.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc. - installed 2023-09-13)
    Executable: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/ACE.driver/Contents/Resources/aceagent

  [Loaded] com.rogueamoeba.acetool.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc. - installed 2023-09-13)
    Executable: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/ACE.driver/Contents/Resources/acetool

  [Loaded] net.telestream.LicensingHelper.plist (Telestream LLC - installed 2023-01-25)
    Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/net.telestream.LicensingHelper

Launch Agents:
  [Not Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a23d420d.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-07-10)
    Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/ARMDC/Application/Acrobat Update Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Acrobat Update Helper

  [Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google LLC - installed 2022-10-26)
    Command: /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent -runMode ifneeded

  [Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Google LLC - installed 2022-10-26)
    Command: /Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bundle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent -runMode xpchost

  [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-04-26)
    Command: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck

User Launch Agents:
  [Loaded] com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist (Not signed - installed 2009-03-16)
    Command: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/SafariSyncClient.app/Contents/MacOS/SafariSyncClient --sync com.apple.Safari --entitynames com.apple.bookmarks.Bookmark,com.apple.bookmarks.Folder

  [Not Loaded] com.expressvpn.ExpressVPN.agent.plist (ExprsVPN LLC - installed 2019-03-16)
    Command: /Applications/ExpressVPN.app/Contents/MacOS/expressvpnd --become-root

  [Loaded] com.nchsoftware.doxillion.schedule.LikeSurvey.plist (Not signed - installed 2022-08-12)
    Command: /Applications/Doxillion.app/Contents/MacOS/Doxillion -scheduled_launch -surveysched

User Login Items:
  [Not Loaded] CCC Dashboard (Bombich Software, Inc. - installed 2023-05-24)
    Modern Login Item
    /Applications/Carbon Copy Cloner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/CCC Dashboard.app

  [Not Loaded] ExpressVPN Launcher (ExprsVPN LLC - installed 2019-03-16)
    Modern Login Item
    /Applications/ExpressVPN.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/ExpressVPN Launcher.app

  [Not Loaded] ExpressVPN mini (ExprsVPN LLC - installed 2019-03-16)
    Modern Login Item
    /Applications/ExpressVPN.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/ExpressVPN mini.app

  [Not Loaded] ScreenFlowHelper (Telestream LLC - installed 2023-04-12)
    Modern Login Item
    /Applications/ScreenFlow.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/ScreenFlowHelper.app

  [Running] SoundSource (Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc. - installed 2023-09-25)
    Application
    /Applications/SoundSource.app

  [Not Loaded] StartUpHelper (Spotify - installed 2021-08-31)
    Modern Login Item
    /Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/StartUpHelper.app

  [Not Loaded] Time Out App Launcher (App Store - installed 2023-04-19)
    Modern Login Item
    /Applications/Time Out.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Time Out App Launcher.app

  [Running] Audio Hijack 3 Schedule Helper (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2020-11-08)
    Application
    /Library/Application Support/Audio Hijack/Audio Hijack 3 Schedule Helper.app

  [Not Loaded] HP Device Monitor (HP Inc. - installed 2020-11-08)
    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

  [Not Loaded] HP Product Research (HP Inc. - installed 2017-10-24)
    Modern Login Item
    /Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/HPPU Plugins/ProductImprovementStudy.hptask/Contents/Helpers/HP Product Research Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Product Research.app

App Extensions:
  Widgets:
    MagicWidget - /Applications/Magic.app

  QuickLook Previews:
    EtreCheckQuickLook - /Applications/EtreCheckPro.app
      com.etresoft.etrecheck4 *.etrecheck

  QuickLook Previews (legacy):
    ScreenFlow - /Applications/ScreenFlow.app
      net.telestream.screenflow.flatdocument *.screenflowf
      net.telestream.screenflow.document *.screenflow

Internet Plug-ins:
  SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.7.2 (? - installed 2017-03-14)
  iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (Apple - installed 2013-04-28)
  JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 333 build 02 (? - installed 2022-06-01)

Audio Plug-ins:
  ACE: 11.9.4 (Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc. - installed 2023-09-13)
  SmartMusicSoftSynth:  (? - installed 2014-06-09)
  TelestreamAudioCapture: 2.0 (Telestream LLC - installed 2021-05-07)
  Ambience:  (? - installed 2014-06-09)

3rd Party Preference panels:
  Application Enhancer (? - installed 2010-12-23)
  Java (? - installed 2022-04-26)
  MySQL (Oracle America, Inc. - installed 2022-03-23)

Backup:
  Skip System Files: No
  Mobile backups: No
  Auto backup: Yes
  Volumes being backed up: 
    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 3.12 TB - Disk used: 2.08 TB 
    M**************): Disk size: 8.00 TB - Disk used: 4.60 TB 
  Destinations: 
    M************) [Local]
      Total size: 6.00 TB
      Total number of backups: 3
      Oldest backup: 2023-09-01 16:30:23
      Last backup: 2023-10-01 10:40:56
    O**o [Local] (Last used)
      Total size: 8.00 TB
      Total number of backups: 7
      Oldest backup: 2023-08-01 18:19:22
      Last backup: 2023-10-01 12:03:46
  3 local snapshots
  Oldest local snapshot: 2023-10-01 10:59:22
  Last local snapshot: 2023-10-03 18:52:41

  3rd party backup: Carbon Copy Cloner

Performance:
  System Load: 2.37 (1 min ago) 1.54 (5 min ago) 0.71 (15 min ago)
  Nominal I/O usage: 2.97 MB/s
  File system: 22.64 seconds
  Write speed: 360 MB/s
  Read speed: 2796 MB/s

CPU Usage Snapshot:
  Type Overall
  System: 2 %
  User: 7 %
  Idle: 91 %

Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
  Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
  contactsd 12.40 % (Apple)
  EtreCheckPro 10.86 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
  AddressBookSourceSync 7.87 % (Apple)
  mdworker_shared (2) 5.40 % (Apple)
  siriknowledged 4.72 % (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
  Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
  EtreCheckPro 789 MB (Etresoft, Inc.)
  mysqld 377 MB (Oracle America, Inc.)
  Finder 119 MB (Apple)
  SoundSource 110 MB (Rogue Amoeba Software, Inc.)
  WindowServer 108 MB (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
  Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location)
  mDNSResponder 463 KB / 117 KB (Apple)
  rapportd 185 KB / 214 KB (Apple)
  apsd 149 KB / 235 KB (Apple)
  trustd 121 KB / 8 KB (Apple)
  transparencyd 18 KB / 5 KB (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
  Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
  mds 6 (Apple)
  suggestd 4 (Apple)
  siriknowledged 3 (Apple)
  WindowServer 2 (Apple)
  airportd 1 (Apple)

Virtual Memory Information:
  Physical RAM: 16 GB

  Free RAM: 6.89 GB
  Used RAM: 4.62 GB
  Cached files: 4.49 GB

  Available RAM: 11.38 GB
  Swap Used: 0 B

Software Installs (past 60 days):
  Install Date Name (Version)
  2023-08-29 macOS 13.5.1 (13.5.1)
  2023-09-07 macOS 13.5.2 (13.5.2)
  2023-09-20 iMovie (10.3.7)
  2023-09-22 Numbers (13.2)
  2023-09-22 Pages (13.2)
  2023-09-22 Keynote (13.2)
  2023-09-28 Safari (17.0)
  2023-09-28 macOS 13.6 (13.6)
  2023-09-29 XProtectPlistConfigData (2172)
  2023-09-29 XProtectPayloads (112)
  2023-10-02 Magic (3.5)
  2023-10-03 CotEditor (4.6.2)

Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days):
  2023-10-03 20:19:01 ThumbnailExtension_macOS High CPU Use
    Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLookThumbnailing.framework/Versions/A/PlugIns/ThumbnailExtension_macOS.appex/Contents/MacOS/ThumbnailExtension_macOS

  2023-10-03 10:00:56 media-indexer High CPU Use (7 times)
    Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AssistantServices.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/media-indexer.xpc/Contents/MacOS/media-indexer

  2023-10-01 10:54:40 HandBrake.app High CPU Use
    Executable: /Applications/HandBrake.app

  2023-09-29 16:06:14 Media Center 30 Crash
    Executable: /Applications/Media Center 30.app

  2023-09-28 09:19:00 photoanalysisd High CPU Use
    Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PhotoAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/Support/photoanalysisd

  2023-09-28 09:12:18 Roon.app High CPU Use (3 times)
    Executable: /Applications/Roon.app


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