EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.4 (68040)
Report generated: 2024-03-09 15:26:20
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Runtime: 4:05
Performance: Good

Problem: Computer is too slow
Description: 
Mac was running fine then started slowing down.  I have spent many hou
rs reading and watching videos and cleaning.

Major Issues:
  Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. 
  Obsolete hardware - This computer may be considered obsolete.

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.
  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 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)
    Status: Obsolete
  iMac Model: iMac15,1
  4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 (i7-4790K) CPU: 4-core
  16 GB RAM - Upgradeable
    BANK 0/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR3 1600  
    BANK 1/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR3 1600  
    BANK 0/DIMM1 - Empty   
    BANK 1/DIMM1 - Empty   

Video Information:
  AMD Radeon R9 M295X - VRAM: 4 GB
    iMac (built-in) 4096 x 2304

Drives:
  disk0 - APPLE SSD SD0128F 121.33 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes) 
  Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA
    disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk0s2 [APFS Fusion Drive] 121.12 GB
      disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 3.12 TB (Shared by 6 volumes)
        disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (1.26 TB used)
        disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (421 MB used)
        disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (621 MB used)
        disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (2.15 GB used)
        disk2s5 (APFS) [APFS Container] (15.33 GB used)
          disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (15.33 GB used)
        disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (4 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 - Macintosh HD - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (1.26 TB used)
        disk2s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (421 MB used)
        disk2s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (621 MB used)
        disk2s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (2.15 GB used)
        disk2s5 (APFS) [APFS Container] (15.33 GB used)
          disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (15.33 GB used)
        disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (4 MB used)

  disk3 - WD My Book 25ED 4.00 TB
  External USB 480 Mbit/s USB
    disk3s1 [APFS Container] 4.00 TB
      disk4 [APFS Virtual drive] 4.00 TB (Shared by 1 volumes)
        disk4s2 - B**************2 (APFS) (1.25 TB used)

Mounted Volumes:
  disk2s1 - Macintosh HD - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
    Fusion drive
    Used: 1.26 TB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.83 TB

  disk2s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
    Fusion drive
    Used: 421 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.83 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: 1.83 TB

  disk2s5s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /
    Fusion drive
    Read-only: Yes
    Used: 15.33 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.83 TB

  disk2s6 - Update
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
    Fusion drive
    Used: 4 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 3.12 TB
      Free: 1.83 TB

USB:
  USB30Bus
    Apple Inc. - BRCM20702 Hub
      Apple Inc. - Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. - FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Inc. - MacBook Air SuperDrive
    Apple, Inc. - Keyboard Hub
      Western Digital - My Book 25ED
      Apple Inc. - Apple Keyboard


Network:
  Interface en0: Ethernet
  Interface en1: Wi-Fi
  Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN

System Software:
  macOS Big Sur 11.7.10 (20G1427) 
  Time since boot: About 2 hours

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

  Antivirus software: Apple

Unsigned Files:
  Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
    Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE/PDApp/UWA/UpdaterStartupUtility -mode=scheduled
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Running app: (launcher)

Kernel Extensions:
  /Library/Extensions
    [Not Loaded] MaxtorPowSecDriver.kext - com.Maxtor.driver.PowSecDriver (4.3.19)
    [Not Loaded] com_cy_driver_USB_Device.kext - com.cy.iokit.Morpheus (1.4.0)
    [Not Loaded] JMicronATA.kext - com.jmicron.JMicronATA (1.0.0)
    [Not Loaded] IOFireWireMxBt.kext - com.maxtor.iokit.IOFireWireMxBt (4.2.6)
    [Not Loaded] HotSync Classic Seize.kext - com.palm.ClassicNotSeizeDriver (3.2.1)
    [Not Loaded] STMicroTestDriver.kext - com.stmicro.iokit.TestDriver (1.0.0)
    [Not Loaded] TestDriver.kext - com.testing.iokit.TestDriver (1.0.0)
    [Not Loaded] IOFireWireWDHID.kext - com.wdc.driver.IOFireWireWDHID (1.1.2)

Startup Items:
  WDBMService Path: /Library/StartupItems/WDBMService 

System Launch Daemons:
  [Not Loaded]  40 Apple tasks
  [Loaded]  197 Apple tasks
  [Running]  130 Apple tasks
  [Other]  One Apple task

System Launch Agents:
  [Not Loaded]  19 Apple tasks
  [Loaded]  178 Apple tasks
  [Running]  140 Apple tasks

Launch Daemons:
  [Running] com.adobe.acc.installer.v2.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2024-03-09)
    Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.acc.installer.v2

  [Loaded] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2024-01-05)
    Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/AGSService

  [Loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple - installed 2021-05-10)
    Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/OSInstaller.framework/Resources/OSMessageTracer

  [Loaded] com.google.GoogleUpdater.wake.system.plist (Google LLC - installed 2024-03-08)
    Command: /Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/Current/GoogleUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleUpdater --wake-all --enable-logging --vmodule=*/components/update_client/*=2,*/chrome/updater/*=2 --system

  [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-06)
    <Empty>

  [Loaded] com.microsoft.teams.TeamsUpdaterDaemon.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2020-08-17)
    Executable: /Applications/Microsoft Teams.app/Contents/TeamsUpdaterDaemon.xpc/Contents/MacOS/TeamsUpdaterDaemon

  [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Not signed - installed )
    

Launch Agents:
  [Other] com.adobe.ElementsAutoCreator-19.0.plist (Not signed - installed 2024-02-27)
    Executable: /Applications/Adobe Elements 2021 Organizer.app/Contents/Elements Auto Creations 2021.app/Contents/MacOS/Elements Auto Creations 2021

  [Not Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2024-01-05)
    Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/agcinvokerutility -mode=logon

  [Loaded] com.adobe.ccxprocess.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2022-04-27)
    Command: /usr/bin/open -a '/Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud Experience/CCXProcess/CCXProcess.app'

  [Not Loaded] com.apple.AuthenticationServicesCore.AuthenticationServicesAgent.plist (Apple - installed 2023-11-28)
    Executable: /Library/Apple/System/Library/CoreServices/SafariSupport.bundle/Contents/MacOS/AuthenticationServicesAgent

  [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-06)
    <Empty>

  [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-06)
    <Empty>

  [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (Not signed - installed )
    

User Launch Agents:
  [Loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Not signed - installed 2024-02-25)
    Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE/PDApp/UWA/UpdaterStartupUtility -mode=scheduled

  [Not Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2024-01-05)
    Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/agcinvokerutility -mode=scheduled

User Login Items:
  [Not Loaded] Find Any File Hotkey (Thomas Tempelmann - installed 2024-03-09)
    Modern Login Item
    ~/Downloads/Find Any File.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Find Any File Hotkey.app

Applications:
  344 apps
  33 x86-only apps
  6 unsigned apps

App Extensions:
  Finder sync extensions:
    Core Sync Helper - /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Sync/CoreSync/Core Sync.app

Internet Plug-ins:
  AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-12-26)
  CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: 3.1.0.2 (? - installed 2009-09-08)
  AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.1 (? - installed 2011-10-25)
  SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.2.0 (? - installed 2020-07-18)
  RealPlayer Plugin:  (?)
  Unity Web Player: UnityPlayer version 5.0.3f2 (? - installed 2016-12-25)
  Silverlight: 5.1.50901.0 (? - installed 2018-12-24)
  iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (Apple - installed 2012-03-31)

3rd Party Preference panels:
  BrowserPlus (? - installed 2014-12-29)

Backup:
  Time Machine information is limited without Full Disk Access

Performance:
  System Load: 1.51 (1 min ago) 1.36 (5 min ago) 1.14 (15 min ago)
  Nominal I/O usage: 0.32 MB/s
  File system: 31.43 seconds
  Write speed: 179 MB/s
  Read speed: 687 MB/s

CPU Usage Snapshot:
  Type Overall
  System: 1 %
  User: 2 %
  Idle: 97 %

Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
  Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
  com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (3) 6.62 % (Apple)
  WindowServer 5.68 % (Apple)
  EtreCheckPro 4.72 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
  kernel_task 1.80 % (Apple)
  Safari 0.74 % (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
  Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
  EtreCheckPro 676 MB (Etresoft, Inc.)
  QuickLookUIService (4) 571 MB (Apple)
  com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (3) 507 MB (Apple)
  Finder 232 MB (Apple)
  Google Chrome 211 MB (Google LLC)

Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
  Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location)
  Mail 536 KB / 16 KB (Apple)
  mDNSResponder 320 KB / 161 KB (Apple)
  trustd 53 KB / 4 KB (Apple)
  apsd 7 KB / 28 KB (Apple)
  netbiosd 1 KB / 762 B (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
  Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
  WindowServer 4 (Apple)
  com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (3) 2 (Apple)
  Safari 1 (Apple)
  com.apple.WebKit.Networking 0 (Apple)
  Mail 0 (Apple)

Virtual Memory Information:
  Physical RAM: 16 GB

  Free RAM: 1.29 GB
  Used RAM: 5.33 GB
  Cached files: 9.38 GB

  Available RAM: 10.67 GB
  Swap Used: 0 B

Software Installs (past 60 days):
  Install Date Name (Version)
  2024-01-29 Google Earth (1.3.19.240)
  2024-02-18 Malwarebytes for Mac
  2024-02-20 "Malwarebytes for Mac Uninstaller" (1.0)
  2024-02-25 Avast Security (15.7.5)
  2024-02-25 AvastHUB
  2024-02-29 Google Drive (1.3.19.240)
  2024-03-09 XProtectPlistConfigData (2188)
  2024-03-09 XProtectPayloads (128)

Clean up:
  /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ElementsAutoCreator-19.0.plist
    /Applications/Adobe Elements 2021 Organizer.app/Contents/Elements Auto Creations 2021.app/Contents/MacOS/Elements Auto Creations 2021
    Executable not found

Diagnostics Information (past 60 days):
  2024-03-07 13:10:23 signpost_reporter High CPU Use (2 times)
    First occurrence: 2024-03-07 13:13:00
    Executable: /usr/libexec/signpost_reporter


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