EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.3 (68032) Report generated: 2024-01-13 13:46:44 Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 2:25 Performance: Excellent Problem: Other problem Description: "There was a problem connecting to the server - URL’s with the ty pe "file:" are not supported" appears constantly. I had the problem and it went away after I loaded Sonoma 14.2.1, but the n I had to reboot and it came back. It appears even before I log in and after log in, it appears every few minutes and takes several clicks to close. Obviously it gives no c lue as to whether this is from the OS or an App or a startup file or a plug-in. Major Issues: None Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. 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: MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023) Status: Supported MacBook Pro Model: Mac14,10 Apple M2 Pro (m2) CPU: 12-core 32 GB RAM - Not upgradeable Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 68 Video Information: Apple M2 Pro Color LCD 3456 x 2234 Drives: disk0 - APPLE SSD AP2048Z 2.00 TB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes) Internal Apple Fabric NVM Express disk0s1 [APFS Container] 524 MB disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 524 MB (Shared by 4 volumes) disk1s1 - iSCPreboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (6 MB used) disk1s2 - xART (APFS) (6 MB used) disk1s3 - Hardware (APFS) (4 MB used) disk1s4 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (20 KB used) disk0s2 [APFS Container] 2.00 TB disk3 [APFS Virtual drive] 2.00 TB (Shared by 6 volumes) disk3s1 (APFS) [APFS Container] (10.13 GB used) disk3s1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (10.13 GB used) disk3s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (6.01 GB used) disk3s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (920 MB used) disk3s4 - Update (APFS) (40 MB used) disk3s5 - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (1.07 TB used) disk3s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (20 KB used) disk0s3 [APFS Container] 5.37 GB disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 5.37 GB (Shared by 2 volumes) disk2s1 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (1.59 GB used) disk2s2 - Update (APFS) (3 MB used) Mounted Volumes: disk1s1 - iSCPreboot [APFS Preboot] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/iSCPreboot Used: 6 MB Shared values Size: 524 MB Free: 503 MB disk1s2 - xART Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/xarts Used: 6 MB Shared values Size: 524 MB Free: 503 MB disk1s3 - Hardware Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Hardware Used: 4 MB Shared values Size: 524 MB Free: 503 MB disk3s1s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: / Read-only: Yes Used: 10.13 GB Shared values Size: 2.00 TB Free: 909.95 GB Available: 919.56 GB disk3s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot Used: 6.01 GB Shared values Size: 2.00 TB Free: 909.95 GB Available: 919.56 GB disk3s4 - Update Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update Used: 40 MB Shared values Size: 2.00 TB Free: 909.95 GB Available: 919.56 GB disk3s5 - Data [APFS Virtual drive] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data Encrypted Used: 1.07 TB Shared values Size: 2.00 TB Free: 909.95 GB Available: 919.56 GB disk3s6 - VM [APFS VM] Filesystem: APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM Used: 20 KB Shared values Size: 2.00 TB Free: 909.95 GB Available: 919.56 GB Network: Interface en4: Ethernet Adapter (en4) Interface en5: Ethernet Adapter (en5) Interface en6: Ethernet Adapter (en6) Interface en7: USB 10/100/1000 LAN Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge Interface en0: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax System Software: macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 (23C71) Time since boot: Less than an hour Notifications: EtreCheckPro.app 7 notifications Security: Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers System Integrity Protection: Enabled Antivirus software: Apple and Malwarebytes Unsigned Files: Apps: 2 Applications: 715 apps 83 x86-only apps 12 unsigned apps Kernel Extensions: /Library/Extensions [Not Loaded] EPSONUSBPrintClass.kext - com.epson.print.kext.USBPrintClass (1.2.4) [Not Loaded] LexmarkUSBMerge.kext - com.lexmark.print.usbmerge (1.16.11) [Not Loaded] CUDA.kext - com.nvidia.CUDA (NVIDIA Corporation, 1.1.0) [Not Loaded] XQD Memory Card.kext - com.sony.pci.XQD (Sonnet Technologies, Inc, 3.1.0.13110 - SDK 11) [Not Loaded] TargusEventDriver.kext - com.targus.driver.EventDriver (2.1.0f2) [Not Loaded] TACC.kext - com.techsmith.TACC (TechSmith Corporation, 1.0.3 - SDK 10.10) Startup Items: ProTec6b Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b System Launch Daemons: [Not Loaded] 41 Apple tasks [Loaded] 195 Apple tasks [Running] 164 Apple tasks [Other] One Apple task System Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] 20 Apple tasks [Loaded] 233 Apple tasks [Running] 170 Apple tasks Launch Daemons: [Not Loaded] com.DesignScience.DSMTTool.plist (Design Science, Inc. - installed 2023-02-27) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.DesignScience.DSMTTool [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-12-13) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-12-13) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper [Running] com.adobe.acc.installer.v2.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-12-12) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.acc.installer.v2 [Running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2024-01-06) Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/AGSService [Loaded] com.google.GoogleUpdater.wake.system.plist (Google LLC - installed 2024-01-09) 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) [Running] com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2023-10-03) Command: /Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Engine.bundle/Contents/PlugIns/RTProtectionDaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/RTProtectionDaemon -i F738A376-9669-44F9-9781-1C81D55F9A49.pkg [Running] com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2023-09-15) Executable: /Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Engine.bundle/Contents/PlugIns/SettingsDaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/SettingsDaemon [Not Loaded] com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-17) Executable: /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/StandaloneUpdaterDaemon.xpc/Contents/MacOS/StandaloneUpdaterDaemon [Not Loaded] com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-17) Executable: /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.xpc/Contents/MacOS/OneDriveUpdaterDaemon [Not Loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-12) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper Location: /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app [Loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-12) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper [Loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-11-02) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Not signed - installed ) [Running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist (PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc. - installed 2021-09-28) Command: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/licenseDaemon.app/Contents/MacOS/licenseDaemon --backurl https:/activation.paceap.com/InitiateActivation [Not Loaded] com.prosofteng.DRInstaller.plist (PROSOFT Engineering, Inc. - installed 2023-02-27) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.prosofteng.DRInstaller [Not Loaded] com.rogueamoeba.aceagent.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2021-10-12) Executable: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/ACE.driver/Contents/Resources/aceagent.app/Contents/MacOS/aceagent [Not Loaded] com.rogueamoeba.acetool.plist (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2021-10-12) Executable: /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/ACE.driver/Contents/Resources/acetool [Loaded] com.teamviewer.Helper.plist (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2023-02-27) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.teamviewer.Helper [Not Loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2022-02-21) Command: /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer_Service -Module Full [Loaded] us.zoom.ZoomDaemon.plist (Zoom Video Communications, Inc. - installed 2023-07-05) Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/us.zoom.ZoomDaemon Launch Agents: [Other] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a23d420d.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-12-13) Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/ARMDC/Application/Acrobat Update Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Acrobat Update Helper [Running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-12-12) Command: /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud/ACC/Creative Cloud.app/Contents/MacOS/Creative Cloud --showwindow=false --onOSstartup=true [Not Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2024-01-06) Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/agcinvokerutility -mode=logon [Loaded] com.adobe.ccxprocess.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-12-13) Command: /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud Experience/CCXProcess/CCXProcess.app/Contents/MacOS/CCXProcess --openAtBoot [Not Loaded] com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2021-01-08) Executable: /Applications/Epson Software/Event Manager.app/Contents/Resources/Assistants/Event Manager/EEventManager.app/Contents/MacOS/EEventManager [Not Loaded] com.epson.scannermonitor.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2021-01-08) Executable: /Library/Application Support/EPSON/Scanner/ScannerMonitor/Epson Scanner Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS/Epson Scanner Monitor [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-06) [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-06) [Running] com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2023-09-15) Executable: /Library/Application Support/Malwarebytes/MBAM/Engine.bundle/Contents/PlugIns/FrontendAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/FrontendAgent [Not Loaded] com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-17) Executable: /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/StandaloneUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/OneDriveStandaloneUpdater [Not Loaded] com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-11) Command: /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant --launchByAgent Location: /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app [Loaded] com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-12) Command: /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant.app/Contents/MacOS/Microsoft Update Assistant --launchByAgent [Loaded] com.paceap.eden.licensed.agent.plist (PACE Anti-Piracy, Inc. - installed 2023-02-27) Command: /Library/Frameworks/PACEEdenExperience.framework/Versions/Current/Software Activation /var/tmp/com.paceap.eden.licensed.agent 1 [Not Loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2022-02-21) Command: /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer -RunAsAgent YES [Not Loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2022-02-21) Command: /Applications/TeamViewer.app/Contents/MacOS/TeamViewer_Desktop_Proxy -RunAsAgent YES -Module Full User Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2024-01-06) Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/AdobeGCClient/agcinvokerutility -mode=scheduled [Loaded] com.google.GoogleUpdater.wake.plist (Google LLC - installed 2024-01-09) Command: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/Current/GoogleUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleUpdater --wake-all --enable-logging --vmodule=*/components/update_client/*=2,*/chrome/updater/*=2 [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-06) [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-06) User Login Items: [Loaded] Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2023-11-01) Application /Applications/Dropbox.app [Loaded] Launch Nikon Message Center 2 (NIKON CORPORATION - installed 2023-11-09) Application /Applications/Nikon Software/Nikon Message Center 2/Nikon Message Center 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/Launch Nikon Message Center 2.app [Loaded] WTUImageTransfer (NIKON CORPORATION - installed 2023-05-31) Application /Applications/Nikon Software/Wireless Transmitter Utility/WTUImageTransfer.app [Not Loaded] Launcher Disabler (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-17) Modern Login Item /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Launcher Disabler.app [Not Loaded] OneDrive Launcher (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2023-12-17) Modern Login Item /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/OneDrive Launcher.app [Not Loaded] SnagitHelper2024 (TechSmith Corporation - installed 2023-12-26) Modern Login Item /Applications/Snagit 2024.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SnagitHelper2024.app [Not Loaded] SnagitLaunchAtLogin (TechSmith Corporation - installed 2023-12-26) Modern Login Item /Applications/Snagit 2024.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SnagitLaunchAtLogin.app [Not Loaded] StartUpHelper (Spotify - installed 2023-06-05) Modern Login Item /Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/StartUpHelper.app [Not Loaded] SpeedTestHelper (App Store - installed 2023-03-13) Modern Login Item /Applications/Utilities/3rd Party Utils/Speedtest.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SpeedTestHelper.app [Running] CleanMyMac-MAS Menu (App Store - installed 2023-12-20) Modern Login Item /Applications/Utilities/CleanMyMac-MAS.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/CleanMyMac-MAS Menu.app [Running] S8EX82NJP6.com.macpaw.CleanMyMac-mas.HealthMonitor (App Store - installed 2023-12-20) Modern Login Item /Applications/Utilities/CleanMyMac-MAS.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/S8EX82NJP6.com.macpaw.CleanMyMac-mas.HealthMonitor.app App Extensions: Finder sync extensions: OneDrive Finder Integration - /Applications/OneDrive.app Adobe Content Synchronizer Finder Extension - /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Sync/CoreSync/Core Sync.app Dropbox Finder Extension - /Applications/Dropbox.app Photo editing extensions: ON1 Photo RAW 2020 - /Applications/ON1 Photo RAW 2020/ON1 Photo RAW 2020.app Share services: Dropbox Transfer - /Applications/Dropbox.app OneNote - /Applications/Microsoft OneNote.app File providers: Dropbox - /Applications/Dropbox.app OneDrive File Provider - /Applications/OneDrive.app QuickLook Previews: EtreCheckQuickLook - ~/Downloads/EtreCheckPro.app com.etresoft.etrecheck4 *.etrecheck QuickLook Previews (legacy): SnagitQuicklookGenerator - /Applications/Snagit 2024.app com.techsmith.snagt *.snagt com.techsmith.snagproj *.snagproj com.techsmith.snagx *.snagx StuffIt - /Library/QuickLook/StuffIt.qlgenerator com.stuffit.archive.sit *.sit com.rarlab.rar-archive com.stuffit.archive.sitx *.sitx public.zip-archive *.zip org.gnu.gnu-zip-tar-archive *.tgz org.bzip.bzip2-tar-archive com.allume.stuffit-archive public.tar-archive *.tar Internet Plug-ins: AdobePDFViewer: 21.005.20048 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-06-17) AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-06-17) Audio Plug-ins: ACE: 11.7.5 (Rogue Amoeba Software, LLC - installed 2022-02-16) AppleAES3Audio: 3.0 (Apple - installed 2023-11-30) TVRemoteAudio: 1.0.1 (TeamViewer GmbH - installed 2022-01-30) CoreMediaIO Plug-ins: NikonWebcamUtility: 1.1.0.3000 (NIKON CORPORATION - installed 2021-09-15) Backup: Skip System Files: No Destinations: [] Total size: 0 B Total number of backups: 0 Performance: System Load: 30.87 (1 min ago) 10.62 (5 min ago) 4.12 (15 min ago) Nominal I/O usage: 0.01 MB/s File system: 7.64 seconds Write speed: 4216 MB/s Read speed: 4652 MB/s CPU Usage Snapshot: Type Overall System: 2 % User: 5 % Idle: 93 % Top Processes Snapshot by CPU: Process (count) CPU (Source - Location) WindowServer 15.04 % (Apple) EtreCheckPro 14.56 % (Etresoft, Inc.) RTProtectionDaemon 5.18 % (Malwarebytes Corporation) kernel_task 4.34 % (Apple) ControlCenter 1.94 % (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Memory: Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location) EtreCheckPro 1.27 GB (Etresoft, Inc.) Creative Cloud UI Helper (Renderer) 812 MB (Adobe Inc.) Adobe Desktop Service 307 MB (Adobe Inc.) RTProtectionDaemon 228 MB (Malwarebytes Corporation) mds_stores 221 MB (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use: Process Input / Output (Source - Location) mDNSResponder 80 KB / 70 KB (Apple) apsd 9 KB / 30 KB (Apple) rapportd 19 KB / 13 KB (Apple) netbiosd 522 B / 354 B (Apple) localizationswitcherd 0 B / 0 B (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use: Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location) WindowServer 6 (Apple) RTProtectionDaemon 3 (Malwarebytes Corporation) ControlCenter 0 (Apple) bluetoothd 0 (Apple) SettingsDaemon 0 (Malwarebytes Corporation) Virtual Memory Information: Physical RAM: 32 GB Free RAM: 15.90 GB Used RAM: 8.73 GB Cached files: 7.36 GB Available RAM: 23.27 GB Swap Used: 0 B Software Installs (past 60 days): Install Date Name (Version) 2023-11-16 macOS 14.1.1 (14.1.1) 2023-11-16 Adobe Acrobat Reader (23.006.20380) (23.006.20380) 2023-11-30 Pro Video Formats (2.3) 2023-11-30 macOS 14.1.2 (14.1.2) 2023-12-03 iMovie (10.4) 2023-12-11 GarageBand (10.4.10) 2023-12-11 macOS 14.2 (14.2) 2023-12-12 Microsoft AutoUpdate (4.66.23121017) 2023-12-12 Microsoft OneNote (16.80.23121017) 2023-12-12 Microsoft PowerPoint (16.80.23121017) 2023-12-12 Microsoft Excel (16.80.23121017) 2023-12-12 Microsoft Word (16.80.23121017) 2023-12-13 ARMDC Agent Installer (1.0.0) 2023-12-19 XProtectPayloads (122) 2023-12-19 Microsoft Outlook (16.80.23121017) 2023-12-20 CleanMyMac X (4.14.6) 2023-12-20 Photo Exif Info Viewer (24.100) 2023-12-21 macOS 14.2.1 (14.2.1) 2023-12-21 RosettaUpdateAuto (1.0.0.0.1.1702662373) 2024-01-08 Adobe Acrobat Reader (23.008.20458) (23.008.20458) 2024-01-08 XProtectPlistConfigData (2178) 2024-01-13 Photo Exif Data Viewer (24.224) Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days): 2024-01-11 19:42:12 spotlightknowledged - High CPU Use (3 times) Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreSpotlight.framework/spotlightknowledged 2024-01-06 20:38:32 signpost_reporter - High CPU Use Executable: /usr/libexec/signpost_reporter End of report