aivan bonafe
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Q: Kernel and Installer taking to much CPU

I have 4GB of RAM in my system. My Kernel_task and Installer are taking way to much CPU

 

This in turn heats up fan and if Firefox is running i get up to 90-95°C !!

I'm having continous crashes and since installing Temperature Gauge I can simultaneously understand which activity (activity monitor) is heating up my macbook air...

 

 

 

Hardware Information:

    MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)

    MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir5,2

    1 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

    4 GB RAM

 

Video Information:

    Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)

 

System Software:

    OS X 10.9.3 (13D65) - Uptime: 0 days 7:32:16

 

Disk Information:

    APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 250.14 GB (2.81 GB free) (Low!)

        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

 

USB Information:

 

    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

 

 

    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

 

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

 

    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

 

Thunderbolt Information:

    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

 

Gatekeeper:

    Anywhere

 

Kernel Extensions:

    [not loaded]    at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (3932 - SDK 10.8) Support

    [not loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.4.3) Support

    [not loaded]    com.Huawei.driver.HuaweiDataCardDriver (4.0.6) Support

    [kext loaded]    com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer (1.7 - SDK 10.8) Support

    [kext loaded]    com.avatron.AVExVideo (1.7 - SDK 10.8) Support

    [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) Support

    [not loaded]    com.samsung.driver.CMC220 (1.3.0) Support

    [not loaded]    com.samsung.driver.CMC220Comm (1.3.0) Support

    [not loaded]    com.samsung.driver.CMC220USB (1.3.0) Support

    [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDevSupport (1.0.7) Support

    [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSRSupport (1.0.1) Support

    [not loaded]    com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraHSRSupport (1.0.5) Support

    [not loaded]    com.sony.driver.prs (1.0.1d1) Support

    [not loaded]    com.sony.driver.prs2 (1.0.3d1) Support

    [not loaded]    jp.co.roland.RDUSB0117Dev (1.0.0) Support

    [kext loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.12) Support

    [kext loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.12) Support

    [kext loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.12) Support

    [kext loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.12) Support

 

Startup Items:

    NMTCPSettingsTuning: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/NMTCPSettingsTuning

    HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

    ParallelsTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsTransporter

    RDUSB0117Startup: Path: /Library/StartupItems/RDUSB0117Startup

 

Problem System Launch Daemons:

    [failed]    com.apple.softwareupdated.plist

    [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist

 

Launch Daemons:

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.littleknownsoftware.MPC.CopyMoveHelper.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.sierrawireless.SWoCTool.plist Support

    [not loaded]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon Support

    [not loaded]    org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist Support

    [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.startup.plist Support

 

Launch Agents:

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

    [running]    com.delicioussafari.DeliciousSafariAgent.plist Support

    [running]    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist Support

 

User Launch Agents:

    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

    [loaded]    com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support

    [running]    com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.littleknownsoftware.MailPluginTool-Startup.plist Support

    [not loaded]    com.littleknownsoftware.MailPluginTool-Watcher.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support

    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support

    [running]    com.nchsoftware.expressaccounts.agent.plist Support

    [running]    com.nchsoftware.expressinvoice.agent.plist Support

    [not loaded]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper Support

    [not loaded]    info.lokiware.attachmenttamer.cleanup.plist Support

    [running]    ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist Support

 

User Login Items:

    Flux

    Air Display Host

    Google Drive

    HazelHelper

    VMware Fusion Start Menu

    EvernoteHelper

 

Internet Plug-ins:

    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 Support

    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support

    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

    DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: Unknown

    Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

    zako: Version: zako 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.8 Support

    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

 

Safari Extensions:

    Omnibar: Version: 1.2

    Ebay Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1

    1Password: Version: 3.9.20

    Searchme: Version: 1.3

    Streak: Version: 6.4

    Slick Savings: Version: 2.0

    Amazon Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1

 

Audio Plug-ins:

    BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

    AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9

    AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9

    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

 

iTunes Plug-ins:

    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9

 

User iTunes Plug-ins:

    iLike: Version: 1.0 Support

    PPC Bundle: Version: (null) Support

    Tiger Bundle: Version: (null) Support

    iLike Bundle: Version: (null) Support

    TuneUp Visualizer: Version: 2.2.0 Support

 

User Internet Plug-ins:

    fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: (null) Support

    CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support

    Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support

    BrowserPlus_2.4.21: Version: 1.0 Support

 

3rd Party Preference Panes:

    Emoticons  Support

    Flash Player  Support

    Flip4Mac WMV  Support

    FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)  Support

    GeekTool  Support

    Hazel  Support

    MacFUSE  Support

    Perian  Support

    VS-20  Support

 

Time Machine:

    Skip System Files: NO

    Mobile backups: ON

    Auto backup: YES

    Volumes being backed up:

        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 232.96 GB Disk used: 230.34 GB

    Destinations:

        Backup [Local] (Last used)

        Total size: 279.49 GB

        Total number of backups: 11

        Oldest backup: 2014-02-08 12:50:06 +0000

        Last backup: 2014-05-10 06:59:54 +0000

        Size of backup disk: Too small

            Backup size 279.49 GB < (Disk used 230.34 GB X 3)

    Time Machine details may not be accurate.

    All volumes being backed up may not be listed.

 

Top Processes by CPU:

        11%    filezilla

         5%    WindowServer

         2%    Activity Monitor

         1%    Mail

         1%    sysmond

 

Top Processes by Memory:

    37 MB    WindowServer

    33 MB    Mail

    20 MB    Safari

    16 MB    Finder

    16 MB    com.apple.internetaccounts

 

Virtual Memory Information:

    2.22 GB    Free RAM

    152 MB    Active RAM

    366 MB    Inactive RAM

    915 MB    Wired RAM

    2.46 GB    Page-ins

    139 MB    Page-outs

Posted on May 20, 2014 3:37 PM

by Carolyn Samit,Solvedanswer
Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit
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Apple Music
A:

And keep an eye on available disk space.

 

Click your Apple menu top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage

 

Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space.

Posted on May 20, 2014 3:56 PM

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Q: Kernel and Installer taking to much CPU

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  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit May 20, 2014 3:54 PM in response to aivan bonafe
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    May 20, 2014 3:54 PM in response to aivan bonafe

    I can  see why you are having problems ..

     

     

    You need to uninstall CleanMyMac and MacKeeper. Both will cause you nothing but problems. Do not install third party so called Mac cleaning utilities. Your Mac runs maintenance in the background for you >  Mac OS X: About background maintenance tasks

     

    Instructions for uninstalling MacKeeper here.

     

    Do not install MacKeeper: Apple Support Communiti

     

     

    Uninstall CleanMyMac. Instructions here.

     

    You also need to remove the Genieo malware. Instructions here.

     

    And delete this file:  net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist    from   /Library/LaunchAgents

     

    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower   <  This driver has caused other Mac uers kernel panics and freezes as noted from the results of an Apple Support Communities search here.


  • by Carolyn Samit,Solvedanswer

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit May 20, 2014 3:56 PM in response to aivan bonafe
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    May 20, 2014 3:56 PM in response to aivan bonafe

    And keep an eye on available disk space.

     

    Click your Apple menu top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage

     

    Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space.

  • by aivan bonafe,

    aivan bonafe aivan bonafe May 20, 2014 4:05 PM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    May 20, 2014 4:05 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

    Thanks , did as you suggested !

     

    I had just returned Macbook Air from service and since battery is back in place it keeped crashing...

    The people at the store told and recommended to have MacKeeper out so I did !! But i was not aware of CleanMyMac being crapware too ...

     

    Any suggestion for 'cleaning' Mac Data? What about Macwares MacTuneUp ?


  • by Carolyn Samit,

    Carolyn Samit Carolyn Samit May 20, 2014 4:27 PM in response to aivan bonafe
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    May 20, 2014 4:27 PM in response to aivan bonafe

    Both are ****ware.

     

    As I mentioned previously, no third party Mac cleaning utilities are necessary on a Mac. If you install third party so called cleaning utilities, you'll have the same problems all over again.

     

    Mac OS X: About background maintenance tasks

    I'm curious. Which store suggesed MacKeeper ?

  • by aivan bonafe,

    aivan bonafe aivan bonafe May 20, 2014 4:38 PM in response to Carolyn Samit
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    May 20, 2014 4:38 PM in response to Carolyn Samit

    No store suggested using Mackeeper...
    They recommended de-installing...

     

    But I did not mention to have CleanMyMac installed too.

     

    THanks for the link

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 May 21, 2014 1:24 AM in response to aivan bonafe
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    May 21, 2014 1:24 AM in response to aivan bonafe

    aivan bonafe wrote:

     

    Gatekeeper:

        Anywhere

    There is no reason to have GateKeeper disabled. If you find the need to open an app that isn't from the AppStore and isn't signed, then simply right-click / control click on the app and select Open from the popup menu. That way you will think about whether or not it's from a trusted site so you won't accidentally install Genieo Adware next time. Just make sure you use the developers web site or a reputable download site like MacUpdate. The installers at Softonic and C|Net's download.com often include unwanted add-ons.