HT203184: Apps can affect Mac performance, battery runtime, temperature, and fan activity

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Q: My Macbook Pro is slow and overheats.

I ran a EtreCheck and noticed lots of Motorola stuff that needs deleted/uninstalled. Need help please!

Problem description:

My computer is running very slow, even when only one application is open.

 

EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 5/12/15, 3:40 PM

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2

    1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM Upgradeable

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 741 - SN = W0034PFZXBX0A

 

Video Information: ℹ️

    Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB

        Color LCD 1440 x 900

 

System Software: ℹ️

    OS X 10.9.5 (13F1077) - Time since boot: 7 days 22:11:19

 

Disk Information: ℹ️

    TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk0 : (320.07 GB)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (210.35 GB free)

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

 

    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 

 

USB Information: ℹ️

    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

 

Gatekeeper: ℹ️

    Mac App Store and identified developers

 

Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

        /Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

    [loaded]    com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

 

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSB (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

 

        /System/Library/Extensions/MotMobileUSB.kext/Contents/PlugIns

    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMS (1.0.0 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileMTP (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLAN (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBLANMerge (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.motorola-mobility.driver.MotMobileUSBSwch (1.2.2 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

 

Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️

    [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist

 

Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [loaded]    com.motorola.MDMUpdater.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.motorola.motohelper.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.motorola.motohelperUpdater.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist [Click for support]

 

Launch Daemons: ℹ️

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.motorola-mobility.mmcfgd.plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.sharpcast.xfsmond.plist [Click for support]

 

User Launch Agents: ℹ️

    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

    [failed]    com.Hyperlync.HubManager.plist [Click for support]

 

User Login Items: ℹ️

    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)

    Internet Explorer    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

    AdobeResourceSynchronizer    Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)

 

Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]

    WidevineMediaTransformer: Version: Unknown [Click for support]

    GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.1.0.0 Release - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

 

User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

    WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

 

Safari Extensions: ℹ️

    AdBlock

    Open in Internet Explorer

 

3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

    Flash Player  [Click for support]

    MacFUSE  [Click for support]

 

Time Machine: ℹ️

    Time Machine not configured!

 

Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

        10%    WindowServer

         2%    prl_vm_app

         0%    mdworker(4)

         0%    fontd

         0%    aosnotifyd

 

Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

    1.14 GB    prl_vm_app

    414 MB    kernel_task

    242 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(3)

    82 MB    Mail

    66 MB    Finder

 

Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

    15 MB    Free RAM

    3.20 GB    Used RAM

    8 MB    Swap Used

 

Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

    May 11, 2015, 05:24:57 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Excel_2015-05-11-172457_[redacted].hang

MacBook Pro (15-inch Mid 2010)

Posted on May 12, 2015 2:18 PM

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