skinniman
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Q: How to speed up my impossibly slow MBP

Late 11 MBP, 4gigs ram, 250 gigs free on the hard drive.  It has recently been sluggish to the point of being unusable.

 

Using the internet has become so slow I've been just resorting to my phone for a most things, (I HATE using phones).  YouTube takes like a minute just to play a video.  Merely scrolling down a page is on a 5-10 second delay.

 

I can no longer use my music composing/recording programs at all. Sessions created on this MBP now play back slow and choppy.  This is especially frustrating to me due to the fact that this is the main reason I bought it.

 

I know I could get more ram, or make other hardware improvements, but the $ is not there and I just want it to work close to like it did with the same specs. 

 

The only thing that may or may not be a clue (I know at the very least that it's some kind of issue) is when I restart or shut down a window appears asking if I want to continue the installation of some program I can't figure out.

 

Virus, maybe?  Malware?20160820_085113.jpg

 

Anyways, any help or advice will be greatly appreciated or this thing is soon to become a $1500 table stabilizer.

 

Thanks in advance.

MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Aug 26, 2016 10:45 PM

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  • by kaz-k,

    kaz-k kaz-k Aug 26, 2016 11:49 PM in response to skinniman
    Level 5 (5,516 points)
    Desktops
    Aug 26, 2016 11:49 PM in response to skinniman

    Resetting SMC could solve the problem.

    Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support

    You'd better add more RAM, replace HDD with SSD to speed up your MacBook Pro.

  • by OGELTHORPE,Helpful

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Aug 27, 2016 10:08 PM in response to skinniman
    Level 9 (52,033 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 27, 2016 10:08 PM in response to skinniman

    Post an Etrecheck report:

     

    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

     

    Ciao.

  • by skinniman,

    skinniman skinniman Aug 27, 2016 10:08 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Notebooks
    Aug 27, 2016 10:08 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Okay, I ran Etrecheck which said my computer was running slow, and revealed a few adware problems, which I had it remove.

    Then I ran it again and got this result:


    EtreCheck version: 3.0.2 (306)

    Report generated 2016-08-27 21:59:52

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 7:32

    Performance: Below Average

     

    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

     

    Problem: Computer is too slow

     

    Hardware Information: ⓘ

        MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)

        [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

        1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

        4 GB RAM

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Video Information: ⓘ

        AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB

            Color LCD 1440 x 900

        Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

     

    System Software: ⓘ

        OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Time since boot: about 7 days

     

    Disk Information: ⓘ

        TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

            disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (221.41 GB free)

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

     

        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 disk1  ()

     

    USB Information: ⓘ

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ

        Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro

     

    Configuration files: ⓘ

        /etc/hosts - Count: 30

     

    Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

            /Applications/Toast Titanium.app

        [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6 - 2015-11-09) [Support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [not loaded]    com.IKMultimedia.driver.StompIO1 (1.0.0 - 2015-11-27) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.ikmultimedia.driver.StealthPedal (1.0.0 - 2015-11-27) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.8 - 2015-11-27) [Support]

     

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

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.8 - SDK 10.4 - 2011-07-07) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.8 - SDK 10.-1 - 2011-07-07) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.8 - SDK 10.6 - 2011-07-07) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.8 - SDK 10.4 - 2011-07-07) [Support]

     

            ~/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS

        [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0 - 2013-01-06) [Support]

     

    Startup Items: ⓘ

        PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

        PenTabletDriver: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver

        Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

     

    System Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    6 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    115 Apple tasks

        [running]    12 Apple tasks

     

    System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    65 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    123 Apple tasks

        [running]    38 Apple tasks

     

    Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-04-22) [Support]

     

    Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [loaded]    PACESupport.plist (2011-07-07) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2014-04-22) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-28) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.apple.aelwriter.plist (2012-06-05)

        [running]    com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (2010-08-25)

        [loaded]    com.apple.remotepairtool.plist (2012-02-21)

        [running]    com.fitbit.galileod.plist (2013-10-22) [Support]

        [running]    com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist (2012-05-17) [Support]

     

    User Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-04-22) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-08-04) [Support]

     

    User Login Items: ⓘ

        iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

        Android File Transfer Agent    Application Hidden (~/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

        Dropbox    Application Hidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

        PenTabletDriver    Application Hidden (/Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver/PenTabletDriver.app)

        CrossOver CD Helper    Application Hidden (/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/Resources/CrossOver CD Helper.app)

        Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper    Application Hidden (/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)

        TuneUpHelper    SMLoginItem  (/Applications/TuneUp.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/TuneUpHelper.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

        Silverlight: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 (2013-01-09) [Support]

        FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-08-05) [Support]

        Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-08-05) [Support]

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.1 (2014-11-16)

        JavaAppletPlugin: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 (2012-02-21) Check version

     

    Safari Extensions: ⓘ

        None

     

    Audio Plug-ins: ⓘ

        DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (2012-07-14)

        JackRouter: JackRouter (2011-04-13) [Support]

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

        Flash Player (2016-06-28) [Support]

     

    Time Machine: ⓘ

        Time Machine information requires OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" or later.

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

             2%    WindowServer

             2%    Finder

             1%    Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper

             1%    WebProcess

             0%    blued

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

        168 MB    Dropbox

        147 MB    Safari

        143 MB    WebProcess

        127 MB    mds

        94 MB    Finder

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

        1.03 GB    Free RAM

        2.97 GB    Used RAM

        25 MB    Swap Used

     

     

    Files deleted by EtreCheck: ⓘ

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:18 PM - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.download.plist

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:18 PM - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.ltvbit.plist

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:18 PM - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.update.plist

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:18 PM - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.goacemjobhmmbdlbbfjgifjcojdfnjfm.updater.plist

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Ebay Shopping Assistant.safariextension

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Omnibar.safariextension

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Searchme.safariextension

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Safari/Extensions/Ebay Shopping Assistant.safariextz

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Safari/Extensions/Omnibar.safariextz

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Safari/Extensions/Searchme.safariextz

     

    Still running below average, but the rest is above my understanding.  Basically, whats written in red.  Hopefully you can help me understand.

    Thanks for the suggestion, I've never heard of Etrecheck.

  • by skinniman,

    skinniman skinniman Aug 27, 2016 11:16 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Notebooks
    Aug 27, 2016 11:16 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    Just an update….I restarted and no longer got that installation window but the performance is still the same.

     

    Hopefully the Etrecheck report can provide a clue, because I have none.

     

    Thanks again.

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Aug 28, 2016 4:10 AM in response to skinniman
    Level 9 (52,033 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 28, 2016 4:10 AM in response to skinniman

    I suggest the following:

     

    Boot into the recovery partition and select Disk Utility from the 4 option menu.  Run Disk Utility>First Aid.

     

    Install additional RAM.  A total of 8 GB should be sufficient (your MBP will handle up to 16 GB RAM).  The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.

     

    Rid the MBP of Genio:

     

    http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-genieo/

     

    Update the OSX to El Capitan.

     

    Ciao,

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt Aug 28, 2016 6:28 AM in response to skinniman
    Level 8 (48,356 points)
    Mac OS X
    Aug 28, 2016 6:28 AM in response to skinniman

        OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Time since boot: about 7 days

     

    Restart your Mac, and then evaluate its performance.

     

    Do you know the reason that Mac's Hosts file appears to have been modified?

  • by skinniman,

    skinniman skinniman Sep 3, 2016 4:35 AM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Notebooks
    Sep 3, 2016 4:35 AM in response to OGELTHORPE

    OK, I ran disk repair from the recovery partition and it said the disk is fine.  I did all the steps from the link you posted to get rid of genieo but was only able to find two files,  

    /Applications/InstallMac  and

    ~/Library/Application Support/com.genieoinnovation.Installer/

    none of the rest were found, presumably removed by Etrecheck. 

    This is my latest Etrecheck result:

    EtreCheck version: 3.0.3 (307)

    Report generated 2016-09-03 04:11:41

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 7:47

    Performance: Below Average

     

    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.

     

    Problem: Computer is too slow

     

    Hardware Information: ⓘ

        MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011)

        [Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

        1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

        4 GB RAM

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

     

    Video Information: ⓘ

        AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB

            Color LCD 1440 x 900

        Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

     

    System Software: ⓘ

        OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Time since boot: less than an hour

     

    Disk Information: ⓘ

        TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

            disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (221.73 GB free)

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

     

        MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8   ()

     

    USB Information: ⓘ

        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

        Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

     

    Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ

        Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro

     

    Configuration files: ⓘ

        /etc/hosts - Count: 30

     

    Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

            /Applications/Toast Titanium.app

        [not loaded]    com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6 - 2015-11-09) [Support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [not loaded]    com.IKMultimedia.driver.StompIO1 (1.0.0 - 2015-11-27) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.ikmultimedia.driver.StealthPedal (1.0.0 - 2015-11-27) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.8 - 2015-11-27) [Support]

     

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

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.8 - SDK 10.4 - 2011-07-07) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.8 - SDK 10.-1 - 2011-07-07) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.8 - SDK 10.6 - 2011-07-07) [Support]

        [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.8 - SDK 10.4 - 2011-07-07) [Support]

     

            ~/Library/Services/ToastIt.service/Contents/MacOS

        [not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0 - 2013-01-06) [Support]

     

    Startup Items: ⓘ

        PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

        PenTabletDriver: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver

        Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

     

    System Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    6 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    115 Apple tasks

        [running]    12 Apple tasks

     

    System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    65 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    123 Apple tasks

        [running]    38 Apple tasks

     

    Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-04-22) [Support]

     

    Launch Daemons: ⓘ

        [loaded]    PACESupport.plist (2011-07-07) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (2014-04-22) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-28) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.apple.aelwriter.plist (2012-06-05)

        [running]    com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (2010-08-25)

        [loaded]    com.apple.remotepairtool.plist (2012-02-21)

        [running]    com.fitbit.galileod.plist (2013-10-22) [Support]

        [running]    com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist (2012-05-17) [Support]

     

    User Launch Agents: ⓘ

        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2014-04-22) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-08-04) [Support]

     

    User Login Items: ⓘ

        iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

        Android File Transfer Agent    Application Hidden (~/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

        Dropbox    Application Hidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

        PenTabletDriver    Application Hidden (/Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver/PenTabletDriver.app)

        CrossOver CD Helper    Application Hidden (/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/Resources/CrossOver CD Helper.app)

        Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper    Application Hidden (/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)

        TuneUpHelper    SMLoginItem  (/Applications/TuneUp.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/TuneUpHelper.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

        Silverlight: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 (2013-01-09) [Support]

        FlashPlayer-10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-08-05) [Support]

        Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-08-05) [Support]

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.1 (2014-11-16)

        JavaAppletPlugin: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 (2012-02-21) Check version

     

    Safari Extensions: ⓘ

        None

     

    Audio Plug-ins: ⓘ

        DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (2012-07-14)

        JackRouter: JackRouter (2011-04-13) [Support]

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

        Flash Player (2016-06-28) [Support]

     

    Time Machine: ⓘ

        Time Machine information requires OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" or later.

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

             8%    helpd

             3%    WindowServer

             1%    Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper

             0%    WebProcess

             0%    blued

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

        147 MB    Dropbox

        139 MB    WebProcess

        135 MB    Safari

        61 MB    mds

        57 MB    Finder

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

        1.70 GB    Free RAM

        2.29 GB    Used RAM

        8 MB    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

        Sep 3, 2016, 03:22:38 AM    Self test - passed

        Sep 1, 2016, 07:08:11 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-09-01-070811_[redacted].crash

            com.apple.QuickLookDaemon - /System/Library/Frameworks/QuickLook.framework/Resources/quicklookd.app/Content s/MacOS/quicklookd

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:48:11 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-094811_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:48:02 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-094802_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:42:19 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-094219_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:42:10 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-094210_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:39:35 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-093935_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:38:24 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-093824_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:34:44 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-093444_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:34:36 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-093436_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:25:13 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-092513_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:19:52 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-091952_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:19:25 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-091925_[redacted].crash

        Aug 31, 2016, 09:19:14 AM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/quicklookd_2016-08-31-091914_[redacted].crash

     

    Files deleted by EtreCheck: ⓘ

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:18 PM - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.download.plist

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:18 PM - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.ltvbit.plist

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:18 PM - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.genieo.completer.update.plist

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:18 PM - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.goacemjobhmmbdlbbfjgifjcojdfnjfm.updater.plist

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Ebay Shopping Assistant.safariextension

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Omnibar.safariextension

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.Safari/Extensions/Searchme.safariextension

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Safari/Extensions/Ebay Shopping Assistant.safariextz

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Safari/Extensions/Omnibar.safariextz

        Aug 27, 2016, 09:50:21 PM - ~/Library/Safari/Extensions/Searchme.safariextz

     

    Still runs like crap, with my main program I use, Reaper, completely unusable.

     

    As far as upgrading, I'm not trying to be stubborn, but I just don't see why I should have to upgrade just to get it to work like it used to with the same specs.  Just to get it to not run "too slow".  I just priced it on crucial and it's only $45 to get it to 8gigs but thats just frustrating to me, to not figure out what's actually making it do this.  That's just me I guess. 

     

    Anyways, I hope I don't sound ungrateful, as I do appreciate the guidance you've been giving me.

  • by skinniman,

    skinniman skinniman Sep 3, 2016 4:38 AM in response to John Galt
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Notebooks
    Sep 3, 2016 4:38 AM in response to John Galt

    Yes, I restarted it, and all the other steps listed above, no change.  As far as the reason the HOSTs file has been modified, I actually have no idea what that means.

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Sep 3, 2016 4:55 AM in response to skinniman
    Level 9 (50,048 points)
    Desktops
    Sep 3, 2016 4:55 AM in response to skinniman

    You don't have to upgrade, it is all up to you whether you fix this or not. You are the one that has to use this mess, no one else is affected.

     

    If it were me I would.

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE Sep 3, 2016 6:14 AM in response to skinniman
    Level 9 (52,033 points)
    Mac OS X
    Sep 3, 2016 6:14 AM in response to skinniman

    It appears that you have outdated paceap app installed.  Either update it or delete it if you do not use it.

     

    Ciao.

  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Sep 3, 2016 7:59 AM in response to skinniman
    Level 7 (34,985 points)
    iPad
    Sep 3, 2016 7:59 AM in response to skinniman

    As far as the reason the HOSTs file has been modified, I actually have no idea what that means.

    That means a problem. Please read this user tip written by EtreCheck's author:

     

    Fixing a hacked /etc/hosts file

     

    I would remove the CrossOver CD Helper from Login items and totallay uninstall TuneUp. Apps like teh latter tend to have the opposite effect to what they claim:

     

    User Login Items: ⓘ

        iTunesHelper    Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

        Android File Transfer Agent    Application Hidden (~/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

        Dropbox    Application Hidden (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

        PenTabletDriver    Application Hidden (/Library/StartupItems/PenTabletDriver/PenTabletDriver.app)

        CrossOver CD Helper    Application Hidden (/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/Resources/CrossOver CD Helper.app)

        Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper    Application Hidden (/Applications/Fitbit Connect.app/Contents/MacOS/Fitbit Connect Menubar Helper.app)

        TuneUpHelper    SMLoginItem  (/Applications/TuneUp.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/TuneUpHelper.app)

     

    Neither report shows your RAM as stressed but if you still use Crossover, you need more RAM.

  • by alex7375,

    alex7375 alex7375 Sep 3, 2016 8:43 AM in response to skinniman
    Level 2 (195 points)
    Desktops
    Sep 3, 2016 8:43 AM in response to skinniman

    Your MBP is still very good. Do an SSD and Ram upgrade for about $100 - $200

    You will be very happy.

  • by skinniman,

    skinniman skinniman Sep 3, 2016 5:42 PM in response to Csound1
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Notebooks
    Sep 3, 2016 5:42 PM in response to Csound1

    lol Yeah, that's why I'm on this site, trying to find out how to fix this mess.

  • by skinniman,

    skinniman skinniman Sep 3, 2016 5:48 PM in response to OGELTHORPE
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Notebooks
    Sep 3, 2016 5:48 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

    I've never consciously installed this, how do I go about deleting it?  All I know how to do is look in applications and it's not there.

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