Macbook pro 2018 is too slow
EtreCheckPro version: 6.5.6 (6F041)
Report generated: 2022-02-21 16:34:41
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Runtime: 3:34
Performance: Good
Problem: Computer is too slow
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
Battery failure - Your battery is reporting that it needs to be serviced.
Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed that could be adware and should be reviewed.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement.
No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage.
Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. Apple has said that unsigned software will not run by default in a future version of the operating system.
System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.
x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system.
Limited drive access - More information may be available with Full Drive Access.
Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future.
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro15,1
2,9 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i9 (i9-8950HK) CPU: 6-core
32 GB RAM - Not upgradeable
BANK 0/ChannelA-DIMM0 - 16 GB DDR4 2400
BANK 2/ChannelB-DIMM0 - 16 GB DDR4 2400
Battery: Health = Service Battery - Cycle count = 640
Video Information:
Intel UHD Graphics 630 - VRAM: 1536 MB
Color LCD (built-in) 3840 x 2400
Radeon Pro 560X - VRAM: 4 GB
Drives:
disk0 - APPLE SSD AP1024M 1.00 TB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
Internal PCI-Express 8.0 GT/s x4 NVM Express
disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 315 MB
disk0s2 [APFS Container] 680.00 GB
disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 680.00 GB (Shared by 6 volumes)
disk1s1 - M******************s (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (Shared - 577.60 GB used)
disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 272 MB used)
disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 1.09 GB used)
disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 20 KB used)
disk1s5 (APFS) [APFS Container] (Shared - 21.26 GB used)
disk1s5s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (Shared - 21.26 GB used)
disk1s6 - Update (APFS) (Shared - 107 MB used)
disk0s3 - B******P 319.66 GB (260.04 GB used)
disk0s4 577 MB
Mounted Volumes:
disk0s3 - B******P
319.66 GB (260.04 GB used, 59.62 GB free)
Mount point: /Volumes/B******P
disk1s1 - M******************s [APFS Virtual drive]
680.00 GB (Shared - 577.60 GB used, 81.37 GB available, 79.49 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
Encrypted
disk1s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
680.00 GB (Shared - 272 MB used, 79.49 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM]
680.00 GB (Shared - 20 KB used, 79.49 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM
disk1s5s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
680.00 GB (Shared - 21.26 GB used, 81.37 GB available, 79.49 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /
Read-only: Yes
disk1s6 - Update
680.00 GB (Shared - 107 MB used, 79.49 GB free)
APFS
Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
Network:
Interface usbserial-144440: Single RS232-HS
Interface usbserial-143440: Single RS232-HS 2
Interface usbserial-142440: Single RS232-HS 3
Interface en0: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
Interface en7: Thunderbolt Ethernet Slot 1
Interface en9: USB 10/100/1000 LAN
Interface en6: iPhone
System Software:
macOS Monterey 12.2 (21D49)
Time since boot: Less than an hour
Configuration Files:
/etc/hosts - Count: 1
Notifications:
Blender 2.app
100 notifications
Telegram.app
2 notifications
Slack.app
46 notifications
WhatsApp.app
42 notifications
AutoCAD 2018.app
one notification
Creative Cloud.app
8 notifications
Security:
Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers
System Integrity Protection: Enabled
Antivirus software: Apple and Malwarebytes
Unsigned Files:
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/homebrew.mxcl.unbound.plist
Executable: /usr/local/opt/unbound/sbin/unbound -d -c /usr/local/etc/unbound/unbound.conf
Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.browserstack.local.plist
Executable: /Applications/BrowserStackLocal.app/Contents/Resources/public/start_binary.sh
Running app: /Library/DropboxHelperTools/Dropbox_u501/dbkextd
Details: Restrictive app permissions - possibly adware
Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Silverlight.plugin
Preference Pane: /Library/PreferencePanes/PrintOptionPane.prefPane
Preference Pane: /Library/PreferencePanes/Tuxera NTFS.prefPane
Apps: 27
Old Applications:
46 x86-only apps
Kernel Extensions:
/Library/Extensions
[Not Loaded] CalDigitThunderboltStationChargingSupport.kext - com.CalDigit.ThunderboltStationChargingSupport (1.0 - SDK 10.11)
[Not Loaded] FTDIKext.kext - com.FTDI.driver.D2XXHelper (1.0 - SDK 10.14)
[Not Loaded] Dropbox.kext - com.getdropbox.dropbox.kext (1.13.0 - SDK 10.14)
[Not Loaded] dfsfuse.kext - com.google.drivefs.filesystems.dfsfuse (45.2 - SDK 10.16)
[Loaded] ms_ntfs.kext - com.iboysoft.filesystems.ms_ntfs (3.0 - SDK 10.13)
[Not Loaded] CUDA.kext - com.nvidia.CUDA (1.1.0)
[Not Loaded] SiLabsUSBDriver64.kext - com.silabs.driver.CP210xVCPDriver64 (3.0.0d1)
[Not Loaded] Wacom Tablet.kext - com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (Wacom Tablet 6.3.34-1 - SDK 10.14)
Startup Items:
TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper Path: /Library/StartupItems/TuxeraNTFSUnmountHelper
System Launch Daemons:
[Not Loaded] 38 Apple tasks
[Loaded] 197 Apple tasks
[Running] 141 Apple tasks
[Other] One Apple task
System Launch Agents:
[Not Loaded] 15 Apple tasks
[Loaded] 213 Apple tasks
[Running] 121 Apple tasks
[Other] One Apple task
Launch Daemons:
[Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-02-10)
[Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-02-10)
[Loaded] com.adobe.acc.installer.v2.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2021-11-05)
[Running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2021-12-21)
[Loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (? dbb717cc - installed 2021-05-18)
[Running] com.docker.vmnetd.plist (Docker Inc - installed 2021-08-11)
[Loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2021-08-24)
[Running] com.iBoysoft.ntfshelperd.plist (Chengdu Aibo Tech Co., Ltd. - installed 2021-06-14)
[Running] com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2022-02-21)
[Running] com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2022-02-21)
[Loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-08-12)
[Loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-08-05)
[Running] com.wacom.UpdateHelper.plist (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2021-10-29)
[Loaded] com.wacom.displayhelper.plist (Apple - installed 2022-01-22)
[Other] homebrew.mxcl.unbound.plist (? 9fdb5acc - installed 2021-03-08)
Launch Agents:
[Running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist (Logitech Inc. - installed 2018-12-01)
[Not Loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2022-02-15)
[Running] com.adobe.GC.AGM.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2021-12-21)
[Not Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2021-12-21)
[Loaded] com.adobe.ccxprocess.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2022-02-15)
[Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2021-08-24)
[Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2021-08-24)
[Running] com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2022-02-21)
[Running] com.wacom.DataStoreMgr.plist (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2021-10-29)
[Running] com.wacom.IOManager.plist (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2021-10-29)
[Running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2021-10-29)
User Launch Agents:
[Not Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2021-12-21)
[Running] com.browserstack.local.plist (? 0 - installed 2021-09-06)
[Loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2022-02-16)
[Loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (Valve Corporation - installed 2021-02-02)
User Login Items:
[Loaded] DockerHelper (Docker Inc - installed 2021-08-11)
Modern Login Item
/Applications/Docker.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/DockerHelper.app
[Running] Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2022-02-17)
Application
/Applications/Dropbox.app
[Not Loaded] StartUpHelper (Spotify - installed 2020-07-04)
Modern Login Item
/Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/StartUpHelper.app
[Not Loaded] LaunchAtLoginHelper (Chengdu Aibo Tech Co., Ltd. - installed 2021-06-14)
Modern Login Item
/Applications/iBoysoft NTFS for Mac.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/LaunchAtLoginHelper.app
Internet Plug-ins:
Silverlight: 5.1.50901.0 (? - installed 2019-09-25)
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-08-03)
AdobePDFViewer: 21.005.20058 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-08-03)
AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (Adobe Inc. - installed 2022-02-15)
3rd Party Preference Panes:
FUSE (Benjamin Fleischer - installed 2019-12-05)
PrintOptionPane (? - installed 2018-05-04)
WacomTablet (Wacom Technology Corp. - installed 2021-10-01)
Tuxera NTFS (? - installed 2021-11-13)
Backup:
Time Machine information not available without Full Drive Access.
Performance:
System Load: 8.60 (1 min ago) 4.37 (5 min ago) 1.91 (15 min ago)
Nominal I/O speed: 2.78 MB/s
File system: 21.92 seconds
Write speed: 1985 MB/s
Read speed: 3070 MB/s
CPU Usage Snapshot:
Type Overall
System: 2 %
User: 3 %
Idle: 95 %
Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
EtreCheckPro 17.88 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
WindowServer 7.28 % (Apple)
RTProtectionDaemon 2.58 % (Malwarebytes Corporation)
kernel_task 1.70 % (Apple)
wifianalyticsd 0.84 % (Apple)
Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
Google Chrome Helper (Renderer) (12) 1.38 GB (Google, Inc.)
Dropbox (3) 981 MB (Dropbox, Inc.)
MTLCompilerService (19) 863 MB (Apple)
EtreCheckPro 837 MB (Etresoft, Inc.)
BrowserStackLocal --app --app-version 2.5 (2) 378 MB (?)
Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location)
corespeechd 2 KB / 6 MB (Apple)
Dropbox 22 KB / 279 KB (Dropbox, Inc.)
mDNSResponder 54 KB / 50 KB (Apple)
trustd 53 KB / 4 KB (Apple)
corekdld 293 B / 27 KB (Apple)
Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
WhatsApp Helper (5) 28 (?)
RTProtectionDaemon 25 (Malwarebytes Corporation)
WhatsApp 17 (?)
Google Chrome 9 (Google, Inc.)
WindowServer 7 (Apple)
Virtual Memory Information:
Physical RAM: 32 GB
Free RAM: 20 MB
Used RAM: 9.76 GB
Cached files: 22.22 GB
Available RAM: 22.24 GB
Swap Used: 0 B
Software Installs (past 60 days):
Install Date Name (Version)
2022-01-15 macOS Installer Notification (2.0)
2022-01-21 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.011.20039) (21.011.20039)
2022-01-28 macOS Monterey (12.2)
2022-01-28 macOS 12.2 (12.2)
2022-01-28 Pages (11.2)
2022-01-28 Numbers (11.2)
2022-01-28 Keynote (11.2)
2022-01-28 GarageBand (10.4.5)
2022-01-28 iMovie (10.3.1)
2022-02-04 XProtectPlistConfigData (2155)
2022-02-04 MRTConfigData (1.88)
2022-02-07 Google Drive (1.3.16.180)
2022-02-21 Malwarebytes for Mac (1.0)
Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days):
2022-02-21 16:30:45 Dropbox.app High CPU Use (3 times)
Executable: /Applications/Dropbox.app
2022-02-21 15:24:11 Adobe Photoshop CC 2018.app High CPU Use (3 times)
Executable: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CC 2018/Adobe Photoshop CC 2018.app
2022-02-20 23:54:13 coreduetd High CPU Use
Executable: /usr/libexec/coreduetd
2022-02-20 01:07:30 rpcsvchost High CPU Use (2 times)
Executable: /usr/libexec/rpcsvchost
2022-02-18 19:25:34 VTDecoderXPCService High CPU Use
Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/VideoToolbox.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/VTDecoderXPCService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/VTDecoderXPCService
2022-02-17 23:45:15 AutoCAD 2018.app High CPU Use
Executable: /Applications/Autodesk/*/AutoCAD 2018.app
2022-02-16 02:31:39 Blender 2.app High CPU Use (2 times)
Executable: /Applications/Blender 2.app
2022-02-15 03:04:24 trustd High CPU Use
Executable: /usr/libexec/trustd
End of report
Photoshop CC 2018/Adobe Photoshop CC 2018.app
2022-02-20 23:54:13 coreduetd - High CPU Use
Executable: /usr/libexec/coreduetd
2022-02-20 01:07:30 rpcsvchost - High CPU Use (2 times)
Executable: /usr/libexec/rpcsvchost
2022-02-18 19:25:34 VTDecoderXPCService - High CPU Use
Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/VideoToolbox.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/VTDecoderXPCService.xpc/Contents/MacOS/VTDecoderXPCService
2022-02-17 23:45:15 AutoCAD 2018.app - High CPU Use
Executable: /Applications/Autodesk/*/AutoCAD 2018.app
2022-02-16 02:31:39 Blender 2.app - High CPU Use (2 times)
Executable: /Applications/Blender 2.app
2022-02-15 03:04:24 trustd - High CPU Use
Executable: /usr/libexec/trustd
End of report
My macbook gets slow nearly unusable, speciially after starting any software. I attached the log from etrecheck.
Posted on Feb 21, 2022 7:57 AM
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