I clicked on a link in an email a couple weeks ago and ever since applications on my iMac have been running incredibly slowly. Sometimes not opening. I can't find evidence of malware on my machine but am convinced something is wrong. What can I do?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 13.2
Install EtreCheck and post the report. Allow Full Disk Access.
Use the Additional Text icon to paste in the report.
Maybe something will reveal itself.
You're welcome. Your Mac seems to be free of malware. And considering you have a Fusion drive with a very small SSD the performance seems good. Personally I would disable Malwarebytes realtime protection. It's not needed and would affect performance somewhat.
Make sure your software is up to date. I don't use OneDrive so I don't know what affect that may have on performance.
Have you changed anything else?
You're welcome. With only 8GBs of RAM you will be somewhat limited on how many apps you can run at a time. Good luck. 😎
Thankyou dialabrain - I'll have a go!
You're welcome.
Interesting report from etrecheck. And I am reassured. Thanks very much dialabrain.
Thanks. I'll disable the Malwarebytes. And I probably do have too much running at the same time. I must remember that my iMac is not as powerful as my MacBook Pro. Many thanks again.
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