iMac using Monterey very slow using Safari

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iMac using Monterey very slow using Safari

Been having issues with the computer being very slow, takes ages for safari to load and keeps sticking. IMac is eight years old. Ran diagnostics. No issues. Downloaded CleanMyMac X to investigate. Obviously a few apps and things not used, which I've got rid of... I moved folders from my desktop too. I got a Heavy Memory Usage message - almost full. I have 283GB available on HD. Memory seems to vary from 1GB available to 5GB of the 8GB available when all i have open is Safari. Top Consumer was com.apple.WebKit.WebContent with over 2gb - no idea what that is! Although after a restart that has gone down to 369mb and Safari is top at 1.21 GB.

Any ideas? I keep getting the rainbow wheel of death simply trying to log into my email via the web...

Thanks!

iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Jan 10, 2024 7:23 AM

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rkaufmann87

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Jan 10, 2024 8:58 AM in response to KatherineAH

CMM is considered malware by experienced users on these forums, please locate the developers uninstall instructions and please uninstall asap.

It will help us get a good idea of what is causing your problem if you provide a report of your system, that way we do not have to play 20 questions with you. The report we are requesting does NOT provide any personal information and is extremely safe to use. Please navigate to www.Etrecheck.com and download the free version of EtreCheck. Once you have you downloaded the app and installed it, please run the report and save it. This report will help us get a good idea what has been installed on your system and help us be able to diagnose what may be wrong.

When you have your report, you can attach it when you reply to this message and we can then review it and help you determine what is needed to get your system running well again.

For instructions on how to download your EtreCheck report and attach it to your reply to this message please click https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250000211 It is helpful to us if you download the report to your Desktop.

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