Mountain Lion has random freezes. The mouse still works but the graphics go glitchy and i can't click on anything. I have to hold the power to restart.

i upadate to 10.8.1 today, and same freezes

Just to chime in and maybe eliminate some potential causes,

Got the freezing issue just two days ago. Seems quite random. I got crashes with:

-Final cut pro X, both during video playback and editing tasks.

-Safari. Sometimes websites slowly get corrupted (icons appear scrambled) until whole computer freezes) Also most often it happens when playing back movies in youtube or flash-based players. Had no problem with VLC playback (watched a whole movie yesterday).

I've got an iMac late 2009, no external monitors connected. Also uninstalled Msoft Silverlight (first thought that was the problem) and for a while also latest version of Adobe Flash, but the freezes keep appearing. Also did a reset of NVRAM, with no apparent effect.

Freezes are similar to descriptions above. Often screen tear-up or just visual freezing while mouse-pointer keeps moving and sound keeps playing. Reboots sometimes end in corrupted screens.

Yesterday I updated to 10.8.1, seemed to work then, but today I've had 3 crashes/freezes already. So 10.8.1 doesn't seem to solve it.

Hopefully this info is helpful for comparisons to similar cases! And HOPEFULLY apple can fix this issue asap!

Although both LittleSnitch and RadioEye are both supposed to be Mountain Lion compatible, I don't know if I would run both of them. They both mess with the same parts of the system. Also, if you are experiencing problems, the first thing to do is uninstall any third party software that has either kernel extensions or launch daemons. Even if they are really cool and useful, they could be the source of the problem. You must remove them even to exonerate them.

You also missed the top processes part of EtreCheck. That is important.

Finally, you should repost this information in your own thread with your own specifics. That will always result in higher quality feedback. There is no guarantee that your problem is identical to someone else's.

I apologize for not paying attention to that myself in this thread. That does a disservice to both the original poster and the well-meaning, but guilty, thread-jacker.

Same problem here. However, if I let the computer sleep, it will wake up with a mouse that can scroll but won't allow me to click on anything. In addition, the ForceQuit will not allow me close out applications to try and pinpoint the error. Just like everyone else, I have to hold down the power button on my 2010 MacBook to get any sort of response.

This *****!

I am not convinced that any third-party software is interacting with Mountain Lion to cause this problem. I had no choice but to perform a complete fresh install of Mountain Lion, and still the problem persisted, before I even had a chance to re-install any software.

By the way, here are my results from EtreCheck:

Hardware Information:

Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1

2 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPUs: 8 cores

32 GB RAM

System Software:

OS X 10.8 (12A269) - Uptime: 0 days 0:5

Disk Information:

HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 disk5 : (7.55 GB)

OCZ-VERTEX3 disk4 : (120.03 GB)

disk4s1 (disk4s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh (disk4s2) /: 119.17 GB (101.46 GB free)

Recovery HD (disk4s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB

OCZ-VERTEX3 disk3 : (240.06 GB)

System Reserved (disk3s1) <not mounted>: 104.9 MB

Windows (disk3s2) /Volumes/Windows: 239.95 GB (31.14 GB free)

WDC WD1001FALS-41Y6A0 disk1 : (1 TB)

disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 999.86 GB

Boot OSX (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB

WDC WD1001FALS-41Y6A0 disk0 : (1 TB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 999.86 GB

Boot OSX (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB

USB Information:

Logitech USB Multimedia Keyboard

©Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. CLX-3170 Series

Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub

Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard

Apple Inc. Apple LED Cinema Display

Apple Inc. Display Audio

Apple Inc. Display iSight

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers Version: 1.7

com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer Version: 3

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[not loaded] com.bjango.istatlocaldaemon.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.bjango.istatlocal.plist

User Launch Agents:

[failed] com.adobe.ARM.202f4087f2bbde52e3ac2df389f53a4f123223c9cc56a8fd83a6f7ae.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

User Login Items:

BootChamp

AirParrot

Mail

Things

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player

Launchpad-Control

Internet Plug-ins:

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes:

1.3 % fontd

1.1 % SystemUIServer

0.9 % EtreCheck

0.8 % iStatLocalDaemon

0.6 % WindowServer

0.1 % mds

0.1 % System

0.1 % Finder

0.0 % Safari

0.0 % WebProcess

I updated to 10.8.1 two days ago but the freezes started today (in a white Macbook late 2009). It happened 4 or 5 times today, usually happens when I'm closing tabs in Safari, but also seems to be quite random. I also had a some freezes while restarting the system (at boot time) and it didn't finished the boot. For the first issue I had to hold the power button. For the second one I had to start the Macbook once in recovery mode and then I could boot it again.

PD. Here is my log:

Hardware Information:

MacBook - model: MacBook6,1

1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

Startup Items:

VirtualBox - Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox

System Software:

OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 0:14

Disk Information:

M4-CT128M4SSD2 disk0 : (128,04 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Mac OS X Boot (disk0s2) /: 127,18 GB (82,22 GB free)

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

TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF disk1 : (320,07 GB)

disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Mac OS X Data (disk1s2) /Volumes/Mac OS X Data: 319,21 GB (203,74 GB free)

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

CHICONY USB Keyboard

reserved Targus Wireless Compact Laser Mouse

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

Kernel Extensions:

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv Version: 4.1.20

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB Version: 4.1.20

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt Version: 4.1.20

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp Version: 4.1.20

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

[loaded] com.noatime.root.plist

Launch Agents:

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

[not loaded] com.victorpimentel.TVShowsHelper.plist

[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist

User Login Items:

Alfred

iTunesHelper

SizzlingKeys4iTunes

GrowlHelperApp

Spectacle

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player

Growl

MySQL

Pastebot Sync

Perian

SizzlingKeys

TeXDistPrefPane

Xmarks for Safari

Internet Plug-ins:

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

OviMaps_5.9.2.0.plugin

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes:

I really thought that 10.8.1 had fixed my problem. I removed the program "gfxCardStatus" which I had used to set my machine to integrated only. With it set to integrated only it never crashed once. However with 10.8.1 I disabled this and for a few days everything looked fine.

Today so far I've had 2 lockups in a row and have once again disabled the nvidia card on my machine in hopes that 10.8.2 will fix this embarassing problem once and for all.

Getting very similar freezes here too - got them since upgrading to 10.8.1 a few days ago. With 10.8 I was getting WIndowServer taking >50% but this is worse...

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3

1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

Startup Items:

tap - Path: /Library/StartupItems/tap

tun - Path: /Library/StartupItems/tun

System Software:

OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 5:51

Disk Information:

APPLE SSD TS256A disk0 : (251 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 250.14 GB (10.98 GB free)

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

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers Version: 1.7

com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer Version: 3

com.avatron.AVExVideo Version: 1.6.5

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower Version: 1.6.2

net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio Version: 1.0.5

com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer Version: 1.6.5

foo.tun Version: 1.0

foo.tap Version: 1.0

Problem System Launch Daemons:

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.accountsd.plist

[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist

[failed] com.apple.KerberosHelper.LKDCHelper.plist

[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

[loaded] com.sierrawireless.SWoCTool.plist

[loaded] com.squirrels.kextinstaller.plist

[not loaded] com.themha.airlock.daemon.plist

[not loaded] noatime.plist

Launch Agents:

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist

[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist

[loaded] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist

[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist

[loaded] com.srs.EssentialsAgent.plist

[not loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] ca.indev.MailTagsHelper.agent.plist

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.930da3ce175de4e82bd3cdf1dd8571f74bd3b6a7236bc94bfc00f6e9.plist

[failed] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist

[loaded] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist

User Login Items:

Citations

ScreenSharingMenulet

Synergy

Skype

Caffeine

ScreenFlowHelper

Translate Tab

Air Video Server

Flux

AirDisplayStatusItem

ScreenCapture

TotalFinder

RescueTime

Amazon Cloud Drive

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Air Display Preferences

Cameras

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

Perian

Internet Plug-ins:

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

iidplg.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes:

15.9 % WindowServer

3.7 % activitymonitord

2.0 % idea

1.3 % EtreCheck

0.9 % Last.fm

0.9 % Adobe

0.8 % warmd

0.6 % Activity

0.5 % fontd

0.3 % Screen

i too am experiencing this issue. it happens randomly. I have ML 10.8.1 at the moment and this issue has occured not only after upgrading to ML but also when i did an upgrade to Lion late last year. It occured a few times then but eventually stopped but is now reappearing after upgrading the OS again. very odd how the issue appears to occur after an OS upgrade...

Anyways I have the early 2011 mbp 13" with the Intel 3000 graphics.

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

System Software:

OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 0:21

Disk Information:

Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 213.32 GB (47.39 GB free)

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

BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP: 105.89 GB (24.21 GB free)

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Information:

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Mitsumi Electric Hub in Apple Extended USB Keyboard

Mitsumi Electric Apple Extended USB Keyboard

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

FireWire Information:

Kernel Extensions:

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.machangout.glims.loader.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.machangout.glims.agent.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist

[not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist

[loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist

User Launch Agents:

[not loaded] .DS_Store

[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

[loaded] com.victorpimentel.TVShowsHelper.plist

[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist

[failed] org.xbmc.helper.plist

[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamscan.plist

[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist

User Login Items:

Window Magnet

GrowlHelperApp

Caffeine

HardwareGrowler

ClipMenu

Mail

iProcrastinate

Rogue Amoeba Schedule Helper

Alfred

Plex Media Server

BetterTouchTool

iTunesHelper

AppCleaner Helper

TunesArt

Reminders

Calendar

ClamXavSentry

XtraFinder

XtraFinder

SophosUIServer

SpotifyIrRemote

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

Growl

Java

MenuMeters

TVShows

Xmarks for Safari

Internet Plug-ins:

CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

nplastpass.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes:

43.7 % sandboxd

10.3 % VLC

6.1 % coreaudiod

4.1 % WindowServer

4.0 % Console

3.6 % mds

2.6 % Wake

2.1 % Transmission

1.3 % EtreCheck

0.8 % ClamXavSentry

I'm having the same issue:

Hardware Information:

MacBook - model: MacBook6,1

1 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

Startup Items:

PKard - Path: /Library/StartupItems/PKard

System Software:

OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 0:10

Disk Information:

M4-CT128M4SSD2 disk0 : (128.04 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

SSD (disk0s2) /: 127.18 GB (10.32 GB free)

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

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.rogueamoeba.InstantOn Version: 6.0.1

com.rogueamoeba.InstantOnCore Version: 6.0.1

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist

[loaded] com.thursby.pkard.tokendagent.plist

[not loaded] Wlan.Software

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.dtloken.plist

[loaded] com.mlbam.nexdef.plist

[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

[failed] com.synology.CloudStation.plist

[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamscan.plist

[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper

Mail

GrowlTunes

iTunes

Google Chrome

Linkinus

Messages

Calendar

Messages

LogitechRegReminder

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player

Flip4Mac WMV

Logitech Control Center

Perian

Internet Plug-ins:

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin

iPhotoPhotocast.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

LogitechHarmony.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes:

15.7 % WindowServer

14.5 % DictationIM

2.0 % hidd

1.4 % EtreCheck

1.1 % warmd

1.1 % Calendar

1.0 % Dock

0.8 % imklaunchagent

0.6 % fontd

0.6 % coreservicesd

The same problem

Hardware Information:

Mac mini - model: Macmini5,1

1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

8 GB RAM

System Software:

OS X 10.8.1 (12B19) - Uptime: 0 days 0:25

Disk Information:

TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500,11 GB)

disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499,25 GB (375,44 GB free)

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

USB Information:

Western Digital My Book 2 TB

WD-MYBOOK (disk1s1) /Volumes/WD-MYBOOK: 2 TB (772,1 GB free)

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. MacBook Air SuperDrive

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

FireWire Information:

Kernel Extensions:

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower Version: 1.5.2

com.splashtop.driver.SRXDisplayCard Version: 1.5

com.splashtop.driver.SRXFrameBufferConnector Version: 1.5

com.avira.kext.FileAccessControl Version: 1.0.0d1

Problem System Launch Daemons:

[failed] com.apple.xprotectupdater.plist

Problem System Launch Agents:

[failed] com.apple.afpstat.plist

[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.notify.plist

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

[failed] com.avira.antivirus.dbcleaner.plist

[failed] com.avira.antivirus.ipm.loader.plist

[loaded] com.avira.helper.watchdox.plist

[loaded] com.cocoatech.pathfinder.SMFHelper7.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

[loaded] com.prosofteng.DriveGenius.locum.plist

[loaded] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceDaemon.plist

[loaded] org.glimmerblocker.proxy.plist

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist

Launch Agents:

[failed] com.avira.antivirus.ipm.ui.plist

[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.odscan.default.plist

[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.systray.plist

[loaded] com.avira.antivirus.update.default.plist

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist

[loaded] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist

[loaded] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist

[loaded] com.hp.productresearch.plist

[loaded] com.splashtop.streamer.SRServiceAgent.plist

[loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist

[loaded] org.glimmerblocker.updater.plist

[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist

[not loaded] com.prosofteng.DGMonitor.plist

[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper

Memory Scope

OsTrack

PuntoSwitcher

WDLIVE2

Time Capsule

Мониторинг системы

CheatSheet

TwonkyServer

Air Video Server

CleanMyDrive

Live Wallpaper

Dropbox

3rd Party Preference Panes:

DivX

Flash Player

GlimmerBlocker

Java

MacFUSE (Tuxera)

Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X

Perian

Internet Plug-ins:

AdobePDFViewer.plugin

DivXBrowserPlugin.plugin

Flash Player.plugin

FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin

googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin

JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

LogitechDeviceDetection.plugin

npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin

OVSHelper.plugin

QuickTime Plugin.plugin

RL Secure Plug-In Layer.plugin

SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

Silverlight.plugin

User Internet Plug-ins:

ContentManager.plugin

RocketEngine.plugin

UploadManager.plugin

Bad Fonts:

None

Top Processes:

Even if you think your issue is identical to someone else's, it is always best to start your own question. You can always include a link back to a thread that describes a problem you think is similar. In a busy forum like this one, a piggy-backing post like this one is liable to be lost. I only noticed it because other people also piggy-backed and caused it to show up on my recent list.

The last I heard, AirParrot was known to cause problems. If you are experiencing problems, and EtreCheck reports anything under kernel extensions, the first step is to always uninstall that software. Even if you are sure it is completely harmless, it must be removed - even if only to eliminate it as a suspect. If the crashes continue, that kernel extension may be fine. Your problem could be hardware which would need a trip to the store while still under warranty.

Update Flash player and remove the following software:

Kernel Extensions:

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv Version: 4.1.20

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB Version: 4.1.20

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt Version: 4.1.20

org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp Version: 4.1.20

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.noatime.root.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist

[not loaded] com.victorpimentel.TVShowsHelper.plist

[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist

User Login Items:

SizzlingKeys4iTunes

Spectacle

I don't know of any reported problems with this software, but all of them are likely candidates simply because they are open source and/or relatively uncommon enough for rme to have never heard of them.

NicFromOz wrote:

Getting very similar freezes here too - got them since upgrading to 10.8.1 a few days ago. With 10.8 I was getting WIndowServer taking >50% but this is worse...

Startup Items:

tap - Path: /Library/StartupItems/tap

tun - Path: /Library/StartupItems/tun

Kernel Extensions:

com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers Version: 1.7

com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer Version: 3

com.avatron.AVExVideo Version: 1.6.5

com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower Version: 1.6.2

net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio Version: 1.0.5

com.avatron.AVExFramebuffer Version: 1.6.5

foo.tun Version: 1.0

foo.tap Version: 1.0

All of these things are red flags. Remove them.

I was about to say this didn't look too fishy, but then I kept reading...

Firefoxsilver9 wrote:

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.freemacsoft.appcleanerd.plist

[loaded] com.machangout.glims.loader.plist

Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.machangout.glims.agent.plist

[loaded] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist

User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.victorpimentel.TVShowsHelper.plist

[loaded] de.metaquark.appfresh.plist

[failed] org.xbmc.helper.plist

[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.clamscan.plist

[loaded] uk.co.markallan.clamxav.freshclam.plist

User Login Items:

ClamXavSentry

SophosUIServer

You don't need any "clean up" or antivirus on a Mac. If you don't believe me and still want antivirus, at least only install one at a time. Either ClamXav or Sophos, not both. Plus, Sophos seems to be only partially installed. Always use the official uninstaller that comes with the software. Don't use any "clean up" software.