Are you experiencing kernel panics?

Your system is so heavily modified that, instead of trying to remove the modifications piecemeal, you should erase your boot volume, reinstall OS X, and then go through the initial setup process, importing only your user data and settings from backup — not applications or other files.

Back up all data to at least two different storage devices, if you haven't already done so. The backups can be made with Time Machine or with a mirroring tool such as Carbon Copy Cloner. Preferably both. You must be certain that you can restore everything to the state it's in now.

Boot into Recovery (command-R at startup), launch Disk Utility, and erase the startup volume with the default options.This operation will destroy all data on the volume, so you had be better be sure of your backups. Quit Disk Utility and install OS X. When you reboot, you'll be prompted to go through the initial setup process. That’s when you import the data from one of your backups. For details, see here:

Setting up a new Mac from an old one

Import only "Users" and "Settings" – not "Applications" or "Other files." Don't import the Guest account, if it was enabled on the old system. After that, run Software Update. If you still have the problem, take the machine to an Apple Store or other authorized service provider for hardware testing.

If the problem is resolved after the clean installation, reinstall your third-party software selectively. I can only give general guidelines. Self-contained applications that install into the Applications folder by drag-and-drop or download from the App Store are usually safe. Anything that comes packaged as an installer or that prompts for an administrator password is suspect, and you must test thoroughly after reinstalling each such item to make sure you haven't restored the problem.

Before installing any software, ask yourself the question, "Am I sure I know how to uninstall it without having to start this process all over again?" If the answer is "no," stop.

Never install any third-party software unless you know how to uninstall it.

Never reinstall such useless crapware as "Drive Genius," "TechTool," "VirusBarrier," "SIMBL," or "Rapport." If you install such things, your computer will not work. Install only software that directly enables you to carry out the tasks you use the computer for.

Mr. Davis is essentially correct. You have a LOT of additions to your system, many of them, shall I say ... problematic. Taken individually they may (likely will) cause a problem, but collectively - a bag of hurt. I would prudently follow the sage advice given and reinstall a clean system and then install, over a period of time, only really necessary additions. That way, you may be able to isolate a problem child. I certainly would not reinstall "VirusBarrier''. "SIMBL" also has caused problems for me in the past, so I found alternatives. My $0.02.

Frank

pemuise wrote:

... I understood that Mac OS X was suppose to not need extension software fixes.

So why are you using them? You appear to seeking a record for the number of system hacks.

Uninstall Intego: http://support2.intego.com/kb/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&id=214

Uninstall Rapport: http://www.trusteer.com/support/uninstalling-rapport-mac-os-x

Uninstall Drive Genius: http://www.prosofteng.com/docs/DriveGenius3UsersGuide.pdf See page 66.

All of these are 100% useless and have succeeded only in wasting your time and money.

SIMBL: "SIMBL (SIMple Bundle Loader) - pronounced like "symbol" or "cymbal" - enables hacks and plugins."

QED

... I now feel uneasy to do as suggested.

Feeling is what caused these problems to begin with.

Enjoy your Mac.

I had twice time kernel panic a day in Browser from same reason.

My system is iMac LATE 2008, OS X Mountain Lion, No HW changed except 2G to 4G RAM.

I remember OS X Leopard never did.

*** 1st panic ----------------

mdworker(3119) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd

Process: mdworker [3119]

Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker

Load Address: 0x10c7de000

Identifier: mdworker

Version: ??? (???)

Code Type: x86_64 (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [127]

Date/Time: 2013-02-02 02:51:24.925 +0900

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)

Report Version: 8

Thread 0:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff914a4686 mach_msg_trap + 10

1 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8f7b3803 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 195

2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8f7b8ee6 __CFRunLoopRun + 1078

3 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8f7b86b2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290

4 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8f7c7371 CFRunLoopRun + 97

5 mdworker 0x000000010c7e6ba9

6 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff915357e1 start + 0

Thread 1:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff914a6d16 kevent + 10

1 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e79ee _dispatch_mgr_thread + 54

Thread 2:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff914a4686 mach_msg_trap + 10

1 liblaunch.dylib 0x00007fff93dfc7c4

2 liblaunch.dylib 0x00007fff93dfb4d9 bootstrap_look_up3 + 69

3 libxpc.dylib 0x00007fff8fc15c21 _xpc_connection_bootstrap_look_up_slow + 371

4 libxpc.dylib 0x00007fff8fc14c82 _xpc_connection_init + 1062

5 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e50b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8

6 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e647f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235

7 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e62f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52

8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e6448 _dispatch_queue_drain + 180

9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e62f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52

10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e61c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249

11 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8dd49cab _pthread_wqthread + 404

12 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8dd34171 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 3:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff914a66d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8dd49cb3 _pthread_wqthread + 412

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8dd34171 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 4:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff914a46c2 semaphore_wait_trap + 10

1 libxpc.dylib 0x00007fff8fc17e1f xpc_connection_send_message_with_reply_sync + 127

2 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8f3f63ce send(LSBoxMessage&, LSBoxMessage&) + 28

3 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8f476d4b lsbox_preflightAppLaunch + 84

4 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8f401341 _LSFindOrRegisterBundleNode + 857

5 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8f45db02 _LSRegisterNode + 75

6 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8f409a0f _LSBundleCopyOrCheckNode + 1047

7 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8f3f15b6 _LSCopyLibraryItemURLs + 486

8 mdworker 0x000000010c80e014

9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e8f01 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15

10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e50b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8

11 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e647f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235

12 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e62f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52

13 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff928e61c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249

14 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8dd49cab _pthread_wqthread + 404

15 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8dd34171 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 5:

0 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8dd34164 start_wqthread + 0

Binary Images:

0x10c7de000 - 0x10c837ff7 mdworker (707.3) <105316D8-F5DF-3079-96EF-0EF0986EB053> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker

0x7fff8dd33000 - 0x7fff8ddfffe7 libsystem_c.dylib (825.25) <8CBCF9B9-EBB7-365E-A3FF-2F3850763C6B> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_c.dylib

0x7fff8f3ed000 - 0x7fff8f49efff com.apple.LaunchServices (539.7 - 539.7) <DA7C602E-5E01-31B8-925D-B45360CA089F> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/LaunchServices

0x7fff8f784000 - 0x7fff8f96dfff com.apple.CoreFoundation (6.8 - 744.12) <EF002794-DAEF-31C6-866C-E3E3AC387A9F> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation

0x7fff8fc0c000 - 0x7fff8fc2eff7 libxpc.dylib (140.41) <FAC04D8B-680E-325F-8F0C-DD69859D0E01> /usr/lib/system/libxpc.dylib

0x7fff91494000 - 0x7fff914afff7 libsystem_kernel.dylib (2050.18.24) <C0535565-35D1-31A7-A744-63D9F10F12A4> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_kernel.dylib

0x7fff91533000 - 0x7fff91536ff7 libdyld.dylib (210.2.3) <F59367C9-C110-382B-A695-9035A6DD387E> /usr/lib/system/libdyld.dylib

0x7fff928e3000 - 0x7fff928f8ff7 libdispatch.dylib (228.23) <D26996BF-FC57-39EB-8829-F63585561E09> /usr/lib/system/libdispatch.dylib

0x7fff93df9000 - 0x7fff93e01fff liblaunch.dylib (442.26.2) <2F71CAF8-6524-329E-AC56-C506658B4C0C> /usr/lib/system/liblaunch.dylib

*** 2nd panic ------------

mdworker(1005) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd

Process: mdworker [1005]

Path: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker

Load Address: 0x107131000

Identifier: mdworker

Version: ??? (???)

Code Type: x86_64 (Native)

Parent Process: launchd [135]

Date/Time: 2013-02-02 22:41:18.652 +0900

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.8.2 (12C60)

Report Version: 8

Thread 0:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8dd66686 mach_msg_trap + 10

1 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8c075803 __CFRunLoopServiceMachPort + 195

2 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8c07aee6 __CFRunLoopRun + 1078

3 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8c07a6b2 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 290

4 CoreFoundation 0x00007fff8c089371 CFRunLoopRun + 97

5 mdworker 0x0000000107139ba9

6 libdyld.dylib 0x00007fff8ddf77e1 start + 0

Thread 1:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8dd68d16 kevent + 10

1 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a99ee _dispatch_mgr_thread + 54

Thread 2:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8dd686d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a60bcb3 _pthread_wqthread + 412

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a5f6171 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 3:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8dd66686 mach_msg_trap + 10

1 liblaunch.dylib 0x00007fff906be7c4

2 liblaunch.dylib 0x00007fff906bd4d9 bootstrap_look_up3 + 69

3 libxpc.dylib 0x00007fff8c4d7c21 _xpc_connection_bootstrap_look_up_slow + 371

4 libxpc.dylib 0x00007fff8c4d6c82 _xpc_connection_init + 1062

5 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a70b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8

6 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a847f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235

7 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a82f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52

8 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a8448 _dispatch_queue_drain + 180

9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a82f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52

10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a81c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249

11 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a60bcab _pthread_wqthread + 404

12 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a5f6171 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 4:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8dd686d6 __workq_kernreturn + 10

1 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a60bcb3 _pthread_wqthread + 412

2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a5f6171 start_wqthread + 13

Thread 5:

0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x00007fff8dd666c2 semaphore_wait_trap + 10

1 libxpc.dylib 0x00007fff8c4d9e1f xpc_connection_send_message_with_reply_sync + 127

2 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8bcb83ce send(LSBoxMessage&, LSBoxMessage&) + 28

3 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8bd38d4b lsbox_preflightAppLaunch + 84

4 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8bcc3341 _LSFindOrRegisterBundleNode + 857

5 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8bd1fb02 _LSRegisterNode + 75

6 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8bccba0f _LSBundleCopyOrCheckNode + 1047

7 LaunchServices 0x00007fff8bcb35b6 _LSCopyLibraryItemURLs + 486

8 mdworker 0x0000000107161014

9 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1aaf01 _dispatch_call_block_and_release + 15

10 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a70b6 _dispatch_client_callout + 8

11 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a847f _dispatch_queue_drain + 235

12 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a82f1 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 52

13 libdispatch.dylib 0x00007fff8f1a81c3 _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 249

14 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a60bcab _pthread_wqthread + 404

15 libsystem_c.dylib 0x00007fff8a5f6171 start_wqthread + 13

Binary Images:

0x107131000 - 0x10718aff7 mdworker (707.3) <105316D8-F5DF-3079-96EF-0EF0986EB053> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.framework /Versions/A/Support/mdworker

0x7fff8a5f5000 - 0x7fff8a6c1fe7 libsystem_c.dylib (825.25) <8CBCF9B9-EBB7-365E-A3FF-2F3850763C6B> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_c.dylib

0x7fff8bcaf000 - 0x7fff8bd60fff com.apple.LaunchServices (539.7 - 539.7) <DA7C602E-5E01-31B8-925D-B45360CA089F> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/LaunchServices

0x7fff8c046000 - 0x7fff8c22ffff com.apple.CoreFoundation (6.8 - 744.12) <EF002794-DAEF-31C6-866C-E3E3AC387A9F> /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation

0x7fff8c4ce000 - 0x7fff8c4f0ff7 libxpc.dylib (140.41) <FAC04D8B-680E-325F-8F0C-DD69859D0E01> /usr/lib/system/libxpc.dylib

0x7fff8dd56000 - 0x7fff8dd71ff7 libsystem_kernel.dylib (2050.18.24) <C0535565-35D1-31A7-A744-63D9F10F12A4> /usr/lib/system/libsystem_kernel.dylib

0x7fff8ddf5000 - 0x7fff8ddf8ff7 libdyld.dylib (210.2.3) <F59367C9-C110-382B-A695-9035A6DD387E> /usr/lib/system/libdyld.dylib

0x7fff8f1a5000 - 0x7fff8f1baff7 libdispatch.dylib (228.23) <D26996BF-FC57-39EB-8829-F63585561E09> /usr/lib/system/libdispatch.dylib

0x7fff906bb000 - 0x7fff906c3fff liblaunch.dylib (442.26.2) <2F71CAF8-6524-329E-AC56-C506658B4C0C> /usr/lib/system/liblaunch.dylib

JANG분당 wrote:

No HW changed except 2G to 4G RAM.

Reinstall your original RAM. 2 GB is the minimum for Mountain Lion but if it does not crash using your original 2 GB memory then return the upgraded memory and purchase from a different vendor. Crucial and OWC / MacSales are the only two I recommend.

Sophos AV is the problem. Was causing kernel panics for me beginning abruptly around mid January 2013; removed it, all is well. Also spoke with Sophos support on the issue.

Use the Sophos Uninstaller which should be on your system after you installed SophosAV. If not, you can re-download SophosAV, install it, the Uninstaller will then be present, and then you can run the Uninstaller.

ClamAV can be used as a substitute. Not sure if it's installed with Mountain Lion, but it is part of the Server Versions of most versions of OSX. In any case you can just download and install it.