Q: My MacBook suddenly started running slow

Hi LincDavis!
I just saw the thread and my Mac suddenly (from one day to another) started running super slow! It's only like 3 months old. I launched Terminal and followed your instructions. This is what it said:

Jul 18 21:00:48 localhost kernel[0] <Debug>: Previous Shutdown Cause: -79

--- last message repeated 6 times ---

Jul 20 23:16:54 Madss-MacBook-Pro kernel[0] <Debug>: Process Setup Assistant [177] disabling system-wide I/O Throttling

Jul 21 00:57:40 localhost kernel[0] <Debug>: Previous Shutdown Cause: -79

I hope you have the time to reply to this message! In advance..Thank you

Linc does not normally respond to older threads and chances are good that he's not even monitoring one this old (I wonder why I am)

Best results on this forum are achieved by starting a new discussion, completely describing your problem in more detail than you have and you'll get lots of help much quicker. That's just the way things work here.

I have been having the same problem and would appreciate any input.  Thank you.  (Forgive me as I couldn't figure out how to post this properly).

EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

Report generated July 29, 2014 11:00:51 AM EDT

Hardware Information:

  MacBook Air (Original) (Verified)

  MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir1,1

  1 1.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores

  2 GB RAM

Video Information:

  GMA X3100 - VRAM: 144 MB

  Color LCD 1152 x 720

  spdisplays_display_connector

System Software:

  Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 0 days 0:12:23

Disk Information:

USB Information:

  Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

  Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

  Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Kernel Extensions:

  [loaded] com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1) Support

  [not loaded] com.philips.iokit.DLconnect (85) Support

  [not loaded] com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (11.1.2f17) Support

  [loaded] com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (1.3.2f5) Support

  [loaded] com.symantec.kext.ips (3.0f36) Support

  [loaded] xxx.qnation.PeerGuardian (1.1.9) Support

Launch Daemons:

  [loaded] com.google.GoogleML.plist Support

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

  [loaded] com.symantec.avscandaemon.plist Support

  [running] com.symantec.diskMountNotify.plist Support

  [loaded] com.symantec.MissedTasks.plist Support

  [loaded] com.symantec.navapd.plist Support

  [loaded] com.symantec.navapdaemonsl.plist Support

  [not loaded] com.symantec.Sched501-1.plist Support

  [running] com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist Support

  [running] com.symantec.symdaemon.plist Support

  [running] com.symantec.symSchedDaemon.plist Support

  [loaded] xxx.qnation.PeerGuardian.kextload.plist Support

Launch Agents:

  [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support

  [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support

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

  [running] com.newwellnesssolutions.DLconnectMonitor.plist Support

  [running] com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist Support

User Launch Agents:

  [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support

  [loaded] com.Livestation.plist Support

  [running] com.mspot.aria.plist Support

  [running] com.nero.HSMMonitor.plist Support

User Login Items:

  HotBox

  WDScheduleDaemon

  EvernoteHelper

  EvernoteHelper

  pploader

  pplogger

  Google Chrome

  iAntiVirus

  SymSecondaryLaunch

Internet Plug-ins:

  Mozillaplug: Version: 1.0

  FlashPlayer-10.4-10.5: Version: 10.3.183.23 Support

  OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support

  Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support

  RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support

  Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 10.3.183.23 Support

  DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.1.977 - SDK 10.6 Support

  Flash Player: Version: 10.3.183.23 Outdated! Update

  Gears: Version: 1.0 Support

  npViewpoint: Version: 1.0

  iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

  AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support

  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6

  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version

iTunes Plug-ins:

  Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.2

User Internet Plug-ins:

  Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071701000001 Support

  fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: (null) Support

3rd Party Preference Panes:

  Flash Player  Support

  Flip4Mac WMV  Support

  Google Desktop  Support

  Growl  Support

  HotBox  Support

  mSpot  Support

  MultiClutch  Support

  MusicManager  Support

  Norton\nQuickMenu  Support

Top Processes by CPU:

      3% Google Chrome

      1% iavd

      0% hidd

      0% WindowServer

      0% mds

Top Processes by Memory:

  117 MB Google Chrome

  106 MB Google Chrome Helper

  39 MB WindowServer

  31 MB mds

  25 MB Finder

Virtual Memory Information:

  657 MB Free RAM

  832 MB Active RAM

  227 MB Inactive RAM

  332 MB Wired RAM

  274 MB Page-ins

  0 B Page-outs

In an earlier post Madmacs0 is right: this thread is too long already. The best way to get more attention is to start a new thread.

I will give you an answer here, but as soon as you know how to start a new thread do it and start the link to it here, so that we find you easily. Of course, if we have it solved here already a new thread is not necessary.

Here we go:

I am surprised your mac runs at all: even in a Windows PC you must not mix more than one antivirus systems together, and in a mac you should not even install one. And also you have several "tools" that are not compatible.

Before you start uninstalling the software that has to go, open SystemPreferences, click Accounts, click the LoginItems tab, and remove all entries there, with the minus sign underneath. Then restart the mac.

Now all those will not run, they are still there but not running, and thus not taking memory resources.

Now you have to uninstall

Norton/Symantec software with the uninstaller; this is the first, restart after the uninstall.

Then:

Hotbox antivirus (and never download apps from Softonic anymore, only from trusted sites).

iAntivirus (pctools) and Peerguardian (pplogger, pploader),  with the uninstaller;

Google Chrome, with the uninstaller: if you do not want to use Safari, use Firefox or Opera;

and Google Desktop;

and Google Musicmanager;

then:

Google updater with the uninstaller;

and:

mspot (again: never download apps from Softonic anymore, only from trusted sites).

multiclutch.

Pffff

now restart, and see how it goes, post an new list to see hw far we have come.

Lex

Hi Lex,

Please can you help in getting my Macbook Pro running fast again. I have started a new thread.

My mac is running slowly...please can you give me some recommendations on how to rectify it

Thank you

Mine the same problem

EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

Report generated August 4, 2014 at 6:02:47 PM GMT+4:30

Hardware Information:

  MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)

  MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2

  1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

  4 GB RAM

Video Information:

  Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)

  Color LCD 1280 x 800

System Software:

  OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:47:8

Disk Information:

  APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)

  EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (122.68 GB free)

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

  HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N 

USB Information:

  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

  Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

Thunderbolt Information:

  Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

Configuration files:

  /etc/hosts - Count: 1

Gatekeeper:

  Anywhere

Kernel Extensions:

  [not loaded] com.anchorfree.tun (1.1.1 - SDK 10.8) Support

  [not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support

  [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support

  [not loaded] com.trendchip.driver.TC3160 (1.0b4) Support

Startup Items:

  MobileBrServ: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MobileBrServ

Launch Daemons:

  [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

  [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support

  [loaded] com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist Support

  [loaded] com.genieoinnovation.macextension.client.plist Support

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

  [failed] com.torch.update.agent.plist Support

  [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist Support

  [running] PPPMonitord.plist Support

Launch Agents:

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

  [running] com.genieoinnovation.macextension.plist Support

  [running] net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist Support

  [running] SwapperUFi.plist Support

User Launch Agents:

  [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support

  [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support

  [loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support

  [loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support

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

  [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support

User Login Items:

  iTunesHelper

  Skype

  SIMBL Agent

  Google Chrome

Internet Plug-ins:

  Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

  AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support

  Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support

  AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support

  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

  Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

  Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

  zako: Version: zako 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.8 Support

  SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support

  AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support

  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version

Safari Extensions:

  iTube Studio: Version: 2.3.0.59

  Omnibar: Version: 1.2

  iGetter Extension: Version: 2.9.2

Audio Plug-ins:

  BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9

  AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9

  AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9

  iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9

iTunes Plug-ins:

  Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9

User Internet Plug-ins:

  Folx3Plugin: Version: 3.0.1 - SDK 10.6 Support

  iGetterScriptablePlugin: Version: 2.9.2 Support

3rd Party Preference Panes:

  Flash Player  Support

  Flip4Mac WMV  Support

Time Machine:

  Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

      11% Google Chrome

      5% WindowServer

      1% hidd

      1% fontd

      0% coreaudiod

Top Processes by Memory:

  152 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent

  127 MB mds_stores

  127 MB Google Chrome

  111 MB Skype

  102 MB Google Chrome Helper

Virtual Memory Information:

  824 MB Free RAM

  1.84 GB Active RAM

  686 MB Inactive RAM

  704 MB Wired RAM

  947 MB Page-ins

  0 B Page-outs

Jul 31 13:11:43 localhost kernel[0] <Debug>: Previous Shutdown Cause: -112

Aug  1 20:38:14 fawadsamadimbp kernel[0] <Debug>: disk1: I/O error.

--- last message repeated 44 times ---

Aug  3 14:48:12 localhost kernel[0] <Debug>: Previous Shutdown Cause: -40

Aug  4 17:17:14 localhost kernel[0] <Debug>: Previous Shutdown Cause: -112

In an earlier post Madmacs0 is right: this thread is too long already. The best way to get more attention is to start a new thread.

Post the link here, like the others.

You have everything wrong that can be: MacKeeper, Omnibar and Genieo, and more. It is a miracle that it will run at all.

And you have hacked software (Adobe perhaps?).

Again:

In an earlier post Madmacs0 is right: this thread is too long already. The best way to get more attention is to start a new thread.

Please help me

Yeah i have Adobe but i do not hacked, my friend brought  it  to me.

I did not say you did it, I said it is on your mac.

I did not say I will not help you, only that you should make a new thread and post the link here.

I am travelling tommorrow, so hurry, or I will answer you on wednesday.

i did it, here s the new thread

My MacBook suddenly started running slow

I have also had the same problems with my mac running slow.  I have started a discussion thread mac running slow, please help

and have a report

EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)

Report generated 4 August 2014 17:27:30 GMT+01:00

Hardware Information:

  MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)

  MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

  1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores

  4 GB RAM

Video Information:

  AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB

  Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB

  Color LCD 1680 x 1050

System Software:

  Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 0 days 20:49:50

Disk Information:

  TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF disk0 : (750.16 GB)

  disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (426.8 GB free)

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

  MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 

USB Information:

  Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

  Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

  Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

  Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Thunderbolt Information:

  Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro

Kernel Extensions:

  [not loaded] com.LaCie.ScsiType00 (1.2.11 - SDK 10.5) Support

  [loaded] com.dvdfab.kext.fabio (1) Support

  [not loaded] com.jmicron.driver.jmPeripheralDevice (2.0.4) Support

  [not loaded] com.lacie.driver.LaCie_RemoteComms (1.0.1 - SDK 10.5) Support

  [loaded] com.oxsemi.driver.OxsemiDeviceType00 (1.28.13 - SDK 10.5) Support

  [not loaded] com.roxio.BluRaySupport (1.1.6) Support

  [not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (2.0) Support

Launch Daemons:

  [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

  [running] com.lacie.desktopmanager.service.plist Support

  [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support

  [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support

  [running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist Support

Launch Agents:

  [running] com.epson.epw.agent.plist Support

  [loaded] com.lacie.eventsactions.launcher.agent.plist Support

  [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support

  [running] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist Support

User Launch Agents:

  [running] com.amazon.cloud-player.plist Support

  [failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist

  [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support

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

User Login Items:

  LaCie Network Assistant 22.42.47

  LDMStatusItem

  LaCie Network Assistant

  LaCie Network Assistant

  LaCie Network Assistant

Internet Plug-ins:

  Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

  FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

  Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support

  QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1

  JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Unknown Check version

  NP_2020Player_WEB: Version: 5.0.94.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

Audio Plug-ins:

  iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7

iTunes Plug-ins:

  Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7

3rd Party Preference Panes:

  Flash Player  Support

  Java  Support

  Trusteer Endpoint Protection  Support

Time Machine:

  Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

      15% WebProcess

      3% WindowServer

      1% Safari

      0% fontd

      0% rapportd

Top Processes by Memory:

  635 MB WebProcess

  147 MB Safari

  90 MB mds

  78 MB Finder

  66 MB WindowServer

Virtual Memory Information:

  985 MB Free RAM

  1.67 GB Active RAM

  583 MB Inactive RAM

  810 MB Wired RAM

  680 MB Page-ins

  68 MB Page-outs

Hi Lex, i've started a new thread and i would really appreciate any input you may have. https://discussions.apple.com/message/26413819#26413819

Cheers.

Pistol

Somehow your post didn't make it ??

Any words that didn't come through, I'll try again later, but please check.

Lex, not sure what you mean. But here is the link again:

My MacBook Pro is running really slow.