Q: My iMac continues to have kernel panics and reboots

Ran an extended hardware test and everything comes back as "no trouble found".  IMac is running OSX 10.8.5. 

Here's a copy of the latest system diagnostic report:

Interval Since Last Panic Report:  256970 sec

Panics Since Last Report:          1

Anonymous UUID:                    1400D3F4-1381-EEFB-D09B-858D28DBA69B

Wed Nov  6 13:02:01 2013

panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff802ecb8945): Kernel trap at 0xffffff802eca78eb, type 14=page fault, registers:

CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x00000ebb7ff80000, CR3: 0x00000000118de032, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0

RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff8036b1c9a0, RCX: 0x0000000000000200, RDX: 0xfffffebb80000000

RSP: 0xffffff811f71bd48, RBP: 0xffffff811f71bd90, RSI: 0x0000000000001000, RDI: 0x00000ebb7ff80000

R8:  0x0000000000000001, R9:  0xffffff811f71bed0, R10: 0x0000000000000030, R11: 0x0000000000000000

R12: 0x0000000040000800, R13: 0xffffff804da34e20, R14: 0x0000000000000005, R15: 0x0000000000000001

RFL: 0x0000000000010206, RIP: 0xffffff802eca78eb, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000000

Fault CR2: 0x00000ebb7ff80000, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x2

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address

0xffffff811f71b9e0 : 0xffffff802ec1d636

0xffffff811f71ba50 : 0xffffff802ecb8945

0xffffff811f71bc20 : 0xffffff802eccebfd

0xffffff811f71bc40 : 0xffffff802eca78eb

0xffffff811f71bd90 : 0xffffff802ec63036

0xffffff811f71bf20 : 0xffffff802ecb8d90

0xffffff811f71bfb0 : 0xffffff802ecceb24

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: loginwindow

Mac OS version:

12F45

Kernel version:

Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Sun Sep 29 13:33:47 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.12~1/RELEASE_X86_64

Kernel UUID: EA38B02E-2B88-309F-BA68-1DE29F605DD8

Kernel slide:     0x000000002ea00000

Kernel text base: 0xffffff802ec00000

System model name: iMac12,1 (Mac-942B5BF58194151B)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 223816493904303

last loaded kext at 83024748143889: com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.10.1.24          10.1.24 (addr 0xffffff7fb1043000, size 32768)

last unloaded kext at 83208355040235: com.vmware.kext.vmci          90.4.18 (addr 0xffffff7fb0fec000, size 73728)

loaded kexts:

com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          1.8.4

com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          75.19

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.7f2

com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60

com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0

com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.13.12

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124

com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.4.7fc4

com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.1.7f4

com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0

com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.12

com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer          8.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.4.7fc4

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.3.5

com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11

com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator          1.0.8

com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1

com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0

com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.1.6

com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0

com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.1.6

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d1

com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.3

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.3.1

com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.6

com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1

com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1

com.apple.BootCache          34

com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.5

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          635.4.0

com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40          600.72.2

com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.2b4

com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9

com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.6.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          621.4.6

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5

com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          214.0.0

com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39

com.apple.security.quarantine          2.1

com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          214.0.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSerialBusProtocolTransport          2.1.1

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireSBP2          4.2.5

com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.1.7f2

com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          237.4

com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6

com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.4.7fc4

com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.2fc7

com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.12

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.1.7f2

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0

com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.4.7fc4

com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.4.7fc4

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5

com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          74.15

com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1

com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4

com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.7f2

com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.5d4

com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.5

com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7

com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller          8.1.6

com.apple.kext.AMDSupport          8.1.6

com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7

com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.4.1d13

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          1.2.0

com.apple.driver.CoreStorage          296.18.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.5.6

com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7

com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard          170.2.4

com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.2.4

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.5.5

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          2.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          2.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          2.5.0

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.3.2

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.5.2

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.5.6

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          623.4.0

com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.5.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          621.4.6

com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          621.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          1.9.2

com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          2.7.7

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          630.4.4

com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          530.5

com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.2b1

com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.0

com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5

com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.5.1

com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          635.4.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0

com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0

com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          1.8.1

com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1

com.apple.security.sandbox          220.3

com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1

com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7

com.apple.driver.DiskImages          345

com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.8

com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          28.21

com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          1.8

com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8

com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4

com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0

System Profile:

Model: iMac12,1, BootROM IM121.0047.B1F, 4 processors, Intel Core i5, 2.5 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.71f22

Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6750M, AMD Radeon HD 6750M, PCIe, 512 MB

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3230554638424353302D444A2D4620

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3230554638424353302D444A2D4620

Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F324758334D314131333333433920

Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x029E, 0x434D534F324758334D314131333333433920

AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x9A), Atheros 9380: 4.0.72.0-P2P

Bluetooth: Version 4.1.7f2 12718, 3 service, 21 devices, 3 incoming serial ports

Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0

Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

Serial ATA Device: ST3500418AS, 500.11 GB

Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-STDVDRW  GA32N

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfd100000 / 2

USB Device: Keyboard Hub, apple_vendor_id, 0x1006, 0xfd130000 / 5

USB Device: Apple Keyboard, apple_vendor_id, 0x024f, 0xfd132000 / 6

USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd120000 / 4

USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader, apple_vendor_id, 0x8403, 0xfd110000 / 3

USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x850b, 0xfa200000 / 3

USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424  (SMSC), 0x2514, 0xfa100000 / 2

USB Device: composite_device, 0x04f9  (Brother International Corporation), 0x024e, 0xfa120000 / 5

USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub, 0x0a5c  (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4

USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x8215, 0xfa111000 / 6

FireWire Device: Passport III, WD, 800mbit_speed