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Why is my iMac running so slow?

I noticed in the past few months my iMac 27' mid 2011 was running slow.

A lot of times when I click a link or something another window will open up and it will be some sort of junk website. Occasionaly there is this "WebCake" bar that pulls up on the side.

Overall my Mac has been running pretty slow and I do not understand why. I still have 789GB left of free space and it is running Mac OS X Lion 1.7.5, 4 GB memory and everything.

Everything is up to date but it still doesn't run as smoothly and quickly as it did when I first got it.

Please don't link me to anything without expaning what it is

Any help would be greatly appreciated,

Thanks

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Not running smooth,

Posted on Dec 1, 2013 3:09 PM

20 replies

Old Toad

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Jun 26, 2014 3:42 PM in response to thruthelens

How much memory do you have installed and how much free space on your boot drive?

jbadol

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Jul 1, 2014 6:08 AM in response to Linc Davis

Can you take a look at my iMac? has been running slow lately:

Loaded kernel extensions:

Loaded user agents:

com.oracle.java.Java-Updater

com.hp.messagecenter.launcher

com.hp.devicemonitor

com.citrix.ServiceRecords

com.citrix.ReceiverHelper

com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac

com.google.keystone.user.agent

com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate

Inserted libraries:

User cron tasks:

System launchd configuration:

User launchd configuration:

iTunesHelper

Safari extensions:

Restricted user files: 192

Extrinsic loadable bundles:

Library/Internet Plug-Ins/CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin

Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Google Earth Web Plug-in.plugin

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/CitrixICAClientPlugIn.plugin

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/SharePointWebKitPlugin.webplugin

/Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane

/Library/PreferencePanes/JavaControlPanel.prefPane

/Library/Spotlight/Microsoft Office.mdimporter

Unsigned shared libraries:

/Library/LaunchAgents:

com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist

com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist

com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist

com.hp.devicemonitor.plist

com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist

com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons:

com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist

/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper

/Library/StartupItems:

Library/Fonts:

Library/LaunchAgents:

com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist

com.google.keystone.agent.plist

Loaded system agents:

com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper

com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

com.adobe.fpsaud

Root cron tasks:

Log check:

Jun 26 08:11:00 Josephs-iMac kernel[0] <Debug>: PM notification timeout (pid 5501, Messages)

--- last message repeated 5 times ---

Jun 26 15:13:05 Josephs-iMac kernel[0] <Debug>: PM notification timeout (pid 6353, Messages)

--- last message repeated 23 times ---

Jul 1, 2014 11:22 AM in response to Old Toad

memory: 4GB

storage on macintosh HD: 398.98 free out of 499.25 GB

Songjack

Level 1

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Nov 17, 2014 7:38 AM in response to Linc Davis

Loaded kernel extensions:

Loaded user agents:

com.kaseya.update

Inserted libraries:

User cron tasks:

System launchd configuration:

User launchd configuration:

iTunesHelper

BetterTouchTool

KUsrTsk

Safari extensions:

Restricted user files: 127

Extrinsic loadable bundles:

/System/Library/Extensions/hp_qc_io_enabler.kext

Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABDialer.bundle

Library/Address Book Plug-Ins/SkypeABSMS.bundle

Library/Internet Plug-Ins/BrowserPlus_2.9.8.plugin

Library/Internet Plug-Ins/CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin

Library/PreferencePanes/BrowserPlusPrefs.prefPane

/Library/Extensions/hp_io_enabler_compound.kext

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin

/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/SharePointWebKitPlugin.webplugin

/Library/PreferencePanes/Flash Player.prefPane

/Library/Spotlight/LogicPro.mdimporter

/Library/Spotlight/Microsoft Office.mdimporter

Unsigned shared libraries:

/Library/LaunchAgents:

com.kaseya.update.plist

/Library/LaunchDaemons:

com.adobe.fpsaud.plist

com.bombich.ccc.plist

com.kaseya.agentmon.plist

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist

/Library/PrivilegedHelperTools:

com.bombich.ccc

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper

/Library/StartupItems:

AgentMon

Library/Fonts:

Library/LanguageModeling:

de-dynamic.lm

en-dynamic.lm

fr-dynamic.lm

it-dynamic.lm

Library/LaunchAgents:

com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist

Songjack

Level 1

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Nov 17, 2014 7:41 AM in response to Linc Davis

Loaded system agents:

com.kaseya.AgentMon

com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper

com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

com.adobe.fpsaud

com.bombich.ccc

Root cron tasks:

Log check:

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