What does the Gray screen of Death indicate?

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Hey guys, just some quick info on my mac:13-inch Macbook Pro from mid 2009Processor  2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 DuoMemory  4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3Graphics  NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MBSoftware  OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)I have never had any problems with this mac until very recently, especially after updating to Maverick. Generally my mac has been extremely sluggish, but i have been able to tolerate it (don&#x27;t know for how much longer though). Recently, It has only happened twice but I got the Gray Screen of Death out of nowhere. The first time I got it, I was drawing on my Wacom Cintiq while recording. It crashed, and i lost everything i was doing. I restarted the laptop, and everything was back to normal. A couple days later however, It happened again, only this time I was watching a video on Chrome when it happened. Do you guys have any idea what could potentially cause this? I have 2 external HDD connected via USB hub, Speakers, and a Wacom Cintiq 20WSX, which I am using as my primary display with the laptop screen as the secondary. I usually have multiple programs running at the same time, such as Mail, Spotify, Chrome, Photoshop, Sketchbook Pro and MacKeeper in the background.Not sure if this&#x27;ll help:Problem Report:Anonymous UUID:       F3499021-A915-685A-0391-A8CBDD3D3647Tue Mar 11 17:44:41 2014panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff8015edbe2e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f983fba88, type 14&#x3D;page fault, registers:CR0: 0x0000000080010033, CR2: 0x0000000000000100, CR3: 0x000000006f0ff000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660RAX: 0x0000000000002c0b, RBX: 0x00000000000072cb, RCX: 0xffffff802af6b5c0, RDX: 0xffffff8024626240RSP: 0xffffff808e443520, RBP: 0xffffff808e443540, RSI: 0x00000000000072cb, RDI: 0x0000000000000100R8:  0x00000000003be000, R9:  0x0000000000000000, R10: 0x0000000000000000, R11: 0xffffff80326fffc0R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0x0000000000000000, R14: 0xffffff802af6b5c0, R15: 0xffffff8022ffd908RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff7f983fba88, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010Fault CR2: 0x0000000000000100, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x0Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address0xffffff808e4431b0 : 0xffffff8015e22fa90xffffff808e443230 : 0xffffff8015edbe2e0xffffff808e443400 : 0xffffff8015ef33260xffffff808e443420 : 0xffffff7f983fba880xffffff808e443540 : 0xffffff7f983fbd490xffffff808e443560 : 0xffffff7f983dd8ee0xffffff808e443580 : 0xffffff8015fff8600xffffff808e4435d0 : 0xffffff8015fdbdd80xffffff808e443620 : 0xffffff8015fdb3a00xffffff808e443660 : 0xffffff8015fe24600xffffff808e443690 : 0xffffff8015fda2cf0xffffff808e443750 : 0xffffff80161615b40xffffff808e443860 : 0xffffff801618314c0xffffff808e4439b0 : 0xffffff8016182b890xffffff808e443a00 : 0xffffff8015ffd41b0xffffff808e443a80 : 0xffffff8015fde7f80xffffff808e443af0 : 0xffffff8015ff45710xffffff808e443b90 : 0xffffff8015fe63d50xffffff808e443c40 : 0xffffff8015fe6dc20xffffff808e443f60 : 0xffffff801623e0a70xffffff808e443fb0 : 0xffffff8015ef3818      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:         com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs(95.0)[3A56B848-7CF9-3548-A528-10462AD67BA 4]@0xffffff7f983d6000-&gt;0xffffff7f983fdfffBSD process name corresponding to current thread: Google ChromeMac OS version:13C64Kernel version:Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Thu Jan 16 19:40:37 PST 2014; root:xnu-2422.90.20~2/RELEASE_X86_64Kernel UUID: 9FEA8EDC-B629-3ED2-A1A3-6521A1885953Kernel slide:     0x0000000015c00000Kernel text base: 0xffffff8015e00000System model name: MacBookPro5,5 (Mac-F2268AC8)System uptime in nanoseconds: 224696595890408last loaded kext at 222938121327487: com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver          3.6.0 (addr 0xffffff7f98451000, size 286720)last unloaded kext at 222998309191223: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC          4.2.1b5 (addr 0xffffff7f983d1000, size 16384)loaded kexts:com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth          2.3.3com.zeobit.kext.Firewall          2.3.3com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs          95com.madcatz.driver.CyborgRAT          1.60org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          4.1.16org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          4.1.16at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch          4052com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5          5.2.4com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore          5.2.4com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.1com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.15com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.3f10com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.6.0f1com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.6.0f1com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.3.5com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.3f10com.apple.GeForceTesla          8.2.4com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.4d1com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          240.2com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1com.apple.BootCache          35com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          240.2com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.4.1com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.6com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.5.1com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          3.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          666.4.0com.apple.nvenet          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1.1com.apple.security.sandbox          278.11com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          23com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.9com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4com.apple.kec.pthread          1com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0Model: MacBookPro5,5, BootROM MBP55.00AC.B03, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.53 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.47f2Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, PCI, 256 MBMemory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x802C, 0x31364A53463235363634485A2D3147314631AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8D), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)Bluetooth: Version 4.2.3f10 13477, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial portsNetwork Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK3255GSXF, 250.06 GBSerial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS23NUSB Device: HubUSB Device: HubUSB Device: Mad Catz R.A.T.3 MouseUSB Device: Backup+ BLUSB Device: FreeAgent GoFlexUSB Device: Built-in iSightUSB Device: Internal Memory Card ReaderUSB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / TrackpadUSB Device: IR ReceiverUSB Device: DTZ-2000WUSB Device: BRCM2046 HubUSB Device: Bluetooth USB Host ControllerThunderbolt Bus:

Linc Davis · Answer

Any or all of the following third-party system modifications may be contributing to the problem:Paragon NTFSMacKeeperCyborg mouse driverVirtualBox (outdated)LittleSnitchSeagate (or Maxtor) Drive ManagerYou can&#x27;t expect stability from such a heavily modified system."MacKeeper" is a scam, and you should unconditionally remove it as follows. First, back up all data.Note: These instructions apply to the version of the product that I downloaded and tested in early 2012. I can&#x27;t be sure that they apply to other versions.IMPORTANT: "MacKeeper" has what the developer calls an “encryption” feature. In my tests, I didn&#x27;t try to verify what this feature really does. If you used it to “encrypt” any of your files, “decrypt” them before you uninstall, or (preferably) restore the files from backups made before they were “encrypted.” As the developer is not trustworthy, you should assume that the "decrypted" files are corrupt unless proven otherwise.In the Finder, selectGo ▹ Applicationsfrom the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-A. The "MacKeeper" application is in the folder that opens. Quit it if it&#x27;s running, then drag it to the Trash. You&#x27;ll be prompted for your login password. Click the Uninstall MacKeeper button in the dialog that appears. All the functional components of the software will be deleted. Reboot.☞ Quit MacKeeper before dragging it to the Trash.☞ Don&#x27;t empty the Trash. Let MacKeeper delete itself.☞ Don&#x27;t try to drag the MacKeeper Dock icon to the Trash.If the panics continue, check that all the other system modifications are up to date, and if they are, uninstall them, one at a time, according to the developers&#x27; instructions, to see whether you can determine which is at fault. A conflict between modifications may be involved. Reboot and test after each uninstallation.