iMac running super slow!

I believe your primary problem is you downloaded and installed:

com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support

Follow the developers instructions for uninstalling MacKeeper, this is almost certainly one major cause of your problems. OS X is not like MS Windows that requires third party utilities to remain stable. Do not, repeat do not install any "performance", anitivirus/malware, cleaning etc apps on a Mac, not only are they 100% unecessary they will cause many more problems than they solve.

In the event you have any other "performance", anitivirus/malware, cleaning etc apps installed on your iMac follow the developers instructions for uninstalling it. Then restart the computer in Safe Mode (hold down the Shift key when you hear the startup tone until a progress bar appears) then restart normally and test.

Good luck.

rkaufmann is right, uninstall MacKeeper. But I think you did that already but not good enough. If you did we will remove the 'leftovers ' later, if you still have it installed, follow the uninstall instructions on the zeobit site.

Then uninstall the WesternDigital software (they call it 'smart' software) that came with a WD disk, that can seriously trouble your system...

For now I have several questions befor we really start the cleaning and one instruction:

Instruction:

go to SystemPreferences->Users&Groups->LogintItems : remove all entries there, with the minus sign underneath (there is crapware in it, also counterproductie ware in it). Then restart and empty the trash bin. Manually Start an app when you need it, and Quit after you have used it. Do not start/quit tools and the like.

Questions:

1. do you really need the windows keyboard drivers (I don't think so).

2. do you have any HP equipment, if yes, which?

3. What sound apps do you have, and which one can't you do without?

Lex

Your welcome.

I summarize:

no sound apps installed, no adobe apps installed. So what we see are 'leftovers'.

Can you update the Etrecheck app please, then send new list and also an screen grab of your applications folder and utilities folder, and we will clean and trim your mac carefully.

Lex

Do NOT use any "tools" to clean your mac: these softwares can cripple your mac, cost money, and are dtrimental in general. You saw what happened after installing Mackeeper. Do not ever install apps that clean, keep, guard, optimise, slim, trim, speed, boost, and so on. Also not the one recommended in the post above.

hey there i have the same problem with my macbook pro..this is the diagnostic on etresoft. Pls tell me what to do !!

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores

4 GB RAM

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB

NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB

System Software:

OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 0:17:30

Disk Information:

Hitachi HTS545032B9SA02 disk0 : (320.07 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (200.76 GB free)

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

MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898

USB Information:

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Thunderbolt Information:

Configuration files:

/etc/hosts - Count: 20

Gatekeeper:

Anywhere

Kernel Extensions:

[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBAudio4DJDriver (2.3.5) Support

[not loaded] com.caiaq.driver.NIUSBHardwareDriver (2.3.5) Support

[kext loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiDal (8.0.3f1) Support

[kext loaded] com.digidesign.iokit.DigiIO (8.0.3f1) Support

[not loaded] com.digidesign.usb.elevenrack.driver (1.0.1) Support

[not loaded] com.maudio.usb.transit.boot.driver (1.6.3) Support

[not loaded] com.maudio.usb.transit.driver (1.6.3) Support

[not loaded] com.neyrinck.driver.soundcode.link (1.0.0) Support

[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.leopard (5.7.2) Support

[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.master (5.7.2) Support

[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.panther (5.7.2) Support

[kext loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.snowleopard (5.7.2) Support

[not loaded] com.paceap.kext.pacesupport.tiger (5.7.2) Support

[not loaded] com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) Support

[kext loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.2) Support

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.1.2) Support

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.1.2) Support

[kext loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.1.2) Support

Startup Items:

Digidesign Mbox 2: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Digidesign Mbox 2

DigidesignLoader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/DigidesignLoader

M-Audio Firmware Loader: Path: /Library/StartupItems/M-Audio Firmware Loader

MAudioTransitUSB: Path: /Library/StartupItems/MAudioTransitUSB

PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox

Problem System Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.trial.plist Support

Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support

[loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist Support

[loaded] com.autodesk.adlm.plist Support

[running] com.digidesign.elevenrack.helper.plist Support

[running] com.digidesign.fwfamily.helper.plist Support

[running] com.paceap.eden.licensed.plist Support

[loaded] PACESupport.plist Support

Launch Agents:

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

[running] com.waltop.waltoptablet.plist Support

User Launch Agents:

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

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

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

[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support

[not loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist Support

User Login Items:

Steam

iTunesHelper

Skype

MagicMenu

BumpTop

BumpTop

CrossOver CD Helper

Google Drive

Remote Mouse

Internet Plug-ins:

Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.1.2f1 Support

Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.2.6 Support

OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support

AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 - SDK 10.6 Support

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support

DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 Support

Silverlight: Version: 3.0.50106.0 Support

Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version

Safari Extensions:

Open in Internet Explorer: Version: 1.0

Searchme: Version: 1.2

Slick Savings: Version: 1.0

DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>: Version: 2.1.2.145

Ebay Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1

Amazon Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1

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

3rd Party Preference Panes:

CoreVF Support

Digidesign Eleven Rack Support

DigidesignMbox2 Support

Digidesign Mbox 2 Pro Support

Flash Player Support

Flip4Mac WMV Support

Growl Support

MAudioTransitUSB Support

Native Instruments USB Audio Support

Perian Support

Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!

Top Processes by CPU:

3% WindowServer

2% Google Chrome

0% fontd

0% Google Drive

0% notifyd

Top Processes by Memory:

152 MB Google Chrome

143 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent

131 MB mds_stores

74 MB Google Drive

66 MB WindowServer

Virtual Memory Information:

1.27 GB Free RAM

1.54 GB Active RAM

317 MB Inactive RAM

767 MB Wired RAM

791 MB Page-ins

0 B Page-outs

Please post your own thread and do not attempt to threadjack someone elses. In addition please post in either the correct OS X forum or a MBP forum.

Hi dreuid1, Do as rkaufmann said, post the link to that thread here, so that we find you fast. Your mac has or had hacked applications, your hosts file is compromised, you have the wrong software in the startup folder: we have a lot do clean.

btw: etrecheck list is not really a 'diagnostic' it is more a description of your mac, so that we do not have to ask a lot of questions, or recommend a script.

A sales man for a crapware engineerT2363456.

He operates with different names. Does not post anything else.

Ignore.

i opened a new discussion like you said ! looking forward for help..thank you

Where? I don't find it.

I think this is the thread.

MacBook Pro running Very Slow !: Apple Support Communities