My macbook has slowed down considerably - what can I do?
I ran a diagnostic software (EtreCheck), this was the outcome. Does this tell me anything?
I have already removed the Adware (Searchme), however the rest makes no sense to me.
Thanks in advance.
Problem description:
Macbook has slowed down considerable.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 2 March 2015 15:20:33 GMT+11:00
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook - model: MacBook7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
2 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 573
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Time since boot: 2:2:30
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK2555GSXF disk0 : (232.89 GB)
- (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.72 GB (106.43 GB free)
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS23N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMControl (3.0.13) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.NovatelWireless.driver.NovatelWirelessUSBCDCECMData (3.0.13) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMData (1.3.8) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBMassStorageFilter (1.3.8) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.novamedia.driver.IceraUSB_MSD_Bypass (1.3.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (3.0.13) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (3.0.13) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.option.driver.Option72 (2.15.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionHS (3.26.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionMSD (1.21.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.option.driver.OptionQC (1.11.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.39) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.45) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vodafone.driver (3.0.9) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.vodafone.driver.DisableAutoInstall (2.0.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_ecm_qmi (1.0.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.zte.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.0.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSamsung (0.0.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMSmartplugSCSIDevice (1.0.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] de.novamedia.oem.vodafone.vtp.huawei.cdc (0.0.2) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/NMSamsungDriver_106.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMControl (3.2.12) [Click for support]
[not loaded] de.novamedia.driver.NMUSBCDCACMData (3.2.12) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/NovatelWireless3G.kext/Contents/Plugins
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (3.0.13) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Vodafone.kext/Contents/Plugins
[not loaded] com.vodafone.driver.Data (3.0.9) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] de.novamedia.nmnetmgrd.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.epson.epw.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support]
[running] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.cloudpath.maccmd.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
GrowlHelperApp Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/PreferencePanes/Growl.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Gr owlHelperApp.app)
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
VMCStatusMenu Application (/Applications/Vodafone Utilities/VMCStatusMenu.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
BlackBerry Device Manager Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/BlackBerry/BlackBerry Device Manager.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 [Click for support]
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Searchme [Adware! - Remove]
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
DivX [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Growl [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
33% WebProcess
17% Safari
8% WindowServer
2% hidd
2% PluginProcess
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
745 MB WebProcess
296 MB Safari
56 MB WindowServer
43 MB PluginProcess
34 MB Mail
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
32 MB Free RAM
1.08 GB Active RAM
530 MB Inactive RAM
240 MB Wired RAM
507 MB Page-ins
416 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 2, 2015, 01:13:32 PM Self test - passed
MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)