I came back to the forum because Safari just quit again, this time while I had stepped away for some coffee. Never got an email saying anyone had responded to my question.
Here is the initial EtreCheck report. Next I will run AdwareMedic and then remove the incompatible startup items. If problem persists after that, will run EtreCheck again and republish here.
Notes:
I'm on the road, so Time Machine has not backed up lately.
The battery message is interesting, but probably unrelated (since only Safari is affected).
Thanks to all for your help.
Problem description:
Safari quits unexpectedly while computer is idle.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 27, 2015 at 6:48:26 PM EDT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook - model: MacBook5,1
1 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Check Battery - Cycle count 238
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: one day 21:43:22
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST9320320AS disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (227.34 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-868
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Adware: ℹ️
Geneio [Adware! - Remove]
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/QuickLink Mobile.app
[not loaded] com.prolific.driver.PL2303 (1.0.6) [Click for support]
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.2.50 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.4.4) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (3.1.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver (1.1.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (2.2.8) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (1.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.palm.ClassicNotSeizeDriver (3.2.1) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSupport (1.4.11) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSwitch (1.2.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraSwitchKicker (1.0.0) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessModem (3.2.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSB (3.0.12) [Click for support]
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSBDev (3.0.12) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/NovatelWireless3G.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (2.2.8) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/SMSIWirelessModem.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessCDC (3.2.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.smithmicro.driver.SMSIWirelessSerial (3.2.6) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Macaroni: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Macaroni
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.Logitech.Control Center.Daemon.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist [Adware! - Remove]
[loaded] com.genieo.completer.ltvbit.plist [Adware! - Remove]
[running] com.genieo.completer.update.plist [Adware! - Remove]
User Login Items: ℹ️
BOINCManager Application Hidden (/Applications/BOINCManager.app)
HP IO Classic Proxy Application (/Library/Frameworks/HPServicesInterface.framework/Versions/A/Runtime/HP IO Classic Proxy.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.1.4 [Click for support]
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox: Version: Version 1.1.2
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 1.3 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 6.0
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Photo Center Plugin: Version: Photo Center Plugin 1.1.2.0 [Click for support]
ContentUploaderPlugin: Version: 1.2 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 071701000001 [Click for support]
fbplugin_1_0_1: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
fbplugin_1_0_3: Version: Unknown [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
DivX [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Logitech Control Center [Click for support]
Macaroni
Perian [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 319.21 GB Disk used: 91.87 GB
Destinations:
PM Time Machine [Local]
Total size: 0 B
Total number of backups: 0
Oldest backup: -
Last backup: -
Size of backup disk: Too small
Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 91.87 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
34% einstein_S6BucketFU1UB_1.06_x86_64-apple-darwin__X64
13% setiathome_7.00_i686-apple-darwin
7% WindowServer
0% boinc
0% BOINCManager
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
348 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
112 MB Safari
77 MB softwareupdated
77 MB SophosWebIntelligence
73 MB SophosScanD
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
46 MB Free RAM
1.45 GB Active RAM
1.42 GB Inactive RAM
586 MB Wired RAM
7.36 GB Page-ins
172 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Mar 27, 2015, 06:12:33 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-03-27-181233_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 25, 2015, 11:26:19 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-03-25-232619_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
Mar 25, 2015, 09:00:03 PM Self test - passed