si458
Level 1 (4 points)

Q: kernel_task 800% cpu usage after 10.10.3 update

Basically my question people is as the title explains

 

After installing 10.10.3 my laptop is grinding to a halt and freezing

 

It turns out to be kernel_task is using 800% cpu usage

 

Does anyone else have this issue or maybe a resolution to fix it?

 

Simon

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)

Posted on Apr 10, 2015 5:38 PM

by si458,Solvedanswer
si458 si458
Level 1 (4 points)
A:

Hi All,

this is an update on this issue, 3 days have gone by so far and my laptop hasnt crashed or high cpu usage once!

My fix you may ask? I re-installed OSX

i didnt reformat my laptop and start a-fresh tho!

I just simply went into recovery mode then clicked Re-installed OSX and let it get on with it

I didnt lose any data or software, just a fresh install of osx files

so my only thing i can think of is the is something wrong with my OSX files ?

im just glad it hasnt crashed yet so far

Im going to reply back in a few more days and update on how its going

Simon

Posted on Apr 21, 2015 12:40 AM

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  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Apr 10, 2015 6:20 PM in response to si458
    Level 6 (19,672 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 10, 2015 6:20 PM in response to si458

    It is possible you have a 3rd party kernel task that does not play nice with the 10.10.3 update.  3rd party extensions become part of the kernel_task, and anything they do gets charged to the kernel task.

     

    If you boot into Safe Mode (which does not load 3rd party additions by default), does your Mac kernel_task still consume 800% CPU?

    <http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1564>

     

    You can use something like EtreCheck to see the 3rd party kernel extensions installed on your system.

    <https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-6174>

  • by si458,

    si458 si458 Apr 10, 2015 6:27 PM in response to BobHarris
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 10, 2015 6:27 PM in response to BobHarris

    Hi

     

    I have run the EtreCheck as you suggested and my results are below, I hope this helps

     

    I did try safe mode with the Apple tech support this afternoon and it seemed ok in safe mode but suddenly started again when i went back into normal mode

     

    Simon

     

    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

    Report generated 11 April 2015 2:24:31 am BST

    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck

     

    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

        MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) (Technical Specifications)

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1

        1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

        16 GB RAM Not upgradeable

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

        Wireless:  en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n

        Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 839

     

    Video Information: ℹ️

        Intel HD Graphics 4000

            Color LCD spdisplays_2880x1800Retina

        NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB

     

    System Software: ℹ️

        OS X 10.10.3 (14D131) - Time since boot: 0:42:17

     

    Disk Information: ℹ️

        APPLE SSD SD512E disk0 : (500.28 GB)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.42 GB (42.27 GB free)

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

     

    USB Information: ℹ️

        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

        Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

     

    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Configuration files: ℹ️

        /etc/sysctl.conf - Exists

        /etc/hosts - Count: 6

     

    Gatekeeper: ℹ️

        Anywhere

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

            /Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

     

            /Applications/VMware Fusion.app

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.6.3) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.3 (14.1.3) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0249.89.30) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0249.89.30) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.6.0) [Click for support]

     

            /Library/Application Support/Kaspersky Lab/KAV/Bases/Cache

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.kimul.44 (44) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.mark.1.0.5 (1.0.5) [Click for support]

     

            /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.26) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.26) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.26) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.26) [Click for support]

     

            /Library/Extensions

        [loaded]    at.obdev.nke.LittleSnitch (4240 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.klif (3.0.4a41) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.nke (1.6.4a15) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.8 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    net.sf.tuntaposx.tap (1.0) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    net.sf.tuntaposx.tun (1.0) [Click for support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [loaded]    com.intel.driver.EnergyDriver (2.0 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.kernsafe.driver.kscsiprt (1.0.0d1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.prolific.driver.PL2303 (1.5.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (5 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

     

            /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Transmit/Transmit Disk.app

        [not loaded]    com.panic.TransmitDisk.transmitdiskfs (4.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

     

    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [running]    com.paragon.NTFS.notify.plist [Click for support]

     

    Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [running]    com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist [Click for support]

        [running]    com.bjango.istatmenusnotifications.plist [Click for support]

        [running]    com.kaspersky.kav.gui.plist [Click for support]

     

    Launch Daemons: ℹ️

        [running]    com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist [Click for support]

        [running]    com.kaspersky.kav.plist [Click for support]

     

    User Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist [Click for support]

     

    User Login Items: ℹ️

        CleanMyMac 3 Menu    Application  (/Applications/CleanMyMac 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app)

        Android File Transfer Agent    Application  (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

        AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

        Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        nplastpass: Version: 3.1.89 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]

        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.6.4f1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version

     

    Safari Extensions: ℹ️

        Virtual Keyboard

        LastPass

        URL Advisor

        Open in Internet Explorer

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

        Akamai NetSession Preferences  [Click for support]

        Flash Player  [Click for support]

        FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)  [Click for support]

        fuse-ext2  [Click for support]

        Java  [Click for support]

        Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  [Click for support]

        Printopia  [Click for support]

     

    Time Machine: ℹ️

        Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

           210%    kav

             9%    kav_app

             5%    Activity Monitor

             5%    WindowServer

             1%    sysmond

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

        299 MB    kav

        258 MB    mds_stores

        258 MB    Finder

        168 MB    Activity Monitor

        155 MB    coreservicesd

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

        9.73 GB    Free RAM

        4.70 GB    Active RAM

        1.09 GB    Inactive RAM

        1.65 GB    Wired RAM

        2.42 GB    Page-ins

        0 B    Page-outs

     

    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

        Apr 11, 2015, 01:55:58 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/kav_2015-04-11-015558_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]

        Apr 11, 2015, 01:40:51 AM    Self test - passed

        Apr 11, 2015, 01:23:40 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2015-04-11-012340_[redacted].crash

        Apr 11, 2015, 01:02:41 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/kav_2015-04-11-010241_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]

        Apr 11, 2015, 12:35:48 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/kav_2015-04-11-003548_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]

        Apr 10, 2015, 04:29:21 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/MySQLWorkbench_2015-04-10-1629 21_[redacted].crash

        Apr 10, 2015, 02:56:46 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2015-04-10-145646_[redacted].cpu_r esource.diag [Click for details]

        Apr 10, 2015, 02:37:15 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WineskinX11_2015-04-10-143715_ [redacted].crash

        Apr 10, 2015, 12:07:49 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/WindowServer_2015-04-10-120749_[redacted].cpu_r esource.diag [Click for details]

        Apr 10, 2015, 09:20:18 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Mail_2015-04-10-092018_[redacted].hang

        Apr 10, 2015, 09:07:49 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-04-10-090749_[redacted].cpu_resour ce.diag [Click for details]

        Apr 10, 2015, 08:57:38 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SystemUIServer_2015-04-10-0857 38_[redacted].crash

  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Apr 11, 2015 9:17 AM in response to si458
    Level 6 (19,672 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 11, 2015 9:17 AM in response to si458

           /Library/Application Support/Kaspersky Lab/KAV/Bases/Cache

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.kimul.44 (44) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.mark.1.0.5 (1.0.5) [Click for support]

            /Library/Extensions

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.klif (3.0.4a41) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.nke (1.6.4a15) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.8 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [loaded]    com.intel.driver.EnergyDriver (2.0 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.squirrels.airparrot.framebuffer (5 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]

    These are the most likely suspects.  They are all loaded kernel extensions, and any CPU time they use will be charged to kernel_task.

     

    The fact that Safe Mode stopped the problem is a VERY STRONG indication that one of these kernel extensions are responsible.

     

    First, the long term forum contributors do not like anti-malware packages, as they are A) redundant to what Mac OS X provides, B) often time consume system resources and slow down the Mac, C) have often been the cause of system kernel panics.

     

    How does Mac OS X protect me?

     

    <http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg-builtin/>

     

    If "After" you remove the anti-malware product, if you are still seeing the 800% kernel_task CPU, then I would look at The intel EnergyDriver and the airparrot framebuffer (I assume you are using AirParrot to talk to your Apple TV).

     

    If you do not need either of the intel or AirParrot drivers, then you might as well just remove them.  If you need them, then make sure they are the latest versions compatible with Yosemite.

     

    Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [running]    com.paragon.NTFS.notify.plist [Click for support]

    Paragon interfaces with the file system.  There is a remote possibility that it is causing the file system (running as part of kernel_task) to do a lot of work on Paragon's behalf.  If the above kernel extensions do not resolve the issue, then you should look at Paragon.  I'm guessing here, so just keep this as something to if nothing else has worked.

     

    User Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist [Click for support]

    User Login Items: ℹ️

        CleanMyMac 3 Menu    Application  (/Applications/CleanMyMac 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app)

    The long term forum contributors do not like Mac cleaners.  Our opinion is that the just interfere with normal Mac OS X operations.  It is possible that this is try to flush memory, thus forcing the kernel_task to page data to disk.

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

            /Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

     

            /Applications/VMware Fusion.app

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.6.3) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.3 (14.1.3) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0249.89.30) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0249.89.30) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.6.0) [Click for support]

     

            /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.26) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.26) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.3.26) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.26) [Click for support]

    Do you "Really" need 3 virtual machines?  And are all of them updated to be Yosemite compatible?

     

    Bottom line, since Safe Mode stopped the problem, one of the 3rd party kernel extensions, launch daemons, launch agents, login items that are NOT loaded during Safe Mode is causing your problem.

  • by si458,

    si458 si458 Apr 11, 2015 9:46 AM in response to BobHarris
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 11, 2015 9:46 AM in response to BobHarris

    Hi BobHarris

     

    thank you for your help and advise

     

    Note 1: I installed the kispersky antivirus no more than 10 mins before i ran the test because i throught i might of catched the osx bitcoin miner virus and also i installed it after these problems where happening so i know its not that

     

    Note 2: i have three VM Software installed because i am a developer and do alot of testing

     

    Note 3: the cleanmymac i have used since using osx (about 6 years) because it does actually free up hdd space

     

    Note 4: the airsquirrel should of been removed when i unistalled the application

     

    I did however uninstall loads of different software removed not used kext extensions and it seems stable at the mo

     

    Will update once i have found which thing it was causibg the problem

  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Apr 11, 2015 7:11 PM in response to si458
    Level 6 (19,672 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 11, 2015 7:11 PM in response to si458

    I did however uninstall loads of different software removed not used kext extensions and it seems stable at the mo

    Good.  I wish you luck.

    Note 2: i have three VM Software installed because i am a developer and do alot of testing

    I did not think the VM's were an issue, since they were not loaded at the time, I was just wondering.  Being a developer puts extra demands on you (I've been know ot maintain older software versions to make sure code I write works on older stuff - I've been a file system developer for about 20 years ).

    Note 3: the cleanmymac i have used since using osx (about 6 years) because it does actually free up hdd space

    The operating system changes, and what might have worked well in the past may no longer work.  CleanMyMac has been responsible for an number of performance issues with Mavericks and Yosemite users.  My advice, based on many many threads were it was responsible for performance issues, is to stop using it.

    Note 4: the airsquirrel should of been removed when i unistalled the application

    If nothing else, we found something worth cleaning up

  • by si458,

    si458 si458 Apr 13, 2015 3:35 AM in response to BobHarris
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 13, 2015 3:35 AM in response to BobHarris

    Hi BobHarris

     

    I had good luck for a few days, but then all of a sudden this morning, its started again

     

    I installed a few applications back after posting my last comment and it was stable, but yet this morning its started again

     

    I just don't know what else I can check ?

     

    I can remove the applications but if it was these causing the issue, then it would of happened from the word GO but never

     

    is the any applications out there that can check what kernel_task is actually doing and what's loaded inside of it apart from the EtraCheck ?

     

    Regards

     

    Simon

  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Apr 13, 2015 6:18 AM in response to si458
    Level 6 (19,672 points)
    Mac OS X
    Apr 13, 2015 6:18 AM in response to si458

    is the any applications out there that can check what kernel_task is actually doing and what's loaded inside of it apart from the EtraCheck ?

    There may be, but I do not know what they are.  You can also look at what tools are available in XCode for debugging, I think Apple has a package called CHUD (or something like that) on the developer.apple.com site.  You can look at what strange and mysterious commands are in /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, etc... along with the various 'man' pages.

     

    The kernel_task is composed of the guts of Mac OS X and a ton of kernel extensions (most from Apple) that handle things like the file system, networking, USB devices, Bluetooth, etc...  Inside the kernel I do not think there is any separate tracking (I play with non-Mac kernels --  Linux, Solaris, AIX, Tru64 UNIX, etc... -- and they have similarities, but are also unique, so Mac OS X is going to have its own uniqueness)

     

    I did try safe mode with the Apple tech support this afternoon and it seemed ok in safe mode but suddenly started again when i went back into normal mode

    I'm going to go back to the Safe Mode experiment where it does not happen.

     

    You should really look at every kernel extension in the EtreCheck list.  Consider removing them and those that you Really REALLY need, install from original sources, first making sure they are compatible with Yosemite.  This includes the virtual machines.

     

    I would also do the same for the 3rd party launch daemons and agents.

     

    And by Really need, I mean you cannot make a living without the item.  Live without the others.  If that fixes things, then after you are positive it is cured, you can consider adding back in some of the others you like, but do not need.  But only 1 at a time and give it enough time to make sure things are stable.

  • by si458,

    si458 si458 Apr 14, 2015 7:56 AM in response to BobHarris
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 14, 2015 7:56 AM in response to BobHarris

    Hi

     

    this is an update on my issue

     

    I have removed alot of software that the EtreCheck suggested

     

    The laptop was stable for few hours however it's started again!

     

    I removed istat menu, ntfs (paragon), little snitch and I'm now out of ideas!

     

    I really don't wanna start again afresh as I have alot to backup!

     

    any other ideas would be really helpful!

     

    attached is latest EtreCheck

    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)

    Report generated 14 April 2015 3:52:16 pm BST

    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck

     

    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.

    Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.

     

    Hardware Information: ℹ️

        MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) (Technical Specifications)

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,1

        1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core

        16 GB RAM Not upgradeable

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                8 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

        Wireless:  en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n

        Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 843

     

    Video Information: ℹ️

        Intel HD Graphics 4000

        NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 1024 MB

            Color LCD spdisplays_2880x1800Retina

     

    System Software: ℹ️

        OS X 10.10.3 (14D131) - Time since boot: 1:26:27

     

    Disk Information: ℹ️

        APPLE SSD SD512E disk0 : (500.28 GB)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.42 GB (43.33 GB free)

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

     

    USB Information: ℹ️

        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

        Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

        Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

     

    Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️

        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Configuration files: ℹ️

        /etc/sysctl.conf - Exists

        /etc/hosts - Count: 6

     

    Gatekeeper: ℹ️

        Anywhere

     

    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

            /Applications/Parallels Desktop.app

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.hypervisor (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.netbridge (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.usbconnect (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.parallels.kext.vnic (10.2.0 28956 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]

     

            /Applications/VMware Fusion.app

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmci (90.6.3) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmioplug.14.1.3 (14.1.3) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmnet (0249.89.30) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vmx86 (0249.89.30) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.vmware.kext.vsockets (90.6.0) [Click for support]

     

            /Library/Application Support/Kaspersky Lab/KAV/Bases/Cache

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.kimul.44 (44) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.mark.1.0.5 (1.0.5) [Click for support]

     

            /Library/Application Support/VirtualBox

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.3.26) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.3.26) [Click for support]

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        [not loaded]    org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (4.3.26) [Click for support]

     

            /Library/Extensions

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.kext.klif (3.0.4a41) [Click for support]

        [loaded]    com.kaspersky.nke (1.6.4a15) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    net.sf.tuntaposx.tap (1.0) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    net.sf.tuntaposx.tun (1.0) [Click for support]

     

            /System/Library/Extensions

        [not loaded]    com.kernsafe.driver.kscsiprt (1.0.0d1 - SDK 10.9) [Click for support]

        [not loaded]    com.prolific.driver.PL2303 (1.5.1 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

     

            /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Transmit/Transmit Disk.app

        [not loaded]    com.panic.TransmitDisk.transmitdiskfs (4.0.0 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

     

    Launch Agents: ℹ️

        [running]    com.kaspersky.kav.gui.plist [Click for support]

        [running]    org.chromium.chromoting.plist [Click for support]

     

    Launch Daemons: ℹ️

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]

        [running]    com.kaspersky.kav.plist [Click for support]

     

    User Login Items: ℹ️

        None

     

    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

        AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]

        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

        Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        nplastpass: Version: 3.1.89 - SDK 10.10 [Click for support]

        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.6.4f1 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version

     

    Safari Extensions: ℹ️

        Virtual Keyboard

        LastPass

        URL Advisor

        Open in Internet Explorer

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

        Akamai NetSession Preferences  [Click for support]

        remoting_host_prefpane  [Click for support]

        Flash Player  [Click for support]

        FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE)  [Click for support]

        fuse-ext2  [Click for support]

        Java  [Click for support]

        Printopia  [Click for support]

     

    Time Machine: ℹ️

        Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

            26%    Activity Monitor

            16%    WindowServer

            11%    Mail

             6%    coreduetd

             6%    Dreamweaver

     

    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

        979 MB    Dock

        429 MB    WindowServer

        361 MB    mds_stores

        361 MB    Dreamweaver

        344 MB    Mail

     

    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

        6.63 GB    Free RAM

        6.81 GB    Active RAM

        2.28 GB    Inactive RAM

        1.45 GB    Wired RAM

        3.15 GB    Page-ins

        0 B    Page-outs

     

    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

        Apr 14, 2015, 03:20:47 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-04-14-152047_[redacted].cpu_resour ce.diag [Click for details]

        Apr 14, 2015, 02:47:36 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-04-14-14 4736_[redacted].crash

        Apr 14, 2015, 02:24:26 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/remoting_me2me_host_2015-04-14-142426_[redacted ].crash

        Apr 14, 2015, 02:24:20 PM    Self test - passed

        Apr 14, 2015, 01:32:58 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/firefox_2015-04-14-133258_[redacted].cpu_resour ce.diag [Click for details]

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        Apr 13, 2015, 10:19:46 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Problem Reporter_2015-04-13-101946_[redacted].crash

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        Apr 13, 2015, 10:19:45 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_20 15-04-13-101945_[redacted].crash

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        Apr 13, 2015, 10:19:28 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Problem Reporter_2015-04-13-101928_[redacted].crash

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    Regards

     

    Simon

  • by slasc,

    slasc slasc Apr 14, 2015 1:05 PM in response to si458
    Level 1 (15 points)
    Apr 14, 2015 1:05 PM in response to si458

    I see you have Parallels installed. Are you running it when the hang occurs? I have an issue where my system is freezing only when I am running Parallels 9.

     

    I see the comment from BobHarris above:

    It is possible you have a 3rd party kernel task that does not play nice with the 10.10.3 update.  3rd party extensions become part of the kernel_task, and anything they do gets charged to the kernel task.

    So, I am wondering if maybe this is causing a problem with Parallels.

  • by Drew Reece,

    Drew Reece Drew Reece Apr 14, 2015 1:31 PM in response to si458
    Level 5 (7,793 points)
    Notebooks
    Apr 14, 2015 1:31 PM in response to si458

    Many other users find things improve when Kapersky is removed.

    I think it is overkill for most users, if you want AV detection use ClamXAV. It is lighter on the system, but doesn't have all the other stuff that Kapersky has, do you need the network attack blocker & parental controls etc?

    http://clamxav.com/

     

    You can always use a safe boot & try to test as much as possible if the OS is more stable you know that a third party tool is part of your problems. Just don't expect everything to work - graphics will look poor but still test as much as you can.

    OS X: What is Safe Boot, Safe Mode? - Apple Support


    I would also contemplate removing one of the VM tools to see if things improve, it would show you if they are part of the problem. I recollect reading other users on here stating that they do not work well together, but I don't have links & haven't tested this, sorry.


    You also have a lot of recent crash logs –

         Firefox - check the plugins & app for updates

         Problem Reporter / crashreporter - read some of those logs to see if yo ucan tell what app or process is causing them.

         Safari / Webkit - agin look for updates to plugins, disable extensions & retest.

     

    Akamai NetSession Preferences <- this is a part of Akamai's peer to peer cache software, do you need to help Akamai improve their downloads? It uses your internet connection to speed up their downloads. It's unclear if it is running (I can't see other pieces) but I can't see any point in having it installed.

     

     

    I also note you said you are concerned about how much data you have to backup - are you not already backing up? That seems crazy if you are not making copies of your data. Some slowness & crashes can be due to disk corruption or failure - you really need backups.

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Apr 14, 2015 3:10 PM in response to si458
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    Apr 14, 2015 3:10 PM in response to si458

    AirParrot was a known issue that would totally lock up some computers. Not sure whether they fixed it or not, but if you no longer need it I would not re-install at this point.

     

    Kaspersky will always slow your computer, and has been known to fall off the rails for unknown reasons. It's not currently required as long as you are keeping your OS X and apps fully up-to-date. If you insist, use a passive A-V scanner.

     

    If you previously had an adware infection that included Firefox it will need to be re-installed.

     

    Make sure you are running FUSE v2.7.5 as it's the only current software I'm aware of the can extend the Yosemite OS X file system. I don't recognize "fuse-ext2" preference pane as being associated with the current version.

     

    Agree that Akamai NetSession normally causes more problems than it solves.

     

    Way to much crashing going on. There should not be any. If it doesn't stop then start by running OS X 10.10.3 Combo Update. If it still doesn't improve, re-install OS X from your Recovery HD. That won't touch your user files or third party apps, just give you a clean set of OS X and Apple apps.

  • by si458,

    si458 si458 Apr 14, 2015 3:54 PM in response to MadMacs0
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Apr 14, 2015 3:54 PM in response to MadMacs0

    AirParrot removed... never used it...

     

    Kaspersky still installed, as I said in another post, I installed this after this problem accorded so its not the issue

     

    Firefox Adware ? HUH ? please can you explain abit more as I use firefox primarily

     

    FUSE using latest 2.7.5 already...

     

    NetSession removed... no idea why its installed?...

     

    Currently attempting to download update and re-install it again but its taking forever! paying for 152MB only getting 10MB, not happy!

     

    any other ideas would be helpful and ill update in a few days after using my laptop

  • by MadMacs0,

    MadMacs0 MadMacs0 Apr 14, 2015 5:13 PM in response to si458
    Level 5 (4,801 points)
    Apr 14, 2015 5:13 PM in response to si458

    si458 wrote:

     

    Kaspersky still installed, as I said in another post, I installed this after this problem accorded so its not the issue

    I'd still be willing to bet it's contributing.

    Firefox Adware ? HUH ? please can you explain abit more as I use firefox primarily

    Almost all OS X infections these days are from adware as opposed to malware. The reason I didnt bring it up previously is that there is no evidence of it in your EtreCheck posting, so I thought that either you didn't have any or you had already removed it. Such infections comes from lots of places these days. C|Net's download.com, Softonics, Avast!,  and even Oracle's Java SE 8U40 offers modifications to your browser including changing your home page or search engine, toolbars, extensions that produce popup advertisements or redirect you to places you don't want to be. There is usually an "opt-out" checkbox, but they are easy to overlook. Apple began to counter these infestations after many months of allowing it, providing a modest removal tool included in the OS X 10.10.3 Update installer and this KB article Remove unwanted adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac but it's incomplete. A colleague of mine came up with AdwareMedic (donationware) that will identify and optionally remove all currently known adware and is more thorough that EtreCheck at locating it. The problem with Firefox is that some adware injects itself into Firefox files and cannot be easily removed. If Firefox is behaving strangely for you these days, that could be why. If it's not, then there is no other evidence that I can see of something along these lines.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Apr 14, 2015 5:22 PM in response to si458
    Level 5 (7,402 points)
    Apr 14, 2015 5:22 PM in response to si458

    Besides Kaspersky being a constant and unnecessary troublemaker (I have no idea why you won't remove it, at least temporarily)

    from your first etrecheck report

    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

           210%    kav

             9%    kav_app

     

    but your Free Disk Space is under 10%. You need to start ensuring your backup is up to date and start removing some large files from your Hard Drive to free up space and enable your Mac to run smoother.

     

    Pete

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