macbook is running slow despite updated ios
my macbook has been running very slow for the last few month. I have updated my ios, have lots of disk space free and don't usually have lots of programs running in the background and yet it is very slow. What should I do? I ran an EtreSoft check and this is what it returned, but I don't know what it means.
Can someone help me?
Problem description:
macbook pro is running very slow
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated April 16, 2015 7:11:40 PM EDT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 388
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.8.5 (12F2518) - Time since boot: one day 7:58:2
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (245.56 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS31N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/hosts - Count: 15
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.haier.driver.evdo (1.0.6) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist [Click for details]
[failed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist [Click for details]
[failed] com.apple.pbs.plist [Click for details]
[failed] com.apple.printtool.agent.plist [Click for details]
[failed] com.apple.tccd.plist [Click for details]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist [Click for details]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
BitTorrent Application (/Applications/BitTorrent.app)
CE 100 Dialer Application (/Applications/CE 100 Dialer.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
Box Edit Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Box/Box Edit/Box Edit.app)
Google Chrome Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.0.0 [Click for support]
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Box Edit: Version: 1.2.17(341) - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Slick Savings [Adware! - Remove]
Ebay Shopping Assistant [Adware! - Remove]
Searchme [Adware! - Remove]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Growl [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
15% iTunes
10% (assistant_servic)
9% AddressBookSourceSync
6% Google Chrome
4% pbs
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
382 MB firefox
241 MB Google Chrome
56 MB mds
52 MB WindowServer
50 MB Google Chrome Helper
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
369 MB Free RAM
1.47 GB Active RAM
1.15 GB Inactive RAM
1.31 GB Wired RAM
9.67 GB Page-ins
3.27 GB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Apr 15, 2015, 11:11:39 AM Self test - passed
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), iOS 8.3