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My MacBook is running extremely slowly after installing Yosemite. How can I find out the problem and remedy?

EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)

Report generated 4/29/15, 1:35 AM

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Hardware Information: ℹ️

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1

1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

4 GB RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 461 - SN = 9G0440XYGD3NB


Video Information: ℹ️

NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800


System Software: ℹ️

OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 3:30:47


Disk Information: ℹ️

Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 249.20 GB (139.40 GB free)

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


MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898


USB Information: ℹ️

Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad


Gatekeeper: ℹ️

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions: ℹ️

/Library/Extensions

[loaded] com.sophos.driver.devctrl (9.2.50 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

[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]


Launch Agents: ℹ️

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.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.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist [Click for support]


User Launch Agents: ℹ️

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

[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Click for support]

[failed] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Click for support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]

[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]


User Login Items: ℹ️

iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)


Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]

Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

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

DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10516.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

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

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7

SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 [Click for support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version


User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️

WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 [Click for support]


Safari Extensions: ℹ️

Searchme Adware! [Click to remove]

Slick Savings Adware! [Click to remove]

DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>

Ebay Shopping Assistant Adware! [Click to remove]


3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️

DivX [Click for support]

Flash Player [Click for support]

Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]

Java [Click for support]


Time Machine: ℹ️

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️

185% installd

2% WindowServer

2% mds

2% fseventsd

0% hidd


Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️

432 MB kernel_task

352 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(3)

270 MB installd

152 MB Safari

90 MB softwareupdated


Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️

527 MB Free RAM

3.48 GB Used RAM

2 MB Swap Used


Diagnostics Information: ℹ️

Apr 28, 2015, 09:58:51 PM Self test - passed

MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Apr 28, 2015 10:40 PM

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4 replies

Apr 30, 2015 3:12 AM in response to rfusca2007

Hello,


Yes remove all the adware however again the root problem is definitely not RAM but something in the root directories as this problem has surfaced for me as well com.apple.webkit.webcontent or its some other process that panics with either the kernel task or window server when you don't have Safari open.


My etrecheck is posted here with a person in a similar circumstances. I've checked several blogs / forums / sites that present the following as a problem: finder / pram / safari / or some other process that at the time had critical cpu depending on which application is open. All have similar problems with startup / login or random pinwheel freezes with periodic intervals.


I tried several solutions clearing caches, resetting, etc. All of the aforementioned solutions merely scratched at the root problem. It is in the software as I have run Yosemite for 6 or 7 months without a problem; however, only now in April 2015, a wave of freezes is happening across quite a lot of macs regardless of hardware from newest iMacs to 2009 MacBooks.


Here is my etrecheck post Slow start and Mac in another thread with a person in similar process problems as the person above.


P.S. Safe boot doesn't help but has same erratic freeze. So don't bother blaming third party plugins.

My MacBook is running extremely slowly after installing Yosemite. How can I find out the problem and remedy?

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