Q: iMac running slow and hot
In last few days i have noticed the mac is running very slow. It also seems hot to touch. Just ran Etrecheck and these are the results. If anyone see's something could you please help out.
Problem description:
iMac running very hot and slow
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 5/6/15, 7:07 PM
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iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac12,2
1 3.1 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
Empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
Empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
AMD Radeon HD 6970M - VRAM: 1024 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1510) - Time since boot: 0:16:5
ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (619.53 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Mac App Store and identified developers
/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (12.7.1f4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.symantec.kext.filesecurity (12.7f4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.fw (5.3.1f4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (5.4f4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.ips (3.10.2f23 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.pf (5.7.1f4 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
[failed] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]
[unknown] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.errorreporter-periodicagent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.nis.application.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[unknown] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.symantec.deepsight-extractor.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.errorreporter-periodic.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.ondemand.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.symantec.nav.migrateqtf.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.symantec.symdaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist [Click for support]
iTunesHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Sony Ericsson Bridge Helper Application Hidden (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Sony Ericsson Bridge for Mac/Sony Ericsson Bridge Helper.app)
HP Product Research Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.6.1f3 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - 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
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.2.3 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.2.0.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
NortonInternetSecurityBF: Version: 1.11.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.6r606 [Click for support]
NPRoblox: Version: 1.0.2.12 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
Norton Internet Security
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Norton\nQuickMenu [Click for support]
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 379.81 GB
Destinations:
LaCie [Local]
Total size: 1.72 TB
Total number of backups: 2
Oldest backup: 2012-06-18 03:28:22 +0000
Last backup: 2013-03-11 21:17:46 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 1.72 TB > (Disk used 379.81 GB X 3)
46% SymDaemon
2% WindowServer
1% fontd
0% askpermissiond
478 MB kernel_task
426 MB com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64(2)
344 MB SymDaemon
217 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(2)
131 MB mdworker(13)
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
573 MB Free RAM
3.43 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
May 6, 2015, 06:50:13 PM Self test - passed
May 6, 2015, 05:23:09 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/discoveryd_2015-05-06-172309_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
May 6, 2015, 06:18:23 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SymDaemon_2015-05-06-061823_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]
May 5, 2015, 09:34:49 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SymDaemon_2015-05-05-213449_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]
May 4, 2015, 07:43:08 AM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SymDaemon_2015-05-04-074308_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]
May 3, 2015, 07:31:28 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/SymDaemon_2015-05-03-193128_[redacted].cpu_reso urce.diag [Click for details]
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)
Posted on May 6, 2015 4:18 PM