iMac late 2009 very sluggish after upgrade to Yosemite
Hi: we have a late 2009 iMac (3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3) that has been very sluggish after the upgrade to Yosemite. Frequently pinwheeling, lots of hangups, and I can hear the processor running all the time. A visit to the local Apple Store resulted in a new video card but the issue remains. I ran the EtreCheck tool and this is what came back. Any ideas would be appreciated.
Problem description:
processor constantly running after yosemite upgrade
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 5/24/15, 7:45 AM
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009) (Technical Specifications)
iMac - model: iMac10,1
1 3.06 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
BANK 0/DIMM1
Empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
Empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1080
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.3 (14D136) - Time since boot: 0:7:5
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST31000528ASQ disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (711.40 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
PIONEER DVD-RW DVRTS09
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.AvastFileShield (2.1.0 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/unsigned
[loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (2.0 - SDK 10.10) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2 - SDK 10.7) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[failed] com.apple.mtrecorder.plist
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.avast.update-agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.citrix.ReceiverHelper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.citrix.ServiceRecords.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.spirecorder.plist
[loaded] com.avast.init.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.update.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.memeo.WDMemeod.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]
[running] com.amazon.music.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Click for details]
[loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.notify.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.Wondershare.TunesGoWatchDemo.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Canon IJ Network Scanner Selector2 UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
SmileboxTray Application (/Applications/Smilebox.app/Contents/Resources/SmileboxTray.app)
TunesGoWatch Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Wondershare TunesGo/TunesGoWatch.app)
Install Adobe Flash Player UNKNOWN (missing value)
CitrixFMDPrefPlugin Application (/Applications/Citrix/FollowMeData/CitrixFMDPrefPlugin.app)
iAntiVirus Application Hidden (/Applications/iAntiVirus/iAntiVirus.app)
WDMemeoAgent Application (/Library/Application Support/Memeo/WD Anywhere Backup/Agents/WDMemeoAgent.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.188 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.11 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.11 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.188 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.7.2 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.5.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
EMusic: Version: EMusic 1.0.0 [Click for support]
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Citrix ShareFile Sync [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Mobile backups: OFF
Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 287.95 GB
Destinations:
My Book [Local]
Total size: 999.37 GB
Total number of backups: 18
Oldest backup: 2013-08-13 02:13:48 +0000
Last backup: 2015-05-21 11:40:19 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.37 GB > (Disk used 287.95 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
3% WindowServer
1% fontd
1% com.avast.daemon
1% taskgated
0% notifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
750 MB Google Chrome Helper(11)
391 MB kernel_task
139 MB com.avast.daemon
139 MB mdworker(12)
135 MB Google Chrome
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
541 MB Free RAM
3.47 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
May 24, 2015, 07:41:59 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/XPCKeychainSandboxCheck_2015-0 5-24-074159_[redacted].crash
May 24, 2015, 07:37:21 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TunesGoWatch_2015-05-24-073721 _[redacted].crash
May 24, 2015, 07:36:32 AM Self test - passed
May 24, 2015, 06:02:23 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TunesGoWatch_2015-05-24-060223 _[redacted].crash
May 23, 2015, 03:03:26 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TunesGoWatch_2015-05-23-150326 _[redacted].crash
May 23, 2015, 01:49:36 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TunesGoWatch_2015-05-23-134936 _[redacted].crash
May 23, 2015, 01:40:29 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TunesGoWatch_2015-05-23-134029 _[redacted].crash
May 22, 2015, 02:28:18 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TunesGoWatch_2015-05-22-142818 _[redacted].crash
May 21, 2015, 04:39:25 PM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/TunesGoWatch_2015-05-21-163925 _[redacted].crash
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)