Installed 4 gybes ram and upgraded to Yosemite 10.10 OS. System painfully slow and activity monitor usually slows almost all of the ram being used.However, adding up the applications running only accounts for half of the ram. What is using the other half and why dosen't it show? Tried reseting SMC which helped ram for a short time. Both internet and stand alone applications take way too long. Would appreciate any ideas. Thanks. John
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
Looking at your profile, it seems that you started from an intel based mid 2007 machine. I assume you now have a total of 6Gb RAM which is the most it will take. I suspect you may have a malware (not a virus) infection.
Download and apply the Etrecheck program, then publish the results here.
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
This will enable us to check out your system. It is safe to do this.
Thank you for your help. My max ram allowed is 4 gbytes which I have installed. I'm not sure how to send the etresoft results to you, I can copy the report but can't seem to paste. What would be the best way to get the report to you? John
Hello John,
You can try this. Run the etrecheck report using Firefox if your can. Keep the screen open. Then, using Safari, find your way to this thread and press reply to this post. Then press html (near the smilie) and your post may look a bit odd with lines and things. Then highlight the report and drag it into the reply section. Then post the reply.
The green square that may have been thwarting you will not appear once html is opened.
Incidentally this will help me confirm if you can put 6Gb memory in your machine.
Sorry about the delay.
Still having problems getting the EtreCheck report to you. I have copied it to Apple "Pages" and can email from there.
Yes, from there you can paste a copy into your response.
In EtreCheck, simply click "Copy to Clipboard," then begin composing a reply on this site, and press Command + V.
Problem description:
Very slow 2008 mac with 4 gbytes ram
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 5/30/15, 9:25 PM
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
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM1
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: one day 0:48:29
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (242.91 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_netpart (2.0.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart (2.0.2) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart (2.0.6) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1) [Click for support]
[loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) [Click for support]
[not loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.74) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.1) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.rim.BBAlbumArtCacher.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.iobit.AMCDaemon.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mackeeper.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.iobit.MacBoosterMini.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.mackeeper.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.pia.pia_manager.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
Radio Bookmark Autoloader Application (/Applications/Utilities/Radio Bookmark Autoloader.app)
iTunesHelper Application Hidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application Hidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
iAntiVirus Application Hidden (/Applications/iAntiVirus/iAntiVirus.app)
BlackBerry Device Manager Application Hidden (/Library/Application Support/BlackBerry/BlackBerry Device Manager.app)
HP Product Research UNKNOWN (missing value)
HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.2.3 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.14 [Click for support]
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.14 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.169 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 5.0.61118.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Click for support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
DuckDuckGo
KeithyFun
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player [Click for support]
Flip4Mac WMV [Click for support]
Rapport [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
5% WindowServer
2% firefox
1% mdworker(8)
1% Solitaire Greatest Hits
1% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
815 MB firefox
363 MB kernel_task
143 MB Finder
139 MB mdworker(8)
135 MB softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
152 MB Free RAM
3.85 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
May 29, 2015, 08:35:35 PM Self test - passed
Thanks, it worked!
You're welcome. I see you have iAntivirus and MacKeeper installed. These are likely the culprits for the slowness. You don't need any software like it anyway. Remove those and see if the performance improves.
Well done to stevejobsfan for getting it on show. I 'm sure he'll come back with more info on top of mine.
And it was worth it to you to send the report, though it will mean some work to correct all the problems. First you must rid yourself of MacKeeper and Macbooster. When they have gone,, disable or remove Trusteer. All these programs are sapping your computer's strength and messing up your system. Mac's do not need anti-virus or performance boosters. I also see pctools anti-virus; whatever that is, remove it.
Here are is a link to help you.
http://www.macworld.com/article/2861435/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-from-your-mac .html
MacKeeper was only a demo version and never paid for. I can't delete it with the link provided. Keeps saying it's missing the internet. MacBooster and Pc Tools antivirus are strange in that they don't show up in applications or utilites. Iantivirus was easy to delete. Mackeeper was only recently downloaded in a moment of frustration and could not have been the primary cause of slowness. Thanks. John
I'm afraid MacKeeper, demo or not, paid for or not, will be more than playing its part in disturbing your system.
You will need spotlight or better, the Easy Find app (via the App store) to locate some of the files. And you haven't mentioned Trusteer, another regular source of trouble.
As always your support and patience is great. I will download the app. this weekend and let you know the progress.
Easy find is great. It found and removed both Mackeeper and Trusteer. No signn of pc tools anti virus. Is there a list of suspects to remove? It took at least a minute to download Easy Find and it's only 3 mbytes! No wonder I can't download a movie etc.
PS I was born in London and came to the USA during the bombing.
Hi I'm ready for any suggestions. Thanks
Very slow 2008 mac
