MacBook Pro Running hot and slow with lots of fan
My late 2011 Macbook Prog 15" has started running very warm with fast fan speed. It started today after trying to download iMovie update from the App Store. The update would not download properly, but I couldn't find a way to stop it. It finally finished. I have restarted computer, then completely shut down and let cool. It is currently propped up so that bottom is open to air. EtreCheck is attached. Can anyone help?
Problem description:
My MacBook Pro (15” late 2011) is running hot and the fan runs constantly. I have it propped up so that the bottom is up in the air. Safari is the only program running. It acts like I am doing a lot of Lightroom adjustments. This happened after I opened AppStore this morning to download updates. I seemed to have trouble with the iMovie update, wouldn’t download properly and I couldn’t stop it. Re-booted computer twice and finally deleted iMovie entirely. No change. Unhooked all external disks.
EtreCheck version: 2.2 (132)
Report generated 7/2/15, 3:37 PM
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2011) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2
1 2.2 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 24 - SN = D8620410096DGDLAZ
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Color LCD 1680 x 1050
AMD Radeon HD 6750M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.4 (14E46) - Time since boot: 0:49:46
Disk Information: ℹ️
TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 499.25 GB (262.46 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/Wireless Auto Import.app
[not loaded] com.sony.driver.dsccamFirmwareUpdaterType00 (1 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
/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]
Startup Items: ℹ️
ProTec6b: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b
Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.avast.secureline.update-agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.secureline.userinit.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.avast.update-agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.hp.productresearch.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.intego.backupassistant.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.sony.WirelessAutoImportLauncher.agent.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[running] com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.init.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.secureline.init.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.secureline.uninstall.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.avast.secureline.update.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.update.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.intego.BackupAssistant.daemon.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
[running] com.prey.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.prosofteng.KXInstaller.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[running] com.akamai.single-user-client.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist [Click for support]
[failed] com.avast.secureline.home.userinit.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist [Click for support]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer Application (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
TomTomHOMERunner Application (/Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/TomTom HOME/TomTomHOMERunner.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
HP Product Research Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
PMCADownloader: Version: 1.2.1998.896 - SDK 10.5 [Click for support]
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 [Click for support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Click for support]
AdobeAAMDetect: Version: 3.0.0.0 - SDK 10.9 [Click for support]
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 18.0.0.194 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.14 [Click for support]
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.2 [Click for support]
Flash Player: Version: 18.0.0.194 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Silverlight: Version: 4.1.10111.0 [Click for support]
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.14 [Click for support]
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
1Password
Avast Online Security
LastPass
DivX Plus Web Player HTML5 <video>
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Akamai NetSession Preferences [Click for support]
DivX [Click for support]
Flash Player [Click for support]
FUSE for OS X (OSXFUSE) [Click for support]
Java [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 236.79 GB
Destinations:
My Passport [Local]
Total size: 999.83 GB
Total number of backups: 140
Oldest backup: 2013-01-07 16:43:03 +0000
Last backup: 2015-07-01 17:49:28 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 999.83 GB > (Disk used 236.79 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
777% com.hp.devicemodel.TransportProxy
14% HP_Photosmart_7510_series(2)
3% WindowServer
1% com.avast.daemon
1% taskgated
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
634 MB kernel_task
213 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
172 MB com.avast.daemon
147 MB mds_stores
147 MB HP_Photosmart_7510_series(2)
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
2.81 GB Free RAM
5.19 GB Used RAM
0 B Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jul 2, 2015, 02:45:02 PM Self test - passed
MacBook Pro (15-inch Late 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)