Q: iMac 27 inch running slow

Hi Mike

Thanks. I ran an EtreCheck and here are the results ;

EtreCheck version: 2.6.4 (224)

Report generated 26/11/2015 17:45

Runtime 4:58

Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck

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Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.

Click the [Click to remove] links for help removing adware.

Hardware Information: (What does this mean?)

    iMac (27-inch, Late 2009)

    [Click for Technical Specifications]

    [Click for User Guide]

    iMac - model: iMac10,1

    1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core

    4 GB RAM

            BANK 0/DIMM0

            Empty  

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            Empty  

        BANK 0/DIMM1

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM1

            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

    Wireless: Unknown

Video Information: (What does this mean?)

    ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB

        iMac 2560 x 1440

System Software: (What does this mean?)

    OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.5 (12F2560) - Time since boot: about one hour

Disk Information: (What does this mean?)

    WDC WD1001FALS-40U9B0 disk0 : (1 TB) (Rotational)

        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (507.88 GB free)

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

    OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H   ()

USB Information: (What does this mean?)

    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader

    Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB

    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight

    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

Gatekeeper: (What does this mean?)

    Mac App Store and identified developers

Kernel Extensions: (What does this mean?)

        /Applications/Kies.app

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.20 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.20 - SDK 10.6) [Click for support]

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [not loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.4.2) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGAndroidmdmcontrol (5.0) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGAndroidmdmdata (5.0) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGAndroidndiscontrol (5.0) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGAndroidndisdata (5.0) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGAndroidrndis (5.0) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGAndroidserial (5.0) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.lge.driver.LGAndroidusbbus (5.0) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.paceap.kext.PACESupport (5.1) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.38) [Click for support]

    [not loaded]    com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverVSP (0.0.38) [Click for support]

Startup Items: (What does this mean?)

    PACESupport: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PACESupport

    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite

System Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

    [failed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist [Click for details]

System Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

    [loaded]    org.apache.httpd.plist - No signature!

Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

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

    [loaded]    com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Click for support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.rim.BBLaunchAgent.plist [Click for support]

    [failed]    com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Click for support] [Click for details]

Launch Daemons: (What does this mean?)

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

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

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

    [running]    com.rim.BBDaemon.plist [Click for support]

    [running]    com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Click for support]

User Launch Agents: (What does this mean?)

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

    [failed]    com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist [Click for support]

User Login Items: (What does this mean?)

    iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

    MagicMenu    Application  (/Applications/StuffIt 10.0/MagicMenu.app)

    Archive Assistant Scheduler    Application  (/Applications/StuffIt 10.0/Archive Assistant.app/Contents/Resources/Archive Assistant Scheduler.app)

    StuffItAVRDaemon    Application  (/Library/PreferencePanes/StuffIt AVR.prefPane/Contents/Resources/StuffItAVRDaemon.app)

    Cloud    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

    KiesAgent    Application Hidden (/Applications/Kies.app/Contents/MacOS/KiesAgent.app)

    fuspredownloader    Application Hidden (~/Library/Application Support/.FUS/fuspredownloader.app)

    HPEventHandler    UNKNOWN  (missing value)

    HP Product Research    Application  (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Customer Participation/HP Product Research.app)

Other Apps: (What does this mean?)

    [running]    [0x0-0x11011].com.getdropbox.dropbox

    [running]    [0x0-0x12012].com.yourcompany.KiesAgent

    [running]    [0x0-0x14014].OpenObject.fuspredownloader

    [running]    [0x0-0x1d01d].com.google.Chrome

    [running]    [0x0-0x27027].jp.co.canon.cijscannerregister

    [running]    [0x0-0x5d05d].com.etresoft.EtreCheck

    [running]    [0x0-0xa00a].com.hp.productresearch

Internet Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)

    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.4.1 [Click for support]

    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 19.0.0.245 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0

    Flash Player: Version: 19.0.0.245 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 [Click for support]

    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1

    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 [Click for support]

    RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Click for support]

    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]

    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 65 build 17 Check version

Safari Extensions: (What does this mean?)

    FastestTube

    iTube Studio

    Omnibar  Adware! [Click to remove]

Audio Plug-ins: (What does this mean?)

    DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2

3rd Party Preference Panes: (What does this mean?)

    Application Enhancer  [Click for support]

    Flash Player  [Click for support]

    Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]

    Java  [Click for support]

    Rapport  [Click for support]

    StuffIt AVR  [Click for support]

Time Machine: (What does this mean?)

    Skip System Files: NO

    Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off

    Destinations:

        DAN DRIVE 12 [Local]

        Total size: 0 B

        Total number of backups: 0

        Oldest backup: -

        Last backup: -

        Size of backup disk: Excellent

            Backup size 0 B > (Disk size 0 B X 3)

Top Processes by CPU: (What does this mean?)

        22%    Google Chrome Helper(6)

         7%    Google Chrome

         4%    WindowServer

         3%    ps

         1%    coreaudiod

Top Processes by Memory: (What does this mean?)

    1.39 GB    Google Chrome Helper(6)

    225 MB    Google Chrome

    152 MB    Mail

    119 MB    Finder

    115 MB    mds

Virtual Memory Information: (What does this mean?)

    76 MB    Free RAM

    3.93 GB    Used RAM

    212 MB    Swap Used

Diagnostics Information: (What does this mean?)

    Nov 26, 2015, 03:52:26 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/rapportd_2015-11-26-155226_[redacted].crash

    Nov 26, 2015, 03:49:18 PM    Self test - passed

Many thanks Old Toad. Appreciate your help on this. Hitting the "Click to Remove" on the EtreCheck advised me to download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware which appears to have removed the MacKeeper poison. Am now also going to download FAF as per your advice.

Thanks again.

Many thanks Mike - looks like your help in this matter has helped me fix the problem.

Cheers!