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Kernel Task, 200%CPU, Fans high, Memory usage 600MB

My laptop was running fine till now and suddenly the fan started running very high. On checking found out that there is a high running kernel task. Can some one help? I saw this tool to check the hardware. I have pasted the results below. I also ran an adware detector but it was clean



EtreCheck version: 2.7.1 (231)

Report generated 2016-01-13 19:50:22

Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com

Runtime 7:13

Performance: Below Average


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

Click the [Scan for adware] links for help removing adware.




Hardware Information:

13" MacBook Pro with Retina display (Late 2013)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1

1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 625 - SN = D863424T6LWFT5Y19


Video Information:

Intel Iris

Color LCD 2560 x 1600


System Software:

OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 (15C50) - Time since boot: less than an hour


Disk Information:

APPLE SSD SD0128F disk0 : (121.33 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 120.11 GB (48.38 GB free)

Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

Core Storage: disk0s2 120.47 GB Online


USB Information:

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller


Thunderbolt Information:

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Gatekeeper:

Mac App Store and identified developers


Adware:

Adware infection possible. [Scan for adware]


Launch Agents:

[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist [Support] [Details]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]


Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.malwarebytes.MBAMHelperTool.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist [Support]


User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.myheritage.familytreebuilder.checkupdates.plist [Support]


User Login Items:

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app)

Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)


Other Apps:

[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000004.EtreCheck

[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000006.Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

[running] com.garmin.renu.service.89952


Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 20.0.0.267 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 15.007.20033 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 15.007.20033 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

Flash Player: Version: 20.0.0.267 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

Default Browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player [Support]


Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU:

10% SpotlightNetHelper

7% kernel_task

6% mdworker(2)

5% WindowServer

5% hidd


Top Processes by Memory:

827 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(6)

638 MB kernel_task

279 MB ocspd

180 MB Finder

106 MB Safari


Virtual Memory Information:

3.16 GB Free RAM

4.84 GB Used RAM (1.27 GB Cached)

0 B Swap Used


Diagnostics Information:

Jan 13, 2016, 07:39:43 PM Self test - passed

EtreCheck version: 2.7.1 (231)

Report generated 2016-01-13 19:50:22

Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com

Runtime 7:13

Performance: Below Average


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

Click the [Scan for adware] links for help removing adware.


Problem: No problem - just checking


Hardware Information:

13" MacBook Pro with Retina display (Late 2013)

[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,1

1 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 625 - SN = D863424T6LWFT5Y19


Video Information:

Intel Iris

Color LCD 2560 x 1600


System Software:

OS X El Capitan 10.11.2 (15C50) - Time since boot: less than an hour


Disk Information:

APPLE SSD SD0128F disk0 : (121.33 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 120.11 GB (48.38 GB free)

Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

Core Storage: disk0s2 120.47 GB Online


USB Information:

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller


Thunderbolt Information:

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Gatekeeper:

Mac App Store and identified developers


Adware:

Adware infection possible. [Scan for adware]


Launch Agents:

[failed] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a...plist [Support] [Details]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]


Launch Daemons:

[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.malwarebytes.MBAMHelperTool.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist [Support]

[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist [Support]


User Launch Agents:

[loaded] com.myheritage.familytreebuilder.checkupdates.plist [Support]


User Login Items:

iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

Mail Application (/Applications/Mail.app)

Garmin Express Service Application (/Applications/Garmin Express.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Garmin Express Service.app)


Other Apps:

[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000004.EtreCheck

[running] com.apple.xpc.launchd.oneshot.0x10000006.Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

[running] com.garmin.renu.service.89952


Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 20.0.0.267 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 15.007.20033 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

AdobePDFViewer: Version: 15.007.20033 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

Flash Player: Version: 20.0.0.267 - SDK 10.6 [Support]

Default Browser: Version: 601 - SDK 10.11

o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]

Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]


3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player [Support]


Time Machine:

Time Machine not configured!


Top Processes by CPU:

10% SpotlightNetHelper

7% kernel_task

6% mdworker(2)

5% WindowServer

5% hidd


Top Processes by Memory:

827 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(6)

638 MB kernel_task

279 MB ocspd

180 MB Finder

106 MB Safari


Virtual Memory Information:

3.16 GB Free RAM

4.84 GB Used RAM (1.27 GB Cached)

0 B Swap Used


Diagnostics Information:

Jan 13, 2016, 07:39:43 PM Self test - passed

Posted on Jan 13, 2016 5:01 PM

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Kernel Task, 200%CPU, Fans high, Memory usage 600MB

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