sylvia141

Q: My wifi is really slow

My mac book pro 13inch retina is really slow. As a couple of weeks ago it was really fast and now it really slow as I have to turn my wifi on and off.

MacBook Pro with Retina display

Posted on May 16, 2016 2:54 AM

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Q: My wifi is really slow

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  • by thunderzzz,Helpful

    thunderzzz thunderzzz May 16, 2016 4:42 AM in response to sylvia141
    Level 6 (8,379 points)
    Notebooks
    May 16, 2016 4:42 AM in response to sylvia141

    Run this test and post its results here.

    http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck

  • by sylvia141,

    sylvia141 sylvia141 May 16, 2016 4:46 AM in response to thunderzzz
    Level 1 (5 points)
    Desktops
    May 16, 2016 4:46 AM in response to thunderzzz

    EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)

    Report generated 2016-05-16 21:45:24

    Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

    Runtime 1:46

    Performance: Excellent

     

    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.

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

    Click the [Remove] links to remove adware.

     

    Problem: Computer is too slow

     

    Hardware Information:

        MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)

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

        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro12,1

        1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

        8 GB RAM Not upgradeable

            BANK 0/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1867 MHz ok

            BANK 1/DIMM0

                4 GB DDR3 1867 MHz ok

        Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported

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

        Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 149

     

    Video Information:

        Intel Iris Graphics 6100

            Color LCD 2560 x 1600

     

    System Software:

        OS X El Capitan 10.11.4 (15E65) - Time since boot: less than an hour

     

    Disk Information:

        APPLE SSD SM0256G disk0 : (251 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

            Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 249.80 GB (178.93 GB free)

                Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

                Core Storage: disk0s2 250.14 GB Online

     

    USB Information:

        Broadcom Corp. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

     

    Thunderbolt Information:

        Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

     

    Gatekeeper:

        Mac App Store and identified developers

     

    Adware:

        ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.WebShoppy.agent.plist

        ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.autostart.plist

        ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.notify.plist

        3 adware files found. [Remove]

     

    Kernel Extensions:

            /Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/unsigned

        [loaded]    com.avast.AvastFileShield (3.0.0 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-04-12) [Support]

     

            /Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/unsigned

        [loaded]    com.avast.PacketForwarder (2.1 - SDK 10.10 - 2016-04-12) [Support]

     

    System Launch Agents:

        [not loaded]    7 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    156 Apple tasks

        [running]    75 Apple tasks

     

    System Launch Daemons:

        [not loaded]    46 Apple tasks

        [loaded]    159 Apple tasks

        [running]    83 Apple tasks

     

    Launch Agents:

        [running]    com.avast.update-agent.plist (2016-04-14) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.avast.userinit.plist (2016-04-14) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-03-03) [Support]

     

    Launch Daemons:

        [running]    com.MacRemover.Remover.DaemonServer.plist (2015-11-20) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-04-05) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.avast.init.plist (2016-04-14) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.avast.uninstall.plist (2016-04-14) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.avast.update.plist (2016-04-14) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-03-03) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist (2016-02-21) [Support]

        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (2015-11-05) [Support]

     

    User Launch Agents:

        [failed]    com.WebShoppy.agent.plist (2015-12-25) Adware!  [Remove]

        [loaded]    com.avast.home.userinit.plist (2016-04-14) [Support]

        [failed]    com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.autostart.plist (2015-11-22) Adware!  [Remove]

        [loaded]    com.jdibackup.ZipCloud.notify.plist (2015-11-22) Adware!  [Remove]

        [failed]    com.pcv.hlpramcn.plist (2015-12-25) [Support]

        [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2016-05-16) [Support]

     

    User Login Items:

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

        SpeechSynthesisServer    Application  (/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks /SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesisServer.app)

        Spotify    Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)

     

    Other Apps:

        [loaded]    com.avast.account

        [loaded]    com.avast.crashreport

        [running]    com.avast.daemon

        [running]    com.avast.fileshield

        [running]    com.avast.helper

        [running]    com.avast.proxy

        [running]    com.avast.service

        [loaded]    401 Apple tasks

        [running]    195 Apple tasks

     

    Internet Plug-ins:

        FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-01) [Support]

        QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-03-29)

        Flash Player: 21.0.0.226 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-01) Outdated! Update

        Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-03-29)

        o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-17) [Support]

        PepperFlashPlayer: 21.0.0.213 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-01) [Support]

        googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-12) [Support]

        Silverlight: 5.1.41212.0 - SDK 10.6 (2016-04-18) [Support]

     

    Safari Extensions:

        Grammarly Spell Checker & Grammar Checker - Grammarly (2016-02-21)

     

    3rd Party Preference Panes:

        Flash Player (2016-04-05) [Support]

     

    Time Machine:

        Time Machine not configured!

     

    Top Processes by CPU:

             5%    WindowServer

             2%    fontd

             2%    kernel_task

             1%    com.avast.daemon

             0%    com.avast.service

     

    Top Processes by Memory:

        1.14 GB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(5)

        752 MB    kernel_task

        311 MB    mdworker(17)

        164 MB    com.avast.daemon

        139 MB    Dock

     

    Virtual Memory Information:

        2.05 GB    Free RAM

        5.94 GB    Used RAM (3.86 GB Cached)

        0 B    Swap Used

     

    Diagnostics Information:

        May 16, 2016, 09:40:41 PM    Self test - passed

        May 14, 2016, 05:50:22 PM    ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Dock_2016-05-14-175022_[redacted].crash

            com.apple.dock - /System/Library/CoreServices/Dock.app/Contents/MacOS/Dock

  • by thunderzzz,

    thunderzzz thunderzzz May 16, 2016 4:48 AM in response to sylvia141
    Level 6 (8,379 points)
    Notebooks
    May 16, 2016 4:48 AM in response to sylvia141

    You have installed adware.

    Follow the instructions on this web page  in order to manually remove adware from your mac: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987

    You may also find adware removal guide on this page http://www.thesafemac.com/arg-identification/

    If you do not want to remove adware manually use this anti malware tool in order to scan and remove it: https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/mac/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social

    Download, open dmg file ,  and run it by clicking “Scan for Adware” button  to remove adware.

      Once done, quit the application  and restart your mac.


  • by dwb,

    dwb dwb May 16, 2016 4:59 AM in response to sylvia141
    Level 7 (24,445 points)
    Notebooks
    May 16, 2016 4:59 AM in response to sylvia141

    Besides the Adware that thunderzzz points out, you are using Avast which can also slow the computer down. Anit-malware software like Avast is a double edged sword. It gives a false sense of security and slows the computer down besides. As long as you keep your OS up to date and practiice safe surfing you don’t really need anti-malware software.