ehagen12
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Q: Etrecheck is poor, but I am not sure why... Thanks!

Hello all,

 

I recently upgraded my RAM to 16 gb and was wondering what else I could do to speed up my computer. Etrecheck was ran (after RAM upgrade) and it stated 'poor'. But i am not sure why?  Thanks

 

EtreCheck version: 2.9.12 (265)

Report generated 2016-05-18 18:18:25

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime 16:11

Performance: Poor

 

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

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

 

Problem: Computer is too slow

 

Hardware Information: ⓘ

    MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)

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

    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1

    1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core

    16 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

        BANK 0/DIMM0

            8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

        BANK 1/DIMM0

            8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok

    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported

    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

    Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 57

 

Video Information: ⓘ

    Intel HD Graphics 3000

        Color LCD 1280 x 800

 

System Software: ⓘ

    OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 (15D21) - Time since boot: less than an hour

 

Disk Information: ⓘ

    Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB) (Rotational)

        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB

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

        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (77.03 GB free)

            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked

            Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online

 

    MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8   ()

 

USB Information: ⓘ

    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver

    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

 

Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ

    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus

 

Configuration files: ⓘ

    /etc/hosts - Count: 3

 

Gatekeeper: ⓘ

    Mac App Store and identified developers

 

Kernel Extensions: ⓘ

        /Applications/KeyRemap4MacBook.app

    [not loaded]    org.pqrs.driver.KeyRemap4MacBook (8.0.0 - SDK 10.8 - 2016-05-16) [Support]

 

        /Library/Application Support/LogMeIn/drivers

    [loaded]    com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.4667 - 2014-11-03) [Support]

 

        /Library/Extensions

    [not loaded]    com.sophos.kext.sav (9.4.52 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-05-18) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.sophos.nke.swi (9.4.52 - SDK 10.9 - 2016-05-18) [Support]

 

        /System/Library/Extensions

    [not loaded]    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.2 - 2016-03-15) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.7 - 2016-03-15) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.5 - 2016-03-15) [Support]

 

System Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    8 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    148 Apple tasks

    [running]    80 Apple tasks

 

System Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    42 Apple tasks

    [loaded]    152 Apple tasks

    [running]    94 Apple tasks

 

Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (2016-04-08) [Support]

    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (2016-04-08) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.citrix.AuthManager_Mac.plist (2013-10-22) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-03-02) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist (2014-11-03) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist (2014-11-03) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (2013-04-26) [Support]

    [not loaded]    com.sophos.uiserver.plist (2016-05-18) [Support]

    [running]    net.culater.SIMBL.Agent.plist (2015-06-28) [Support]

    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (2015-10-16) [Support]

 

Launch Daemons: ⓘ

    [running]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist (2016-04-08) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.adobe.agsservice.plist (2016-04-08) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-05-09) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-03-02) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist (2016-05-16) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.malwarebytes.MBAMHelperTool.plist (2016-05-18) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2015-01-13) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (2013-04-26) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist (2015-02-23) [Support]

    [running]    com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist (2016-05-18) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.surteesstudios.Bartender.BartenderInstallHelper.plist (2016-03-20) [Support]

    [not loaded]    org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist (2013-02-08) [Support]

    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (2015-10-16) [Support]

 

User Launch Agents: ⓘ

    [failed]    com.Wondershare.TunesGoWatchDemo.plist (2014-05-09) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist (2016-05-16) [Support]

    [loaded]    com.nds.pcshow.uninstall.plist (2014-05-25) [Support]

    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist (2016-05-18) [Support]

 

User Login Items: ⓘ

    Flux    Application  (/Applications/Flux.app)

    Caffeine    Application  (/Applications/Caffeine.app)

    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)

    Spotify    Application Hidden (/Applications/Spotify.app)

    CleanMyMac 3 Menu    Application  (/Applications/CleanMyMac 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app)

    Spotify Notifications    Application  (~/Spotify Notifications.app)

 

Other Apps: ⓘ

    [running]    com.adobe.CCXProcess.194912

    [running]    com.adobe.acc.AdobeDesktopService.80992.A56B30A7-1DE5-42FC-B583-AFA6BDF6BE59

    [running]    com.adobe.accmac.5792

    [running]    com.bittorrent.uTorrent.89632

    [running]    com.dayoneapp.dayone-agent

    [running]    com.etresoft.EtreCheck.163872

    [running]    com.getdropbox.dropbox.137312

    [running]    com.lightheadsw.caffeine.187872

    [running]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Menu.18912

    [running]    com.rockysandstudio.Memory-Diag.2912

    [loaded]    com.rockysandstudio.Memory-Diag.Launch-Helper

    [running]    com.sophos.configuration

    [running]    io.citruspi.Spotify-Notifications.109472

    [running]    jp.co.canon.cijscannerregister.19552

    [running]    org.herf.Flux.352

    [loaded]    407 Apple tasks

    [running]    211 Apple tasks

 

Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 11.0.11 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-16) [Support]

    Flash Player: 21.0.0.242 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-18) [Support]

    DivX Web Player: 3.2.4.1250 - SDK 10.6 (2014-11-25) [Support]

    AdobePDFViewer: 11.0.11 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-16) [Support]

    Unity Web Player: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 (2014-04-29) [Support]

    WidevineMediaOptimizer: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 (2014-06-09) [Support]

    googletalkbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-11) [Support]

    KaplanNetscapePlugIn: 1.0 (2009-12-18) [Support]

    iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 - SDK 10.8 (2014-02-06)

    DirectorShockwave: 11.6.4r634 (2012-02-13) [Support]

    QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-03-15)

    FlashPlayer-10.6: 21.0.0.242 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-18) [Support]

    CitrixICAClientPlugIn: 11.8.2 - SDK 10.7 (2013-10-22) [Support]

    AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 - SDK 10.9 (2016-04-08) [Support]

    Silverlight: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 (2016-05-16) [Support]

    OVSHelper: 1.1 (2014-11-25) [Support]

    CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version 1.1.9 - SDK 10.5 (2014-02-10) [Support]

    Google Earth Web Plug-in: 6.0 (2016-05-16) [Support]

    Default Browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-05-16)

    SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 (2015-02-14) [Support]

    o1dbrowserplugin: 5.41.3.0 - SDK 10.8 (2015-12-16) [Support]

    SlingPlayer: Unknown - SDK 10.8 (2014-08-28) [Support]

    JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 60 build 27 (2016-05-16) Check version

 

User internet Plug-ins: ⓘ

    ooVooWeb: 1.0.3 - SDK 10.6 (2013-08-25) [Support]

    npBcsMcTcIO: Unknown (2014-04-02) [Support]

 

Safari Extensions: ⓘ

    Reddit Enhancement Suite - Steve Sobel - http://redditenhancementsuite.com/ (2012-05-10)

    Bing Highlights - Microsoft - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=198222 (2011-10-11)

    BugMeNot - Matt Swain - http://www.macosxtips.co.uk/extensions (2011-05-08)

    Disconnect - Disconnect - https://disconnect.me/ (2014-02-05)

    Exposer - Calle Gustafsson - http://maypril.se/safariextensions/ (2011-07-18)

    TinEye - Idée Inc. - http://www.tineye.com (2012-05-29)

    uBlock - Chris Aljoudi - https://chrismatic.io/ (2016-05-16)

    Mindful Browsing - Robin Barooah - http://www.mindfulbrowsing.com (2014-05-27)

    AutoPagerize - swdyh - http://autopagerize.net/ (2011-08-05)

    DuckDuckGo - DuckDuckGo - http://duckduckgo.com (2000-12-31)

    AdBlock - Michael Gundlach - http://safariadblock.com (2012-08-29)

    Reload Button - John Siracusa - http://siracusafamily.org/safari/extensions/ (2012-08-07)

    WasteNoTime - Bumblebee Systems, Inc. - http://www.bumblebeesystems.com/ (2015-01-20)

 

Audio Plug-ins: ⓘ

    BartenderAudioPlugIn: 1.0.0 - SDK 10.10 (2015-12-01) [Support]

 

3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ

    Akamai NetSession Preferences (2016-05-16) [Support]

    AppTrap (2016-05-16) [Support]

    Cineform (2012-10-29) [Support]

    Flash Player (2016-05-09) [Support]

    Growl (2016-05-16) [Support]

    Java (2016-05-16) [Support]

    PlugSuit (2016-05-16) [Support]

 

Time Machine: ⓘ

    Skip System Files: NO

    Auto backup: YES

    Volumes being backed up:

        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 318.84 GB Disk used: 241.81 GB

    Destinations:

        Ed's Desktop Backup [Local]

        Total size: 2.00 TB

        Total number of backups: 4

        Oldest backup: 2/6/14, 1:27 AM

        Last backup: 2/3/16, 10:47 AM

        Size of backup disk: Excellent

            Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 318.84 GB X 3)

 

Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ

        38%    kernel_task

        37%    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(4)

        34%    (com.apple.WebKit)

        24%    com.apple.WebKit.Networking

        11%    WindowServer

 

Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ

    1.06 GB    kernel_task

    754 MB    softwareupdated

    492 MB    update_dyld_shared_cache

    377 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent(5)

    262 MB    Safari

 

Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ

    3.51 GB    Free RAM

    12.00 GB    Used RAM (6.61 GB Cached)

    0 B    Swap Used

 

Diagnostics Information: ⓘ

    May 18, 2016, 05:23:17 PM    Self test - passed

MacBook Pro (13-inch Early 2011), iOS 9.3.2

Posted on May 18, 2016 4:32 PM

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Q: Etrecheck is poor, but I am not sure why... Thanks!

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  • by BobTheFisherman,

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman May 18, 2016 4:37 PM in response to ehagen12
    Level 6 (15,741 points)
    May 18, 2016 4:37 PM in response to ehagen12

    Start by uninstalling CleanMyMac3 and Sophos then remove all your browser extensions and adware. Also remove bittorrent.

  • by ehagen12,

    ehagen12 ehagen12 May 18, 2016 4:38 PM in response to BobTheFisherman
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Notebooks
    May 18, 2016 4:38 PM in response to BobTheFisherman

    AAny reasoning for this?

  • by BobTheFisherman,

    BobTheFisherman BobTheFisherman May 18, 2016 4:53 PM in response to ehagen12
    Level 6 (15,741 points)
    May 18, 2016 4:53 PM in response to ehagen12

    Yes.

     

    CleanMyMac3 does nothing of benefit for your computer and is likely causing some of your issues. Search this forum to find the consensus of the value of CleanMyMac.

     

    Spohos is an anti virus tool. There are no Mac viruses out in the wild so any anti virus tool is doing nothing for you except maybe providing false positives and slowing your computer for no reason.

     

    Browser extensions and adware are/may be contributing to your slowness by "phoning home" , tracking, reporting, downloading, etc. Disable or remove these until you get your computer running as you want it to run. After you get it running fast you can reinstall/reactivate these if you want.

     

    BitTorrent is notorious for slowing a computer and may be contributing to your issue. BitTorrent is using your system resources. Remove it and later reinstall it if you wish, but using bittorrent is seldom recommended.

  • by OGELTHORPE,

    OGELTHORPE OGELTHORPE May 18, 2016 4:55 PM in response to ehagen12
    Level 9 (52,812 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 18, 2016 4:55 PM in response to ehagen12

    You might also boot into the recovery partition and select from the 4 option menu, Disk Utility.  Run Disk Utility>First Aid>Repair.

     

    Ciao.

  • by Leopardus,

    Leopardus Leopardus May 18, 2016 6:41 PM in response to ehagen12
    Level 4 (1,122 points)
    Desktops
    May 18, 2016 6:41 PM in response to ehagen12

    If you really want to use an anti-virus program, then use ClamXAV. It is totally non-intrusive. It is not really needed for your Mac, but for your MS friends and other Microsoft machines on your network.

     

    CleanMyMac and Sophos, as Bob has pointed out, should be removed faster than you would shut the door in mid winter during a howling storm. The repair suggested is also not a bad idea.

     

    Leo

  • by John Galt,

    John Galt John Galt May 18, 2016 9:52 PM in response to ehagen12
    Level 9 (50,514 points)
    Mac OS X
    May 18, 2016 9:52 PM in response to ehagen12

    That Mac has been modified with useless "cleaning" and "anti-virus" junk. Poor performance should be the expected result.

     

    If you created a Time Machine or other backup prior to installing those products, restore the entire system from that backup. Otherwise remove "CleanMyMac 3" and "Sophos", at the very least, and evaluate your results.  Read below the horizontal line that follows, including the notes regarding potentially latent effects of having used "cleaning" apps.

     

    Excerpted from Effective defenses against malware and other threats:

     

    • Never install any product that claims to "clean up", "speed up", "optimize", "boost" or "accelerate" your Mac; to "wash" it, "tune" it, or to make it "shiny". Those claims are absurd.
      • Such products are very aggressively marketed. They are all scams.
      • They generally operate on the flawed premise that a Mac accumulates "junk" that needs to be routinely "cleaned out" for optimum performance.
      • Trial versions of those programs are successful because they provide the instant gratification of greater free disk space.
      • That increased space is the result of irreversible destruction of files, programs, or operating system components normally protected from inadvertent alteration or deletion. The eventual result will be unreliable operation, poor performance and random crashes that may not become evident for months or even years after their use, when updates to programs or OS X are eventually released.
      • Memory "cleaners" that circumvent OS X's memory management algorithms work by purging inactive memory contents to mass storage, which can only result in degraded performance and accelerated hardware failure.

     

     

    To remove CleanMyMac 3 itself, use its Uninstaller module, followed by these additional steps:

     

    • Remove the file ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist

      • To navigate to that file, copy and paste the following line into the Finder's Go menu > Go To Folder...

    ~/Library/LaunchAgents/

      • Locate the following file and drag it to the Trash:

    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist

    • Then, open  (Apple menu) > System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items.
    • Select the item CleanMyMac3 Menu
    • Click the [—] (minus) button.
    • Restart your Mac.

     

    Beware that reinstalling OS X alone will have no effect on either removing CleanMyMac or reversing the damage it is capable of inflicting upon a system. To recover from the effects of having used it to modify OS X, the additional software you require and the essential files you need, follow the applicable recovery procedure below:

     

    • If you have a backup that you created prior to using CleanMyMac, now is the time to use it. For Time Machine, boot OS X Recovery, and at the Mac OS X Utilities screen, choose Restore from Time Machine Backup. Choose a date preceding the installation of CleanMyMac.
    • If you do not have a backup that predates the use of CleanMyMac, create one now. To do that read Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac.
      • The recovery procedure will require that you erase the Mac using OS X Recovery, and then create a new User Account whose contents will be empty. You will then be able to use Setup Assistant to migrate your essential documents including photos, music, work products and other essential files.
      • To erase and install OS X read How to reinstall OS X on your Mac.
        • Follow the instructions in that document under Erase your drive and install OS X.
        • Then, follow the procedure in Move your content to a new Mac.
        • When asked how you want to transfer your information, select Transfer from a Mac, Time Machine backup, or startup disk.
        • Under Select the Information to Transfer, select only your previous User account and do not select "Applications", "Computer and Network Settings" or "Other files and folders". De-select those choices.
      • Subsequent to using Setup Assistant, you will need to reinstall the essential software you may require, once again remembering to install software only from their original sources, and omitting all non-essential software.
      • "Non-essential software" is a broad category that includes but is not limited to third party "cleaning", "maintenance", and "anti-virus" products.