I've got a macbook air, one year old. I noticed the fans running high even when I had no programs running, and the activity monitor shows that launchservicesd is constantly using 60-100% of my CPU. I updated to Sierra, did a safe boot, and reset NVRAM and SMC. That fixed the fan problem, but the problem with launchservicesd is still there.
MacBook Air, iOS 10.0.1
That beta ended a long time ago. The current version of Malwarebytes includes the improvements from that beta.
Note, though, that Malwarebytes should not be expected to be a cure for all high CPU issues. In this case, the high CPU usage was due to malware, but there are many more likely causes.
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EtreCheck version: 3.0.6 (315)
Report generated 2016-10-10 10:08:07
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Runtime 2:16
Performance: Excellent
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Problem: Other problem
Description:
Launchservicesd using 60-100% of cpu constantly
Hardware Information: ⓘ
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir7,2
1 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 230
Video Information: ⓘ
Intel HD Graphics 6000
Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ⓘ
macOS Sierra 10.12 (16A323) - Time since boot: about 17 hours
Disk Information: ⓘ
APPLE SSD SM0128G 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) / [Startup]: 120.11 GB (71.43 GB free)
Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
Core Storage: disk0s2 120.47 GB Online
USB Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ⓘ
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Configuration files: ⓘ
/etc/sudoers, File size 1275 but expected 1563
Gatekeeper: ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Adware: ⓘ
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.spigot.ApplicationManager.plist
One adware file found. [Remove]
Unknown Files: ⓘ
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.GXfnxoOe.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.ashsul.plist
/Library/ashsul
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.panur.plist
/Library/panur
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.glover.service.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.keunwrufgkuz.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.milky.service.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.overglorious.service.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.pardoning.service.plist
/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.thrijqbyuygg.plist
9 unknown files found. [Check files]
System Launch Agents: ⓘ
[not loaded] 6 Apple tasks
[loaded] 165 Apple tasks
[running] 92 Apple tasks
[killed] 8 Apple tasks
8 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
System Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[not loaded] 42 Apple tasks
[loaded] 161 Apple tasks
[running] 92 Apple tasks
[killed] 8 Apple tasks
8 processes killed due to insufficient RAM
Launch Agents: ⓘ
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-11) [Support]
Launch Daemons: ⓘ
[not loaded] com.GXfnxoOe.plist (2016-09-01) [Support]
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-08-29) [Support]
[running] com.apple.ashsul.plist (2016-10-01) [Support]
[running] com.apple.panur.plist (2016-09-01) [Support]
[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist (2016-04-29) [Support]
[not loaded] com.glover.service.plist (2016-09-26) [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-01) [Support]
[not loaded] com.keunwrufgkuz.plist (2016-09-01) [Support]
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (2015-11-05) [Support]
[not loaded] com.milky.service.plist (2016-09-30) [Support]
[not loaded] com.overglorious.service.plist (2016-09-29) [Support]
[not loaded] com.pardoning.service.plist (2016-09-27) [Support]
[not loaded] com.thrijqbyuygg.plist (2016-10-01) [Support]
User Launch Agents: ⓘ
[loaded] com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist (2016-09-01)
[running] com.spigot.ApplicationManager.plist (2016-09-01) Adware! [Remove]
~/Library/Application Support/Spigot/ApplicationManager
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (2016-10-03) [Support]
User Login Items: ⓘ
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ⓘ
FlashPlayer-10.6: 23.0.0.162 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-27) [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-09-13)
Flash Player: 23.0.0.162 - SDK 10.9 (2016-09-27) [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: 7.1 (2015-11-16) [Support]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ⓘ
Flash Player (2016-08-29) [Support]
Time Machine: ⓘ
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ⓘ
104% launchservicesd
24% loginwindow
12% osascript(11)
9% (osascript)
8% WindowServer
Top Processes by Memory: ⓘ
705 MB Google Chrome Helper(8)
669 MB kernel_task
193 MB Google Chrome
143 MB mdworker(11)
111 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information: ⓘ
45 MB Free RAM
3.95 GB Used RAM (526 MB Cached)
185 MB Swap Used
Diagnostics Information: ⓘ
Oct 9, 2016, 04:19:00 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2016-10-09-161900_[redacted].crash
com.apple.Safari - /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Oct 9, 2016, 04:18:43 PM Self test - passed
Oct 9, 2016, 04:06:00 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2016-10-09-160600_[redacted].crash
Oct 9, 2016, 03:40:35 PM /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Safari_2016-10-09-154035_[redacted].crash
Same problem. My launchservicesd is between 48 and 55% and the fan is running like **** without a break since hours already.
Please review the options below to determine which method is best to deal with the Adware installed on your computer.
The Easy, safe, effective method:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/antimalware/mac/
If you are comfortable doing manual file removals, use the Apple support document below.
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203987
Also, read the articles below to better understand why it has happened and be more prepared for the next time there is an issue on your computer.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-7471
You are infected with malware that the current version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac is having trouble dealing with. Fortunately, we have a new version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac in beta testing right now, which should be able to deal with this malware. You can get more information and download the beta here:
https://forums.malwarebytes.org/topic/188888-announcing-anti-malware-for-mac-125 -beta/
If that doesn't work, please let me know.
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Thomas Reed
Director of Mac Offerings, Malwarebytes
I have no permission to access the link - any suggestions?
Constant high CPU
