Thanks Dominic for the suggestions
I performed the list of actions.
I will report if the problem continue.
In the meantime, here is the print out of the EtreCheck report:
(if you spot any reason for concern, I'd appreciate your input)
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EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)
Report generated 2017-10-14 18:26:01
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Runtime: 3:51
Performance: Good
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Problem: Other problem
Description:
After install of High Sierra, the Mac is hanging during operation , after about half hour or more
Hardware Information:ⓘ
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
[Technical Specifications] - [User Guide] - [Warranty & Service]
MacBook - model: MacBook9,1
1 1.1 GHz Intel Core m3 (m3-6Y30) CPU: 2-core
8 GB RAM Not upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB LPDDR3 1867 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB LPDDR3 1867 MHz ok
Handoff/Airdrop2: supported
Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 66
iCloud Quota: 4.25 GB available
Video Information:ⓘ
Intel HD Graphics 515 - VRAM: 1536 MB
Color LCD 2560 x 1600
Disk Information:ⓘ
APPLE SSD AP0256J disk0: (251 GB) (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)
(disk0s1) <not mounted> [EFI]: 315 MB
(disk0s2) <not mounted> [APFS Container]: 250.69 GB
USB Information:ⓘ
USB30Bus
Virtual disks:ⓘ
Macintosh HD (disk1s1 - APFS) / [Startup]: 250.69 GB (117.53 GB free)
Encrypted: Yes (Unlocked)
Physical disk: disk0s2 250.69 GB (117.53 GB free)
(disk1s2) <not mounted> [Preboot]: 250.69 GB
Physical disk: disk0s2 250.69 GB
(disk1s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 250.69 GB
Physical disk: disk0s2 250.69 GB
(disk1s4) /private/var/vm [VM]: 250.69 GB
Physical disk: disk0s2 250.69 GB
System Software:ⓘ
macOS High Sierra 10.13 (17A405) - Time since boot: less than an hour
Gatekeeper:ⓘ
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:ⓘ
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/signed
[loaded] com.avast.FileShield (3.0.0 - SDK 10.9) [Lookup]
/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/signed
[loaded] com.avast.PacketForwarder (2.1 - SDK 10.11) [Lookup]
System Launch Agents:ⓘ
[not loaded] 8 Apple tasks
[loaded] 183 Apple tasks
[running] 97 Apple tasks
System Launch Daemons:ⓘ
[not loaded] 36 Apple tasks
[loaded] 185 Apple tasks
[running] 107 Apple tasks
Launch Agents:ⓘ
[running] com.avast.update-agent.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2017-10-07) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist (Shell Script bb25154c - installed 2017-10-07) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? 9536edbd be93c7fb - installed 2017-10-12) [Lookup]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2016-10-26) [Lookup]
Launch Daemons:ⓘ
[loaded] com.ProxyConfigDaemon.plist (? 9090e917 33102a6c - installed 2017-10-10) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.applian.JakstaConfigDaemon.plist (? c2fc9f5a ff772dd6 - installed 2017-10-10) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.avast.init.plist (Shell Script fc55b6fa - installed 2017-10-07) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist (Shell Script 22f94791 - installed 2017-10-07) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.avast.update.plist (Shell Script d6c32197 - installed 2017-10-07) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Agent.plist (MacPaw Inc. - installed 2017-10-08) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (Shell Script e3fefdd2 - installed 2017-10-07) [Lookup]
[loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2016-10-26) [Lookup]
User Launch Agents:ⓘ
[loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist (Shell Script 4543e78e - installed 2017-10-07) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-10-08) [Lookup]
[loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac3.Scheduler.plist (MacPaw Inc. - installed 2017-10-07) [Lookup]
User Login Items:ⓘ
iTunesHelper Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-10-07)
(/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
CleanMyMac 3 Menu Application (MacPaw Inc. - installed 2017-09-25)
(/Applications/CleanMyMac 3.app/Contents/MacOS/CleanMyMac 3 Menu.app)
Internet Plug-ins:ⓘ
JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 141 build 15 (installed 2017-10-12) Check version
Mathematica: 10.0.0 (installed 2017-10-12) [Lookup]
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-10-12)
3rd Party Preference Panes:ⓘ
Java (installed 2017-10-12) [Lookup]
Time Machine:ⓘ
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Macintosh HD: Disk size: 250.69 GB Disk used: 133.15 GB
Destinations:
[redacted]Airport [Network]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 15
Oldest backup: 09/10/2017, 3:38
Last backup: 13/10/2017, 23:25
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk size 250.69 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU:ⓘ
7% WindowServer
2% kernel_task
0% thermald
0% fontd
0% configd
Top Processes by Memory:ⓘ
676 MB kernel_task
134 MB mds_stores
126 MB com.avast.daemon
73 MB Finder
66 MB AppleSpell
Top Processes by Network Use:ⓘ
Input Output Process name
15 KB 6 KB cloudd
3 KB 15 KB nsurlsessiond
5 KB 8 KB apsd
6 KB 5 KB mDNSResponder
4 KB 2 KB commerce
Top Processes by Energy Use:ⓘ
8.70 WindowServer
0.36 mds
0.32 deleted
0.30 nsurlsessiond
Virtual Memory Information:ⓘ
5.30 GB Available RAM
2.29 GB Free RAM
2.70 GB Used RAM
3.02 GB Cached files
0 B Swap Used
Software installs (last 30 days):ⓘ
Avast Security: 12.9 (installed 2017-10-07)
Smultron 7: 7.1.4 (installed 2017-10-07)
The Unarchiver: 3.11.3 (installed 2017-10-07)
Viper FTP Lite: 4.2.5 (installed 2017-10-07)
Oracle JDK and NetBeans IDE: (installed 2017-10-07)
Wolfram Extras: (installed 2017-10-07)
MacTeX-2017: (installed 2017-10-07)
XQuartz 2.7.11: (installed 2017-10-08)
Jaksta Media Recorder: (installed 2017-10-10)
Jaksta: (installed 2017-10-10)
WhatsApp: 0.2.5863 (installed 2017-10-11)
Viper FTP Lite: 4.2.6 (installed 2017-10-12)
Install information may not be complete.
Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events):ⓘ
2017-10-14 18:20:44 Last shutdown cause: 0 - Power loss
2017-10-13 21:41:56 mdwrite High CPU use [Open] [Details]
2017-10-13 16:40:34 mdworker High CPU use [Open] [Details]
2017-10-13 16:37:42 mds_stores High CPU use [Open] [Details]
2017-10-13 13:40:14 Google Chrome.app Hang [Open]
