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CPU usage super high but no apps running

Hi All,


My Mac is pretty old (MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)) running OS X El Capitan but has always been working fine until recently. All of a sudden it started running really slowly, to the point that even moving the mouse wasnt smooth, it was jolty and glitchy. I had a friend have a look at it and saw that the CPU was spiking despite no apps running, was showing the dreaded kernel_task being the main culprit. I've read a few threads today and tried resetting my SMC which didn't seem to do anything, also tried running in safe mode and the problem seems to go away which would suggest its a 3rd party program. I also tried checking the kextstat for an obvious program to remove, but couldn't see anything that wasn't an apple one. PLEASE HELP!

MacBook Pro, iOS 10.1

Posted on Nov 20, 2017 7:38 AM

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Posted on Nov 20, 2017 9:46 AM

EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)

Report generated 2017-11-20 17:28:00

Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 33:51

Performance: Poor


Click the [Lookup] links for more information from Apple Support Communities.

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

Click the [Remove/Report] links to remove adware or update the whitelist of legitimate software.

Click the [Clean up] link to delete unused files.


Problem: Computer is too slow

Description:

CPU is going through the roof even though no apps are running. Established that it doesn’t happen in safe mode or on another test profile, so it must be something specific to my normal profile. Have tried resetting my SMC but no joy.


Hardware Information: β“˜

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)

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

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-2635QM) CPU: 4-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Handoff/Airdrop2: not supported

Wireless:
en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 12


Video Information: β“˜

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

Color LCD 1440 x 900

AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB


Disk Information: β“˜

Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0: (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

[Show SMART report]

(disk0s1) <not mounted>
[EFI]: 210 MB

(disk0s2) <not mounted>
[CoreStorage Container]: 499.25 GB

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


MATSHITADVD-R
UJ-898 disk2: (6.61 GB) ()


USB Information: β“˜

USB20Bus

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

hub_device

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB20Bus

hub_device

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Thunderbolt Information: β“˜

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Virtual disks: β“˜

Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) /
[Startup]: 498.88 GB (137.08 GB free)

Physical disk: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

Java for macOS 2017-001 (disk3s3 - HFS+) /Volumes/Java for macOS 2017-001 : 173 MB (106 MB free)

Physical disk: Disk Image 173 MB (106 MB free)


System Software: β“˜

Operating system information not found!


Configuration files: β“˜

/etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected


Possible adware: β“˜

Unknown file: /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTCleanup.plist

/bin/sh -c if [ "$HOME" == "/System" ]; then exit 0; fi; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist ; launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist ; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.apsd-ft.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF -S Aqua ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.apsd-ft.plist; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist ; launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist ; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTMonitor.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTMonitor.plist ; fi ;

Adware: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.codecm.uploader.plist

2 possible adware files found. [Remove/Report]


Clean up: β“˜

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.airplaydiagnostics.server.mac.plist

/AppleInternal/Applications/AirPlayDiagnostics.app/Contents/Resources/AirPlayDia gnosticsServer

Executable not found!

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.codecm.uploader.plist

~/Library/Application Support/Codec-M/codecm_uploader

Executable not found!

2 orphan files found. [Clean up]


Kernel Extensions: β“˜

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.olympus.DSSBlockCommandsDevice (1.1.0) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) [Lookup]


System Launch Agents: β“˜

[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks

[loaded] 156 Apple tasks

[running] 73 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons: β“˜

[loaded] com.apple.airplaydiagnostics.server.mac.plist (? ? ? - installed 2015-08-16) - /AppleInternal/Applications/AirPlayDiagnostics.app/Contents/Resources/AirPlayDi agnosticsServer: Executable not found!

[not loaded] com.apple.efax.plist (Shell Script e9cf10b2 - installed 2015-07-31)

[not loaded] 43 Apple tasks

[loaded] 151 Apple tasks

[running] 92 Apple tasks


Launch Agents: β“˜

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-06-26) [Lookup]

[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist (? 3602867b f1eb0523 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]


Launch Daemons: β“˜

[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 856489a3 0 - installed 2011-09-20) [Lookup]

[running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-10-02) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 79506284 - installed 2013-12-01) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2012-02-16)

[not loaded] com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2009-06-20)

[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist (Electronic Arts Inc. - installed 2017-03-23) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e afb3bef0 - installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist (? 25deed1f 7545b4fd - installed 2013-08-31) [Lookup]


User Launch Agents: β“˜

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-06-25) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (? 5c76f5f6 1c9bb8a9 - installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

[failed] com.codecm.uploader.plist (? e60ae575 0 - installed 2012-04-06) Adware!
[Remove/Report]

[loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-11) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.ea.origin.WebHelper.plist (Electronic Arts Inc. - installed 2017-07-02) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-28) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist (? 454211f6 538e9e87 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist (? 6b0ab390 84c7d004 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]


Internet Plug-ins: β“˜

DirectorShockwave: 11.6.1r629 (installed 2011-09-12) [Lookup]

Default Browser: 601 (installed 2016-01-14)

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 2.3.8.1 (installed 2011-01-13) [Lookup]

AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 (installed 2016-06-25) [Lookup]

FlashPlayer-10.6: 11.9.900.170 (installed 2013-12-31) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

Silverlight: 4.0.51204.0 (installed 2011-07-13) [Lookup]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2016-01-14)

Flash Player: 11.9.900.170 (installed 2013-12-31) Outdated! Update

iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2012-04-30)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.1 (installed 2015-06-15) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2015-06-06) Check version


User internet Plug-ins: β“˜

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-26) [Lookup]


Safari Extensions: β“˜

[not loaded] codec-M - Comtribute - http://allpremiumsoft.com/index8.php (installed 2012-04-16)


Audio Plug-ins: β“˜

DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (installed 2012-02-16)


3rd Party Preference Panes: β“˜

CereProc Voices (installed 2008-12-19) [Lookup]

Device Detector (installed 2011-02-09) [Lookup]

Flash Player (installed 2013-12-01) [Lookup]

Flip4Mac WMV (installed 2011-01-13) [Lookup]

Growl (installed 2011-07-12) [Lookup]


Time Machine: β“˜

Time Machine information requires OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" or later.


Top Processes by CPU: β“˜

707%
kernel_task

7%
system_profiler

6%
system_profiler

4%
ps

4%
ps


Top Processes by Memory: β“˜

652 MB kernel_task

632 MB Google Chrome Helper

296 MB Google Chrome Helper

222 MB Google Chrome

221 MB system_profiler


Virtual Memory Information: β“˜

1.85 GB
Available RAM

28 MB Free RAM

6.15 GB
Used RAM

1.82 GB
Cached files

0 B Swap Used



Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events): β“˜

2017-11-20 16:41:07 quicklookd.app Crash [Open]

Cause: quicklookd seems struck trying to quit, crashing

abort() called

10 replies
Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Nov 20, 2017 9:46 AM in response to CT

EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)

Report generated 2017-11-20 17:28:00

Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 33:51

Performance: Poor


Click the [Lookup] links for more information from Apple Support Communities.

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

Click the [Remove/Report] links to remove adware or update the whitelist of legitimate software.

Click the [Clean up] link to delete unused files.


Problem: Computer is too slow

Description:

CPU is going through the roof even though no apps are running. Established that it doesn’t happen in safe mode or on another test profile, so it must be something specific to my normal profile. Have tried resetting my SMC but no joy.


Hardware Information: β“˜

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)

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

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-2635QM) CPU: 4-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Handoff/Airdrop2: not supported

Wireless:
en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 12


Video Information: β“˜

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

Color LCD 1440 x 900

AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB


Disk Information: β“˜

Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0: (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

[Show SMART report]

(disk0s1) <not mounted>
[EFI]: 210 MB

(disk0s2) <not mounted>
[CoreStorage Container]: 499.25 GB

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


MATSHITADVD-R
UJ-898 disk2: (6.61 GB) ()


USB Information: β“˜

USB20Bus

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

hub_device

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB20Bus

hub_device

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Thunderbolt Information: β“˜

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Virtual disks: β“˜

Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) /
[Startup]: 498.88 GB (137.08 GB free)

Physical disk: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online

Java for macOS 2017-001 (disk3s3 - HFS+) /Volumes/Java for macOS 2017-001 : 173 MB (106 MB free)

Physical disk: Disk Image 173 MB (106 MB free)


System Software: β“˜

Operating system information not found!


Configuration files: β“˜

/etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected


Possible adware: β“˜

Unknown file: /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTCleanup.plist

/bin/sh -c if [ "$HOME" == "/System" ]; then exit 0; fi; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist ; launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist ; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.apsd-ft.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF -S Aqua ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.apsd-ft.plist; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist ; launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist ; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTMonitor.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTMonitor.plist ; fi ;

Adware: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.codecm.uploader.plist

2 possible adware files found. [Remove/Report]


Clean up: β“˜

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.airplaydiagnostics.server.mac.plist

/AppleInternal/Applications/AirPlayDiagnostics.app/Contents/Resources/AirPlayDia gnosticsServer

Executable not found!

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.codecm.uploader.plist

~/Library/Application Support/Codec-M/codecm_uploader

Executable not found!

2 orphan files found. [Clean up]


Kernel Extensions: β“˜

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.olympus.DSSBlockCommandsDevice (1.1.0) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) [Lookup]


System Launch Agents: β“˜

[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks

[loaded] 156 Apple tasks

[running] 73 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons: β“˜

[loaded] com.apple.airplaydiagnostics.server.mac.plist (? ? ? - installed 2015-08-16) - /AppleInternal/Applications/AirPlayDiagnostics.app/Contents/Resources/AirPlayDi agnosticsServer: Executable not found!

[not loaded] com.apple.efax.plist (Shell Script e9cf10b2 - installed 2015-07-31)

[not loaded] 43 Apple tasks

[loaded] 151 Apple tasks

[running] 92 Apple tasks


Launch Agents: β“˜

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-06-26) [Lookup]

[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist (? 3602867b f1eb0523 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]


Launch Daemons: β“˜

[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 856489a3 0 - installed 2011-09-20) [Lookup]

[running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-10-02) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 79506284 - installed 2013-12-01) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2012-02-16)

[not loaded] com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2009-06-20)

[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist (Electronic Arts Inc. - installed 2017-03-23) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e afb3bef0 - installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist (? 25deed1f 7545b4fd - installed 2013-08-31) [Lookup]


User Launch Agents: β“˜

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-06-25) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (? 5c76f5f6 1c9bb8a9 - installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

[failed] com.codecm.uploader.plist (? e60ae575 0 - installed 2012-04-06) Adware!
[Remove/Report]

[loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-11) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.ea.origin.WebHelper.plist (Electronic Arts Inc. - installed 2017-07-02) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-28) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist (? 454211f6 538e9e87 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist (? 6b0ab390 84c7d004 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]


Internet Plug-ins: β“˜

DirectorShockwave: 11.6.1r629 (installed 2011-09-12) [Lookup]

Default Browser: 601 (installed 2016-01-14)

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 2.3.8.1 (installed 2011-01-13) [Lookup]

AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 (installed 2016-06-25) [Lookup]

FlashPlayer-10.6: 11.9.900.170 (installed 2013-12-31) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

Silverlight: 4.0.51204.0 (installed 2011-07-13) [Lookup]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2016-01-14)

Flash Player: 11.9.900.170 (installed 2013-12-31) Outdated! Update

iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2012-04-30)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.1 (installed 2015-06-15) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2015-06-06) Check version


User internet Plug-ins: β“˜

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-26) [Lookup]


Safari Extensions: β“˜

[not loaded] codec-M - Comtribute - http://allpremiumsoft.com/index8.php (installed 2012-04-16)


Audio Plug-ins: β“˜

DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (installed 2012-02-16)


3rd Party Preference Panes: β“˜

CereProc Voices (installed 2008-12-19) [Lookup]

Device Detector (installed 2011-02-09) [Lookup]

Flash Player (installed 2013-12-01) [Lookup]

Flip4Mac WMV (installed 2011-01-13) [Lookup]

Growl (installed 2011-07-12) [Lookup]


Time Machine: β“˜

Time Machine information requires OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" or later.


Top Processes by CPU: β“˜

707%
kernel_task

7%
system_profiler

6%
system_profiler

4%
ps

4%
ps


Top Processes by Memory: β“˜

652 MB kernel_task

632 MB Google Chrome Helper

296 MB Google Chrome Helper

222 MB Google Chrome

221 MB system_profiler


Virtual Memory Information: β“˜

1.85 GB
Available RAM

28 MB Free RAM

6.15 GB
Used RAM

1.82 GB
Cached files

0 B Swap Used



Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events): β“˜

2017-11-20 16:41:07 quicklookd.app Crash [Open]

Cause: quicklookd seems struck trying to quit, crashing

abort() called

Nov 23, 2017 9:13 AM in response to Brookeboh

So i did 2 EtreChecks, the first one looks almost identical to the one above, see below:

EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)

Report generated 2017-11-22 22:32:55

Download EtreCheck from http://etrecheck.com


Runtime: 41:15

Performance: Poor


Click the [Lookup] links for more information from Apple Support Communities.

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

Click the [Remove/Report] links to remove adware or update the whitelist of legitimate software.

Click the [Clean up] link to delete unused files.


Problem: Computer is too slow

Description:

too slow and glitching the whole time, kernal_task is surging


Hardware Information: β“˜

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)

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

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-2635QM) CPU: 4-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Handoff/Airdrop2: not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 13


Video Information: β“˜

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

Color LCD 1440 x 900

AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB


Disk Information: β“˜

Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0: (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

[Show SMART report]

(disk0s1) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB

(disk0s2) <not mounted> [CoreStorage Container]: 499.25 GB

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


MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898 disk2: (6.61 GB) ()


USB Information: β“˜

USB20Bus

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

hub_device

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB20Bus

hub_device

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Thunderbolt Information: β“˜

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Virtual disks: β“˜

Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (137.88 GB free)

Physical disk: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online


System Software: β“˜

Operating system information not found!


Configuration files: β“˜

/etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected


Possible adware: β“˜

Unknown file: /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTCleanup.plist

/bin/sh -c if [ "$HOME" == "/System" ]; then exit 0; fi; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist ; launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.imagent.plist ; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.apsd-ft.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF -S Aqua ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.apsd-ft.plist; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist ; launchctl load -wF /System/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.marcoagent.plist ; fi ; if [ -f "$HOME/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTMonitor.plist" ] ; then launchctl unload -wF ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.FTMonitor.plist ; fi ;

One possible adware file found. [Remove/Report]


Clean up: β“˜

/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.airplaydiagnostics.server.mac.plist

/AppleInternal/Applications/AirPlayDiagnostics.app/Contents/Resources/AirPlayDia gnosticsServer

Executable not found!

One orphan file found. [Clean up]


Kernel Extensions: β“˜

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.olympus.DSSBlockCommandsDevice (1.1.0) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) [Lookup]


System Launch Agents: β“˜

[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks

[loaded] 163 Apple tasks

[running] 66 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons: β“˜

[loaded] com.apple.airplaydiagnostics.server.mac.plist (? ? ? - installed 2015-08-16) - /AppleInternal/Applications/AirPlayDiagnostics.app/Contents/Resources/AirPlayDi agnosticsServer: Executable not found!

[not loaded] com.apple.efax.plist (Shell Script e9cf10b2 - installed 2015-07-31)

[not loaded] 42 Apple tasks

[loaded] 158 Apple tasks

[running] 86 Apple tasks


Launch Agents: β“˜

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-06-26) [Lookup]

[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist (? 3602867b f1eb0523 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]


Launch Daemons: β“˜

[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 856489a3 0 - installed 2011-09-20) [Lookup]

[running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-10-02) [Lookup]

[running] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 a56d5fc2 - installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2012-02-16)

[not loaded] com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2009-06-20)

[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist (Electronic Arts Inc. - installed 2017-03-23) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e afb3bef0 - installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist (? 25deed1f 7545b4fd - installed 2013-08-31) [Lookup]


User Launch Agents: β“˜

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-06-25) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (? 5c76f5f6 1c9bb8a9 - installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-11) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.ea.origin.WebHelper.plist (Electronic Arts Inc. - installed 2017-07-02) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-28) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist (? 454211f6 538e9e87 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist (? 6b0ab390 84c7d004 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]


User Login Items: β“˜

Dropbox Application

(/Applications/Dropbox.app)


Internet Plug-ins: β“˜

DirectorShockwave: 11.6.1r629 (installed 2011-09-12) [Lookup]

Default Browser: 601 (installed 2016-01-14)

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 2.3.8.1 (installed 2011-01-13) [Lookup]

AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 (installed 2016-06-25) [Lookup]

FlashPlayer-10.6: 11.9.900.170 (installed 2013-12-31) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

Silverlight: 4.0.51204.0 (installed 2011-07-13) [Lookup]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2016-01-14)

Flash Player: 11.9.900.170 (installed 2013-12-31) Outdated! Update

PepperFlashPlayer: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-20) [Lookup]

iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2012-04-30)

AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.1 (installed 2015-06-15) [Lookup]

JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2015-06-06) Check version


User internet Plug-ins: β“˜

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-26) [Lookup]


Safari Extensions: β“˜

[not loaded] codec-M - Comtribute - http://allpremiumsoft.com/index8.php (installed 2012-04-16)


Audio Plug-ins: β“˜

DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (installed 2012-02-16)


3rd Party Preference Panes: β“˜

CereProc Voices (installed 2008-12-19) [Lookup]

Device Detector (installed 2011-02-09) [Lookup]

Flash Player (installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]

Flip4Mac WMV (installed 2011-01-13) [Lookup]

Growl (installed 2011-07-12) [Lookup]


Time Machine: β“˜

Time Machine information requires OS X 10.8 "Mountain Lion" or later.


Top Processes by CPU: β“˜

680% kernel_task

22% ScreenSaverEngine

11% system_profiler

11% system_profiler

6% ps


Top Processes by Memory: β“˜

584 MB kernel_task

222 MB system_profiler

193 MB Dropbox

131 MB mds_stores

125 MB WindowServer


Virtual Memory Information: β“˜

2.60 GB Available RAM

724 MB Free RAM

5.40 GB Used RAM

1.89 GB Cached files

0 B Swap Used


Software installs (last 30 days): β“˜

Adobe Pepper Flash Player: (installed 2017-11-20)


Install information may not be complete.


Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events): β“˜

2017-11-20 16:41:07 quicklookd.app Crash [Open]

Cause: quicklookd seems struck trying to quit, crashing

abort() called


Files deleted by EtreCheck: β“˜

2017-11-20 19:24:46 - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.codecm.uploader.plist - Unknown


But because it cant seem to figure out what my IOS is it wont let me remove the bits in red.

I then did another report and got this, bit different:

EtreCheck version: 3.4.6 (460)

Report generated 2017-11-22 23:06:35

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com



Runtime: 27:25

Performance: Poor


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


Problem: Computer is too slow

Description:

slow


Hardware Information: β“˜

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)

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

MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,2

1 2 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-2635QM) CPU: 4-core

8 GB RAM Upgradeable - [Instructions]

BANK 0/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok

Handoff/Airdrop2: not supported

Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 13


Video Information: β“˜

Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB

Color LCD 1440 x 900

AMD Radeon HD 6490M - VRAM: 256 MB


Disk Information: β“˜

Hitachi HTS545050B9A302 disk0: (500.11 GB) (Rotational)

[Show SMART report]

(disk0s1) <not mounted> [EFI]: 210 MB

(disk0s2) <not mounted> [CoreStorage Container]: 499.25 GB

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


MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898 disk2: (6.61 GB) ()


USB Information: β“˜

USB20Bus

Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)

hub_device

Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad

Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub

Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller

USB20Bus

hub_device

Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver


Thunderbolt Information: β“˜

Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus


Virtual disks: β“˜

Macintosh HD (disk1 - Journaled HFS+) / [Startup]: 498.88 GB (137.80 GB free)

Physical disk: disk0s2 499.25 GB Online


System Software: β“˜

OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 (15D21) - Time since boot: about one hour


Configuration files: β“˜

/etc/sysctl.conf - File exists but not expected


Gatekeeper: β“˜

Mac App Store and identified developers


Kernel Extensions: β“˜

/System/Library/Extensions

[not loaded] com.olympus.DSSBlockCommandsDevice (1.1.0) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.tomtom.driver.UsbEthernetGadget (1.0.0d1) [Lookup]


System Launch Agents: β“˜

[not loaded] 7 Apple tasks

[loaded] 163 Apple tasks

[running] 66 Apple tasks


System Launch Daemons: β“˜

[not loaded] 43 Apple tasks

[loaded] 157 Apple tasks

[running] 88 Apple tasks


Launch Agents: β“˜

[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-06-26) [Lookup]

[running] com.kodak.BonjourAgent.plist (? 3602867b f1eb0523 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]


Launch Daemons: β“˜

[not loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 856489a3 0 - installed 2011-09-20) [Lookup]

[running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-10-02) [Lookup]

[failed] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (? 2afb3af7 a56d5fc2 - installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.apple.aelwriter.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2012-02-16)

[not loaded] com.apple.qmaster.qmasterd.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2009-06-20)

[loaded] com.ea.origin.ESHelper.plist (Electronic Arts Inc. - installed 2017-03-23) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e afb3bef0 - installed 2010-08-25) [Lookup]

[not loaded] com.sonos.smbbump.plist (? 25deed1f 7545b4fd - installed 2013-08-31) [Lookup]


User Launch Agents: β“˜

[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2016-06-25) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist (? 5c76f5f6 1c9bb8a9 - installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-11) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.ea.origin.WebHelper.plist (Electronic Arts Inc. - installed 2017-07-02) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2017-09-28) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Firmware Updater.plist (? 454211f6 538e9e87 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]

[loaded] com.kodak.KODAK AiO Software Updater.plist (? 6b0ab390 84c7d004 - installed 2012-08-19) [Lookup]


User Login Items: β“˜

Dropbox Application

(/Applications/Dropbox.app)


Internet Plug-ins: β“˜

DirectorShockwave: 11.6.1r629 (installed 2011-09-12) [Lookup]

Default Browser: 601 (installed 2016-01-14)

Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: 2.3.8.1 (installed 2011-01-13) [Lookup]

AdobeAAMDetect: AdobeAAMDetect 1.0.0.0 (installed 2016-06-25) [Lookup]

FlashPlayer-10.6: 11.9.900.170 (installed 2013-12-31) [Lookup]

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

Silverlight: 4.0.51204.0 (installed 2011-07-13) [Lookup]

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2016-01-14)

Flash Player: 11.9.900.170 (installed 2013-12-31) Outdated! Update

PepperFlashPlayer: 27.0.0.187 (installed 2017-11-20) [Lookup]

iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2012-04-30)

AdobePDFViewer: 10.1.16 (installed 2015-11-16) [Lookup]

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.1 (installed 2015-06-15) [Lookup]

JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2015-06-06) Check version


User internet Plug-ins: β“˜

CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: 1.0.105 (installed 2013-04-26) [Lookup]


Safari Extensions: β“˜

[not loaded] codec-M - Comtribute - http://allpremiumsoft.com/index8.php (installed 2012-04-16)


Audio Plug-ins: β“˜

DVCPROHDAudio: 1.3.2 (installed 2012-02-16)


3rd Party Preference Panes: β“˜

CereProc Voices (installed 2008-12-19) [Lookup]

Device Detector (installed 2011-02-09) [Lookup]

Flash Player (installed 2017-10-26) [Lookup]

Flip4Mac WMV (installed 2011-01-13) [Lookup]

Growl (installed 2011-07-12) [Lookup]


Time Machine: β“˜

Skip System Files: NO

Auto backup: YES

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB Disk used: 361.07 GB

Destinations:

Time Machine Backups [Local]

Total size: 499.76 GB

Total number of backups: 12

Oldest backup: 31/12/2013, 20:48

Last backup: 03/05/2014, 23:30

Size of backup disk: Too small

Backup size 499.76 GB < (Disk used 361.07 GB X 3)


Top Processes by CPU: β“˜

716% kernel_task

12% system_profiler

7% AddressBookSourceSync

5% ps

5% WindowServer


Top Processes by Memory: β“˜

624 MB kernel_task

222 MB system_profiler

194 MB Dropbox

124 MB WindowServer

117 MB Finder


Top Processes by Energy Use: β“˜

3.44

WindowServer

1.50

system_profiler

0.88

sysmond

0.76

Activity Monitor


Virtual Memory Information: β“˜

2.78 GB Available RAM

140 MB Free RAM

5.22 GB Used RAM

2.64 GB Cached files

0 B Swap Used


Software installs (last 30 days): β“˜

Adobe Pepper Flash Player: (installed 2017-11-20)


Install information may not be complete.


Diagnostics Events (last 3 days for minor events): β“˜

2017-11-20 16:41:07 quicklookd.app Crash [Open]

Cause: quicklookd seems struck trying to quit, crashing

abort() called


Files deleted by EtreCheck:

2017-11-20 19:24:46 - ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.codecm.uploader.plist - Unknown

CPU usage super high but no apps running

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