2012 Macbook Pro - Running slow

My 2012 MBP has started to noticeably run slow. I have 16 GB of RAM and my hard drive is only 64% full so wondering what could be the cause of the problem. I am aware that my battery needs servicing and am wondering if that may be the cause of my problem but I am not sure this could be the root cause. I live in South America so going to the Apple Store to ask for a solution is not an option. I did find a distributor here who does sell Apple batteries which is good because most distributors don't want to deal with the shipping regulations. I also plan on switching over to SSD within a month or two but before I do that, I would like to resolve any issues my computer is having so it does not carry over. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

EtreCheck version: 4.0.3 (4A140)

Report generated: 2018-02-20 10:03:01

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Runtime: 6:29

Performance: Below Average

Problem: Computer is too slow

Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

Battery failure - Your battery is reporting that it needs to be serviced.

Minor Issues:

These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.

High battery cycle count - Your battery may be losing capacity.

Unsigned files - There is unsigned software installed. It appears to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

Low performance - EtreCheck report took over 5 minutes to run. This is unusual.

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)

MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro9,2

1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-3210M) CPU: 2-core

16 RAM Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 ok

Battery: Health = Service Battery - Cycle count = 736

Video Information:

Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 1536 MB

Color LCD 1280 x 800

Drives:

disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 500.11 GB (Mechanical)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 - Macintosh HD [Core Storage Container] 499.25 GB

disk1 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 498.88 GB

disk0s3 - Recovery HD [Recovery] 650 MB

Mounted Volumes:

disk1 - Macintosh HD 498.88 GB (178.41 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /

Network:

Interface en0: Ethernet

Interface HUAWEIMobile-Modem: HUAWEIMobile-Modem

Interface Bluetooth-Modem: Bluetooth DUN

Interface fw0: FireWire

Interface en1: AirPort

802.11 a/b/g/n

One IPv4 address

2 IPv6 addresses

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

Interface en4: HUAWEI Mobile

System Software:

OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15G19009)

Time since boot: About 3 hours

System Load: 2.47 (1 min ago) 2.02 (5 min ago) 2.73 (15 min ago)

Security:

Unsigned Files:

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.Nokia.NokiaInternetModem_AppStart.plist

Executable: /Applications/Nokia/Nokia Internet Modem.app/Contents/MacOS/NokiaInternetModem_AppStart.app/Contents/MacOS/NokiaIn ternetModem_AppStart -start /Applications/Nokia/Nokia Internet Modem.app/Contents/MacOS/NokiaInternetModem

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist

Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.22a68319b4d457e170220962fed2e3abacf7a115a1 50874b0b3bacc5.plist

Executable: /Applications/Adobe Reader 8_/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/MacOS/Updater/Adobe Reader Updater Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Reader Updater Helper

Details: Close match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/HWPortCfg.plist

Executable: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect/HWPortCfg

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.Nokia.NokiaInternetModem_icera-zerocd.plist

Executable: /Applications/Nokia/Nokia Internet Modem.app/Contents/MacOS/NokiaInternetModem_icera-zerocd /Applications/Nokia/Nokia Internet Modem.app/Contents/SharedSupport/config/icera-zerocd.dat

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Extensions

[Loaded] com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.kext (3.2 - SDK 10.13)

[Loaded] SophosFileProtection.kext (9.7.0 - SDK 10.12)

[Loaded] SophosWebProtection.kext (9.7.0 - SDK 10.12)

/System/Library/Extensions

[Not Loaded] ZTEUSBCDCACMControl.kext (ZTEDriver_MacV1.1.9)

[Not Loaded] ZTEUSBCDCACMData.kext (ZTEDriver_MacV1.1.9)

Startup Items:

FanControlDaemon Path: /Library/StartupItems/FanControlDaemon

HP IO Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO

HWNetMgr Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr

RetroRunHelper Path: /Library/StartupItems/RetroRunHelper

StartOuc Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc

Virex Path: /Library/StartupItems/Virex

System Launch Agents:

System Launch Daemons:

Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

User Launch Agents:

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper Application (Apple, Inc. - installed 2018-02-02)

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

AppTrap Application (Kumaran Vijayan

(~/Library/PreferencePanes/AppTrap.prefPane/Contents/Resources/AppTrap.app)

Internet Plug-ins:

iPhotoPhotocast: 7.0 (installed 2008-11-01)

FlashPlayer-10.6: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-06)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-02-02)

Flash Player: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-06)

AdobePDFViewer: 8.3.1 (installed 2011-10-08)

Default Browser: 601 (installed 2016-07-22)

OVSHelper: 1.1 (installed 2014-10-31)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.4 (installed 2015-08-28)

Silverlight: 4.0.60531.0 (installed 2014-05-30)

JavaAppletPlugin: 15.0.1 (installed 2014-10-25)

User Internet Plug-ins:

Picasa: 1.0 (installed 2014-05-14)

Safari Extensions:

3rd Party Preference Panes:

AppTrap (installed 2016-06-01)

Fan Control (installed 2007-10-27)

Flash Player (installed 2018-02-01)

Time Machine:

Skip System Files: No

Mobile backups: Yes

Auto backup: Yes

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 498.88 GB - Disk used: 320.46 GB

Destinations:

B****p [Local]

Total size: 999.86 GB

Total number of backups: 19

Oldest backup: 2017-06-04 10:43:19

Last backup: 2018-02-17 18:19:42

**2 [Local] (Last used)

Total size: 749.78 GB

Total number of backups: 4

Oldest backup: 2018-01-23 18:12:10

Last backup: 2018-02-17 18:57:12

Top Processes by CPU:

Top Processes by Memory:

Top Processes by Energy Use:

Virtual Memory Information:

Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-02-19 19:02:57 mtmfs CPU

2018-02-18 20:32:47 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent CPU

2018-02-15 19:57:21 com.apple.WebKit.Networking CPU

End of report