Very slow starting up.
When I launch ANY application after start up I get the spinning beach ball and when I hold down the icon in the dock it says "Application Not Responding".
Eventually it will start after a long time.
I looked for the .plist for the corresponding application to trash the files,
but couldn't find them in the Library.
Is there something I'm doing wrong?
MacBook Pro, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2)
What OS version are you using? If it is any application, it probably isn't a .plist.
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EtreCheck version: 4.1.3 (4A187)
Report generated: 2018-03-11 13:44:40
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Runtime: 7:26
Performance: Below Average
Problem: Computer is too slow
Description:
Slow start up. Applications not responding. Applications do eventually start up after a long time.
Major Issues:
Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.
No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.
Adware - Adware detected.
Minor Issues:
These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems.
Upgradeable hard drive - This machine’s hard drive could be replaced with an SSD. This would dramatically improve your machine’s performance.
Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed.
Unsigned files - There is unsigned software installed. They appear 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
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 ok
Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 244
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 (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
disk0s2 [Core Storage Container] 499.25 GB
disk1 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 498.90 GB
disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB
Mounted Volumes:
disk1 - Macintosh HD 498.90 GB (56.46 GB free)
Journaled HFS+
Mount point: /
Network:
Interface en0: Ethernet
Interface en4: iPhone
Interface fw0: FireWire
Interface en1: Wi-Fi
802.11 a/b/g/n
One IPv4 address
Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN
Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
System Software:
macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88)
Time since boot: About 2 hours
System Load: 1.92 (1 min ago) 1.73 (5 min ago) 1.75 (15 min ago)
Security:
| System | Status |
|---|---|
| Gatekeeper | Mac App Store and identified developers |
| System Integrity Protection | Enabled |
Adware:
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.spigot.ApplicationManager.plist
Reason: Adware name match
Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/Spigot/ApplicationManager --protect
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.veoh.webplayer.startup.plist
Reason: Adware name match
Executable: /Applications/Veoh Web Player.app/Contents/MacOS/Veoh Web Player
Unsigned Files:
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.ProxyConfigDaemon.plist
Executable: /Library/RMC/ProxyConfigDaemon
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
Executable: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/SwitchBoard/SwitchBoard.app/Contents/MacOS/launch.switchboard
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.torrents-time.helper.plist
Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.torrents-time.helper
Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK
Kernel Extensions:
/Library/Application Support/Hotspot Shield
[Not Loaded] tun10.9.kext (AnchorFree Inc., 1.1.1 - SDK 10.8)
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[Not Loaded] TDIXController.kext (2.0)
/Library/Extensions
[Loaded] Soundflower.kext (MATT INGALLS, 2.0b2 - SDK 10.10)
/System/Library/Extensions
[Not Loaded] ssuddrv.kext (DEVGURU Co., Ltd., 1.4.42 - SDK 10.6)
[Not Loaded] RoxioBluRaySupport.kext (1.1.6)
/System/Library/Extensions/ssuddrv.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[Not Loaded] ssudmdmcontrol.kext (DEVGURU Co., Ltd., 1.4.42 - SDK 10.6)
[Not Loaded] ssudmdmdata.kext (DEVGURU Co., Ltd., 1.4.42 - SDK 10.6)
[Not Loaded] ssudmtp.kext (DEVGURU Co., Ltd., 1.4.42 - SDK 10.5)
[Not Loaded] ssudserial.kext (DEVGURU Co., Ltd., 1.4.42 - SDK 10.6)
System Launch Agents:
| [Not Loaded] | 8 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 172 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 110 Apple tasks |
System Launch Daemons:
| [Not Loaded] | 36 Apple tasks |
| [Loaded] | 179 Apple tasks |
| [Running] | 116 Apple tasks |
| [Other] | One Apple task |
Launch Agents:
| [Not Loaded] | com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-12-31) |
| [Loaded] | com.epson.pma.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-10-19) |
| [Not Loaded] | com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2017-12-31) |
| [Running] | com.epson.scannermonitor.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-06-06) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-01-27) |
| [Loaded] | com.epson.esua.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-09-27) |
| [Other] | com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist (? cd93600d - installed 2016-12-08) |
| [Running] | com.epson.Epson_Low_Ink_Reminder.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2017-07-19) |
Launch Daemons:
| [Loaded] | com.ProxyConfigDaemon.plist (? 9090e917 - installed 2017-06-22) |
| [Loaded] | com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-01) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 68cad67 - installed 2015-11-08) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.acc.installer.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2017-12-31) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-01) |
| [Running] | com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-01-27) |
| [Running] | com.torrents-time.helper.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-02-12) |
| [Loaded] | com.anchorfree.ajaxserver.plist (? b7821fb8 - installed 2016-02-19) |
| [Other] | com.spotflux.Spotflux.tun.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-01) |
User Launch Agents:
| [Running] | com.spotify.webhelper.plist (Spotify - installed 2016-03-31) |
| [Running] | com.spigot.ApplicationManager.plist (? 0 - installed 2016-12-27) |
| [Loaded] | com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-02-03) |
| [Loaded] | Josepov.AppVemoral.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-19) |
| [Loaded] | Josepov.disable.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-19) |
| [Loaded] | Josepov.uadpte.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-19) |
| [Other] | com.veoh.webplayer.startup.plist (? 0 - installed ) |
| [Loaded] | com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-01-27) |
| [Loaded] | Josepov.dolnwoad.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-19) |
| [Loaded] | com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist (? 0 - installed ) |
| [Loaded] | Josepov.btvlit.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-19) |
| [Loaded] | com.leadertech.PowerRegister.EPS2.d82cc6f293d27ab6207a7ab92765e2f3.plist (? 0 - installed 2014-08-05) |
User Login Items:
com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist MachInit
(/etc/mach_init_per_user.d/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist)
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.6: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-10)
Flash Player: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-10)
QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-12-07)
PepperFlashPlayer: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-10)
AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (installed 2017-12-31)
User Internet Plug-ins:
RealPlayer Plugin: Unknown (installed 2018-01-28)
Safari Extensions:
| DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials.safariextz - DuckDuckGo - http://duckduckgo.com (installed 2018-02-10) |
| SaveFrom.net helper.safariextz - SaveFrom.net - http://savefrom.net (installed 2017-12-26) |
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player (installed 2015-10-15)
Time Machine:
Time Machine Not Configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
| Process (count) | Source | % of CPU |
| system_profiler (2) | Apple | 35 |
| trustd (4) | Apple | 11 |
| mdworker (9) | Apple | 7 |
| Epson Scanner Monitor | Seiko Epson Corporation | 3 |
| kernel_task | Apple | 1 |
Top Processes by Memory:
| Process (count) | Source | RAM usage |
| kernel_task | Apple | 535 MB |
| system_profiler (2) | Apple | 380 MB |
| Safari | Apple | 351 MB |
| mdworker (9) | Apple | 181 MB |
| com.apple.WebKit.WebContent | Apple | 159 MB |
Top Processes by Network Use:
| Process | Source | Input | Output |
| mDNSResponder | Apple | 282 KB | 130 KB |
| netbiosd | Apple | 13 KB | 9 KB |
| apsd | Apple | 9 KB | 6 KB |
| SystemUIServer | Apple | 0 B | 152 B |
Top Processes by Energy Use:
| Process (count) | Source | Energy usage (0-100) |
| WindowServer | Apple | 0 |
| com.torrents-time.helper | 0 | |
| nsurlstoraged (2) | Apple | 0 |
| launchd | Apple | 0 |
| com.apple.WebKit.Networking | Apple | 0 |
Virtual Memory Information:
| Available RAM | 801 MB |
| Free RAM | 24 MB |
| Used RAM | 3.22 GB |
| Cached files | 777 MB |
| Swap Used | 4 MB |
Software Installs (past 30 days):
| Name | Version | Install Date |
| Hotspot Shield | 2.0.4 | 2018-02-10 |
Clean up:
~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist
/Applications/uTorrent.app
Executable not found
/Library/LaunchAgents/com.epson.eventmanager.agent.plist
/Applications/Epson Software/Event Manager.app/Contents/Resources/Assistants/Event Manager/EEventManager.app/Contents/MacOS/EEventManager
Executable not found
Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):
2018-03-10 17:33:45 Josepov.app Crash (once)
End of report
Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.veoh.webplayer.startup.plist
Reason: Adware name match
Executable: /Applications/Veoh Web Player.app/Contents/MacOS/Veoh Web Player
Try uninstalling the above using the Developer's uninstall instructions.
I would uninstall Spigot. It tends to interfere with the computer's operation while providing minimal to no benefit. Most long time posters recommend not using antivirus software or cleaning software such as CleanMyMac.
Download this program which was written by Thomas Reed, a long time poster. The program will do the work for you which makes it easy. There is no reason to leave it installed once troubleshooting is finished. The free version doesn't update itself. If you need it again, you can download it again.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac 10.10 and later
Malwarebytes seemed to do the trick.
My MacBook Pro is running good.
Will see if this was the answer.
No "Applications Not Responding" now.
Thanks!
You are welcome. Glad to help.
Applications Not Responding
