Kernel task high CPU usage

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Kernel task high CPU usage

Hello Apple Community,

I'm struggling with kernel_task process consuming 599%, making my Macbook Pro impossible to use. I've done some research on the topic and tried several ways to solve the problem, but none of them worked.

Symptoms:

- computer is extremely slow,

- fan is working very on high revs, very loud,

- kernel task consuming 400-600% of CPU.

What I've tried:

- reboot - didn't change anything,

- SMC reset - didn't change anything,

- NVRAM reset - didn't change anything,

- reboot in safe mode - it's almost impossible to check anything in the safe mode because the computer is working even slowlier than in the normal mode,

- removing the file from IOPlatformPluginFamily.kext - finally haven't done that since there is no file reflecting my model identifier.

Please find below the EtreCheck report. I would really appreciate your help with solving the problem - I didn't expect that a cutting edge, 3 year old computer would work this way.

Thank you in advance!

Peter

EtreCheck version: 4.1.4 (4A203)

Report generated: 2018-03-29 18:03:49

Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com

Runtime: 25:33

Performance: Poor

Problem: Computer is too slow

Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

System Integrity Protection disabled - System Integrity Protection is disabled. This computer is at risk of malware infection.

Poor performance - EtreCheck report took over 10 minutes to run. This is very unusual.

Minor Issues:

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

Time Machine auto backup disabled - Time Machine auto backups are disabled.

Heavy RAM usage - This machine is using a large amount of RAM.

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.

System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background.

Hardware Information:

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)

MacBook Pro Model: MacBookPro11,2

1 2,2 GHz Intel Core i7 (i7-4770HQ) CPU: 4-core

16 GB RAM Not upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0

8 GB DDR3 1600 ok

Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 641

Video Information:

Intel Iris Pro - VRAM: 1536 MB

Color LCD 3360 x 2100

Drives:

disk0 - APPLE SSD SM0256F 251.00 GB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes)

Internal PCI 5.0 GT/s x2 Serial ATA

disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB

disk0s2 250.79 GB

disk1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) 250.79 GB 204.63 GB

disk1s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] 250.79 GB 20 MB

disk1s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] 250.79 GB 507 MB

disk1s4 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] 250.79 GB 2.15 GB

Mounted Volumes:

disk1s1 - Macintosh HD 250.79 GB (43.34 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /

disk1s4 - VM [APFS VM] 250.79 GB (43.34 GB free)

APFS

Mount point: /private/var/vm

Network:

Interface Bluetooth-Modem: Bluetooth DUN

Interface en0: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

One IPv4 address

Interface en4: ZTE WCDMA Technologies MSM

Interface en5: iPhone

Interface en3: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 (17C88)

Time since boot: About 6 days

System Load: 14.19 (1 min ago) 17.54 (5 min ago) 20.28 (15 min ago)

Security:

System Status

Gatekeeper Mac App Store and identified developers

System Integrity Protection disabled

Unsigned Files:

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.avast.osx.secureline.uninstall.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/hub/autouninstall.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.daemon.plist

Executable: /Library/PreferencePanes/ParagonNTFS.prefPane/Contents/Resources/com.paragon-so ftware.NTFS.fsnotify.daemon

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.avast.uninstall.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Avast/hub/autouninstall.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.amazon.sendtokindle.launcher.plist

Executable: /usr/bin/stkLaunchAgent.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist

Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.avast.osx.secureline.userinit.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/hub/userinit.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.avast.osx.secureline.home.userinit.plist

Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/hub/userinit.sh

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.paragon-software.facebook.agent.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Paragon Software/Paragon Software Facebook Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/Paragon Software Facebook Agent

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.avast.osx.secureline.update.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/components/update/update.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.avast.osx.secureline.init.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/AvastSecureLine/hub/init.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.avast.userinit.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Avast/hub/userinit.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.avast.init.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Avast/hub/init.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.paragon-software.ntfs.automount.plist

Executable: /Library/PreferencePanes/ParagonNTFS.prefPane/Contents/Resources/NTFSAutomountA gent

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/LaunchAgents/com.avast.home.userinit.plist

Executable: ~/Library/Application Support/Avast/hub/userinit.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.Navionics.NavService.plist

Executable: /Applications/Chart Installer/NavService.app/Contents/MacOS/NavService

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.paragon.ntfs14.refresh.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Paragon Software/ntfs14refresh.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.avast.update.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/Avast/components/update/update.sh

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/signed

[Loaded] AvastFileShield.kext (AVAST Software a.s., 4.0.0 - SDK 10.12)

/Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/signed

[Loaded] AvastPacketForwarder.kext (AVAST Software a.s., 2.1 - SDK 10.12)

/Library/Extensions

[Loaded] ufsd_NTFS.kext (Paragon Software GmbH, 14.3.318 - SDK 10.5)

/System/Library/Extensions

[Loaded] EZSound.kext (ACTIONS MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD, 1.0 - SDK 10.9)

[Loaded] framebufferdriver.kext (ACTIONS MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD, 1.0.0.44 - SDK 10.10)

[Not Loaded] usbscsistor.kext (ACTIONS MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD, 1.0.0.43 - SDK 10.10)

System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded] 11 Apple tasks

[Loaded] 168 Apple tasks

[Running] 111 Apple tasks

System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded] 38 Apple tasks

[Loaded] 176 Apple tasks

[Running] 118 Apple tasks

Launch Agents:

[Loaded] 6H4HRTU5E3.com.avast.passwords.Agent.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2017-09-20)

[Loaded] com.paragon.updater.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2016-11-29)

[Loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-03-29)

[Loaded] com.paragon-software.ntfs.automount.plist (? 23af1e7e - installed 2016-11-29)

[Loaded] com.paragon-software.facebook.agent.plist (? 95fb0bd4 - installed 2016-11-29)

[Loaded] com.avast.userinit.plist (? bb25154c - installed 2017-12-20)

[Other] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (? ed2af8df - installed 2017-01-14)

[Not Loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2018-02-13)

[Running] com.avast.update-agent.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2017-12-20)

[Running] com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.agent.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2016-11-29)

[Running] com.amazon.sendtokindle.launcher.plist (? d18c2039 - installed 2014-10-28)

[Running] com.avast.osx.secureline.update-agent.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2018-02-27)

[Loaded] com.avast.osx.secureline.userinit.plist (? 2fc1004f - installed 2018-02-27)

[Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-02)

Launch Daemons:

[Running] com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist (Disc Soft Ltd - installed 2016-10-15)

[Other] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-01)

[Loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e - installed 2015-01-16)

[Not Loaded] com.My-Soft-Update.agent.plist (? be8a33da - installed 2017-05-15)

[Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (? d94017c4 - installed 2017-01-14)

[Running] com.adobe.acc.installer.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-03-29)

[Other] com.OptiBuy.agent.plist (? 6a96c5fa - installed 2017-05-22)

[Loaded] 6H4HRTU5E3.com.avast.passwords.AgentXPC.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2017-09-20)

[Loaded] com.paragon.NTFS.launch.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-01)

[Running] com.avast.osx.secureline.update.plist (? f50a649c - installed 2018-02-27)

[Running] com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.daemon.plist (? 66744841 - installed 2016-11-29)

[Running] com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-02)

[Loaded] com.avast.osx.secureline.init.plist (? 1bda83b1 - installed 2018-02-27)

[Loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 856489a3 - installed 2015-04-30)

[Loaded] com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-07-18)

[Running] com.paragon-software.installer.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2016-12-06)

[Loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2015-10-28)

[Loaded] com.avast.osx.secureline.uninstall.plist (? ba7a0061 - installed 2018-02-27)

[Loaded] com.avast.init.plist (? fc55b6fa - installed 2017-12-20)

[Not Loaded] com.My-SoftUpdate.agent.plist (? 8e4f68d6 - installed 2017-05-14)

[Running] com.avast.update.plist (? 5c6ac355 - installed 2017-12-20)

[Loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-01)

[Loaded] com.paragon.ntfs14.refresh.plist (? 5941d160 - installed 2017-02-05)

[Loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (? 689758eb - installed 2015-05-08)

[Loaded] com.avast.uninstall.plist (? 22f94791 - installed 2017-12-20)

[Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (? 1574c81e - installed 2017-01-14)

User Launch Agents:

[Loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-13)

[Loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-10)

[Running] com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.DAEMONToolsAgent.plist (Disc Soft Ltd - installed 2016-09-19)

[Loaded] com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-02)

[Loaded] com.avast.osx.secureline.home.userinit.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-27)

[Loaded] com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist (BitTorrent, Inc - installed 2016-03-17)

[Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-02-04)

[Loaded] com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist (Skype Communications S.a.r.l - installed 2017-08-10)

[Loaded] com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist (? 0 - installed )

[Loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-12-20)

[Running] org.Navionics.NavService.plist (? 0 - installed 2016-07-05)

User Login Items:

iTunesHelper aplikacja (Apple, Inc. - installed 2018-01-28)

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

Dropbox aplikacja (Dropbox, Inc.

(/Applications/Dropbox.app)

Android File Transfer Agent aplikacja

(~/Library/Application Support/Google/Android File Transfer/Android File Transfer Agent.app)

Macintosh HD wolumin

✅

Avast Passwords Service SMLoginItem (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2017-09-12)

(/Applications/Avast Passwords.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Avast Passwords Service.app)

6H4HRTU5E3.com.avast.osx.secureline.avastsecurelinehelper SMLoginItem (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2018-02-15)

(/Applications/AvastSecureLine.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/6H4HRTU5E3.com.a vast.osx.secureline.avastsecurelinehelper.app)

com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist MachInit

(/etc/mach_init_per_user.d/com.adobe.SwitchBoard.monitor.plist)

Internet Plug-ins:

AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (installed 2018-03-29)

FlashPlayer-10.6: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-09)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2017-12-01)

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (installed 2018-02-28)

AdobePDFViewer: 18.011.20038 (installed 2018-02-28)

Flash Player: 28.0.0.161 (installed 2018-02-09)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.5.7 (installed 2015-10-28)

Silverlight: 5.1.50709.0 (installed 2016-09-21)

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Flash Player (installed 2018-02-01)

FUSE (installed 2017-01-29)

Paragon NTFS for Mac® (installed 2017-02-05)

Time Machine:

Skip System Files:

Mobile backups: No

Auto backup: No

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 250.79 GB - Disk used: 207.45 GB

Destinations:

N**y [Local]

Total size: 0 B

Total number of backups: 0

Oldest backup:

Last backup:

T*********T [Local] (Last used)

Total size: 999.86 GB

Total number of backups: 1

Oldest backup: 2015-04-09 04:44:56

Last backup: 2015-04-09 04:44:56

Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count) Source % of CPU

SystemUIServer Apple 17

kernel_task Apple 7

Adobe (5) 5

airportd Apple 4

Adobe (5) 3

Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count) Source RAM usage

com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9) Apple 2.03 GB

kernel_task Apple 1.19 GB

Finder Apple 564 MB

Adobe (5) 445 MB

MTLCompilerService (18) Apple 322 MB

Top Processes by Network Use:

Process Source Input Output

fpsaud Adobe Systems, Inc. 2 MB 969 B

Dropbox Dropbox, Inc. 108 KB 2 MB

mDNSResponder Apple 551 KB 496 KB

com.avast.proxy AVAST Software a.s. 490 KB 216 KB

apsd Apple 5 KB 5 KB

Top Processes by Energy Use:

Process (count) Source Energy usage (0-100)

com.apple.prefer 20

com.apple.Safari.History Apple 10

Spotlight Apple 4

mdworker (15) Apple 3

WindowServer Apple 3

Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM 7.22 GB

Free RAM 362 MB

Used RAM 8.78 GB

Cached files 6.87 GB

Swap Used 284 MB

Clean up:

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist

/Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.xpc/Contents/MacOS/One DriveUpdaterDaemon

Executable not found

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist

/Applications/uTorrent.app

Executable not found

/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.OptiBuy.agent.plist

/Applications/OptiBuy/OptiBuy

Executable not found

End of report

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.2)

Posted on Mar 29, 2018 3:34 PM

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Answer 1

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Eric Root

Level 10

685,221 points

Mar 30, 2018 9:50 AM in response to korpoludek

I would uninstall Avast. It tends to interfere with the computer's operation while providing minimal to no benefit unless you work with Windows files. Most long time posters recommend not using antivirus software or cleaning software such as CleanMyMac.

Avast

Avast Un-install

Why you shouldn’t download from a Torrent site

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Answer 2

John Galt

Level 10

155,294 points

Mar 31, 2018 8:16 AM in response to korpoludek

- fan is working very on high revs, very loud,

If that's still happening, yet the Mac does not appear to be excessively warm, and the SMC Reset didn't resolve it, then the most likely cause is a failed or disconnected thermal sensor. Apple Diagnostics will readily identify an inoperative thermal sensor: How to use Apple Diagnostics on your Mac - Apple Support.

For what it's worth I don't advocate blowing forced air into equipment, which can only result in contaminants being forced into places you don't want them to go and making them even harder to dislodge. You're better off using a vacuum (preferably, one designed for the task) to remove dust and other contaminants. The ideal solution requires opening the case, which isn't something inexperienced people ought to do, but an Apple Store can accomplish for a reasonable fee. They will also be able to provide you with a definitive diagnosis, probably at no fee.

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Answer 3

CT

Level 7

24,239 points

Mar 30, 2018 10:57 AM in response to korpoludek

I would also try uninstalling all that paragon stuff, then testing things out.

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Answer 4

korpoludek Author

Level 1

17 points

Mar 31, 2018 7:05 AM in response to John Galt

Thank you for replying, John.

- I'm aware that the temperature sensor might be a cause of a problem. Is there anyway to disable or test the sensor? My Mac is really cool so I don't think it needs running the fans on maximum revs.

- Cooling system inefficiency is a cause I also consider - the issue happened a couple of hours after I had cleaned my MAC, including blowing air into ventilation holes, USB ports etc. However, the Mac is cool all the time so I don't really suspect that something has got stuck in the ventilation holes etc.

- I use the original Apple battery and it's in a relatively good condition so I don't think that's a problem.

- I have disconnected all external devices and rebooted the computer a couple of times but the problem persists.

I have already conducted the SMC reset and it hasn't changed anything.

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Answer 5

korpoludek Author

Level 1

17 points

Apr 2, 2018 5:32 PM in response to John Galt

John, thank you for your suggestion.

Yes the Mac is not warm at all and the problem persists. I tried the Apple Diagnostics according to your advice. There were two results of this procedure:

- there might have been a problem with SMC,

- there might have been a problem with power management.

Therefore I've reset the SMC once again without any success. I'm far away from any possible computer service since I'm sailing, so I'm entirely on my own and I need to sort this failure out as I can't use my Mac at all.

I would be extremely grateful for any other suggestions.

Best wishes,

Piotr

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Answer 6

John Galt

Level 10

155,294 points

Apr 2, 2018 5:47 PM in response to korpoludek

About the only thing worse than a failed or disconnected thermal sensor would be a failure of the SMC itself. I'm afraid Apple Diagnostics has identified it as the likely cause.

The SMC is responsible for a variety of functions designed to protect the Mac's hardware. It functions autonomously so that neither ill-behaved software nor external hindrances to heat dissipation can result in any permanent hardware damage. When that fundamental low-level protection fails, you're dead in the water. With no option to have it repaired at present, I think that's where you are: stuck.

The defective hardware needs to be identified and replaced. I wish I had better news for you.

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Answer 7

korpoludek Author

Level 1

17 points

Mar 31, 2018 6:58 AM in response to CT

Thank you for replying, CT.

I unistalled the paragon apps, unfortunately it didn't help.

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Answer 8

korpoludek Author

Level 1

17 points

Mar 31, 2018 6:59 AM in response to Eric Root

Thank you for replying, Eric.

I uninstalled avast software, unfortunately it didn't change a thing.

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Answer 9

John Galt

Level 10

155,294 points

Mar 30, 2018 10:20 AM in response to korpoludek

Read If kernel_task is using a large percentage of your Mac CPU - Apple Support.

A runaway kernel_task can be due to a number of factors, such as:

a failed or disconnected temperature sensor
cooling system inefficiency (an inoperative exhaust fan on Macs so equipped, possibly clogged with dust, including the heat sink)
a worn out, missing, or non-Apple (user-installed) battery on portable Macs
similar hardware-specific causes including internal hardware additions or modifications, external USB and other connected devices, or the driver software required to use them.

Each of those possible causes is equally important and requires its own investigation.

If you can find no other explanation for its behavior, an SMC Reset is justified: Reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your Mac - Apple Support.

Like all non-Apple "anti-virus" garbage, "Avast" is worthless. Remove it. That Mac is also running a torrent client as well as a bunch of other dubious stuff. Rule 1 of Macs is don't install junk.

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Answer 10

Mar 31, 2018 9:30 AM in response to John Galt

High CPU usage can push fans very fast but can a problem into the fan control can push the fans very fast and consequently the cpu? I don't think so. AHT is the best suggestion although a kernel thread should be related to a low level system function acting.

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System	Status
Gatekeeper	Mac App Store and identified developers
System Integrity Protection	disabled

[Not Loaded]	11 Apple tasks
[Loaded]	168 Apple tasks
[Running]	111 Apple tasks

[Not Loaded]	38 Apple tasks
[Loaded]	176 Apple tasks
[Running]	118 Apple tasks

[Loaded]	6H4HRTU5E3.com.avast.passwords.Agent.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2017-09-20)
[Loaded]	com.paragon.updater.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2016-11-29)
[Loaded]	com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-03-29)
[Loaded]	com.paragon-software.ntfs.automount.plist (? 23af1e7e - installed 2016-11-29)
[Loaded]	com.paragon-software.facebook.agent.plist (? 95fb0bd4 - installed 2016-11-29)
[Loaded]	com.avast.userinit.plist (? bb25154c - installed 2017-12-20)
[Other]	com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (? ed2af8df - installed 2017-01-14)
[Not Loaded]	com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? ffb65062 - installed 2018-02-13)
[Running]	com.avast.update-agent.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2017-12-20)
[Running]	com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.agent.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2016-11-29)
[Running]	com.amazon.sendtokindle.launcher.plist (? d18c2039 - installed 2014-10-28)
[Running]	com.avast.osx.secureline.update-agent.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2018-02-27)
[Loaded]	com.avast.osx.secureline.userinit.plist (? 2fc1004f - installed 2018-02-27)
[Loaded]	com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-02)

[Running]	com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.PrivilegedHelper.plist (Disc Soft Ltd - installed 2016-10-15)
[Other]	com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-01)
[Loaded]	com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 6d8cb30e - installed 2015-01-16)
[Not Loaded]	com.My-Soft-Update.agent.plist (? be8a33da - installed 2017-05-15)
[Loaded]	com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (? d94017c4 - installed 2017-01-14)
[Running]	com.adobe.acc.installer.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-03-29)
[Other]	com.OptiBuy.agent.plist (? 6a96c5fa - installed 2017-05-22)
[Loaded]	6H4HRTU5E3.com.avast.passwords.AgentXPC.plist (AVAST Software a.s. - installed 2017-09-20)
[Loaded]	com.paragon.NTFS.launch.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-01)
[Running]	com.avast.osx.secureline.update.plist (? f50a649c - installed 2018-02-27)
[Running]	com.paragon-software.NTFS.fsnotify.daemon.plist (? 66744841 - installed 2016-11-29)
[Running]	com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-02)
[Loaded]	com.avast.osx.secureline.init.plist (? 1bda83b1 - installed 2018-02-27)
[Loaded]	com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist (? 856489a3 - installed 2015-04-30)
[Loaded]	com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-07-18)
[Running]	com.paragon-software.installer.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2016-12-06)
[Loaded]	com.microsoft.autoupdate.helpertool.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2015-10-28)
[Loaded]	com.avast.osx.secureline.uninstall.plist (? ba7a0061 - installed 2018-02-27)
[Loaded]	com.avast.init.plist (? fc55b6fa - installed 2017-12-20)
[Not Loaded]	com.My-SoftUpdate.agent.plist (? 8e4f68d6 - installed 2017-05-14)
[Running]	com.avast.update.plist (? 5c6ac355 - installed 2017-12-20)
[Loaded]	com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (Apple, Inc. - installed 2017-12-01)
[Loaded]	com.paragon.ntfs14.refresh.plist (? 5941d160 - installed 2017-02-05)
[Loaded]	com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (? 689758eb - installed 2015-05-08)
[Loaded]	com.avast.uninstall.plist (? 22f94791 - installed 2017-12-20)
[Loaded]	com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (? 1574c81e - installed 2017-01-14)

[Loaded]	com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-13)
[Loaded]	com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2017-08-10)
[Running]	com.disc-soft.DAEMONTools.DAEMONToolsAgent.plist (Disc Soft Ltd - installed 2016-09-19)
[Loaded]	com.adobe.GC.Invoker-1.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-02-02)
[Loaded]	com.avast.osx.secureline.home.userinit.plist (? 0 - installed 2018-02-27)
[Loaded]	com.bittorrent.BitTorrent.plist (BitTorrent, Inc - installed 2016-03-17)
[Loaded]	com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-02-04)
[Loaded]	com.skype.skype.shareagent.plist (Skype Communications S.a.r.l - installed 2017-08-10)
[Loaded]	com.bittorrent.uTorrent.plist (? 0 - installed )
[Loaded]	com.avast.home.userinit.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-12-20)
[Running]	org.Navionics.NavService.plist (? 0 - installed 2016-07-05)

Process (count)	Source	% of CPU
SystemUIServer	Apple	17
kernel_task	Apple	7
Adobe (5)	5
airportd	Apple	4
Adobe (5)	3

Process (count)	Source	RAM usage
com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (9)	Apple	2.03 GB
kernel_task	Apple	1.19 GB
Finder	Apple	564 MB
Adobe (5)	445 MB
MTLCompilerService (18)	Apple	322 MB

Process	Source	Input	Output
fpsaud	Adobe Systems, Inc.	2 MB	969 B
Dropbox	Dropbox, Inc.	108 KB	2 MB
mDNSResponder	Apple	551 KB	496 KB
com.avast.proxy	AVAST Software a.s.	490 KB	216 KB
apsd	Apple	5 KB	5 KB

Process (count)	Source	Energy usage (0-100)
com.apple.prefer	20
com.apple.Safari.History	Apple	10
Spotlight	Apple	4
mdworker (15)	Apple	3
WindowServer	Apple	3

Available RAM	7.22 GB
Free RAM	362 MB
Used RAM	8.78 GB
Cached files	6.87 GB
Swap Used	284 MB

Kernel task high CPU usage

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