Brand new iMac slow boot up

Hi everyone.


Bought my son a brand new iMac today (iMac (21.5-inch, 2017, 2,3 GHz Intel Core i5, running High Sierra 10.13.5).


It's really slow booting up (a minimum of a minute). I did an EtreCheck analysis as advised by other users and here are the results:


EtreCheck version: 4.3.4 (4D037)

Report generated: 2018-07-08 20:45:54

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Runtime: 2:56

Performance: Excellent


Problem: Computer is too slow


Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.


No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found.


Minor Issues:

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


Unsigned files - There are unsigned software file installed. They appear to be legitimate but should be reviewed.

32-bit Apps - This machine has 32-bits apps that may have problems in the future.


Hardware Information:

iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)

iMac Model: iMac18,1

1 2,3 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-7360U) CPU: 2-core

8 GB RAM - Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 2133 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR4 2133 ok


Video Information:

Intel Iris Plus Graphics 640 - VRAM: 1536 MB

iMac 1920 x 1080


Drives:

disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E632 1.00 TB (Mechanical)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

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

disk0s2 [Core Storage Container] 999.35 GB

disk1 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 998.98 GB

disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Journaled HFS+) [Recovery] 650 MB


Mounted Volumes:

disk1 - Macintosh HD 998.98 GB (935.57 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /


Network:

Interface en0: Ethernet

Interface en5: iPhone

Interface en1: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac

One IPv4 address

Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge


System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 (17F77)

Time since boot: Less than an hour

System Load: 2.04 (1 min ago) 3.26 (5 min ago) 2.37 (15 min ago)


Security:

SystemStatus
GatekeeperAnywhere
System Integrity ProtectionEnabled


Unsigned Files:

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.hola.vpn.plist

Executable: HolaVPN.app -a HolaVPN.app --args --startup

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



32-bit Applications:

11 32-bit apps


Kernel Extensions:

/Library/Extensions

[Loaded] MB_MBAM_Protection.kext (Malwarebytes Corporation, 3.3 - SDK 10.13)


System Launch Agents:

[Not Loaded]8 Apple tasks
[Loaded]178 Apple tasks
[Running]106 Apple tasks
[Other]One Apple task


System Launch Daemons:

[Not Loaded]37 Apple tasks
[Loaded]183 Apple tasks
[Running]114 Apple tasks


Launch Agents:

[Running]com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-08)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-07-08)
[Other]com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-08)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.frontend.agent.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-05-22)


Launch Daemons:

[Loaded]com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-07-08)
[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-08)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.settings.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-05-22)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2018-07-08)
[Running]com.malwarebytes.mbam.rtprotection.daemon.plist (Malwarebytes Corporation - installed 2018-05-22)
[Loaded]com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (? 0 - installed 2015-08-08)
[Running]com.adobe.agsservice.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-08)
[Loaded]com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-08)
[Running]com.adobe.acc.installer.v2.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2018-07-08)


User Launch Agents:

[Loaded]com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2018-07-08)
[Loaded]org.hola.vpn.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-01-25)


User Login Items:

ATLoginItemHelper SMLoginItem (Mac App Store - installed 2018-07-08)

(/Applications/DrCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/ATLoginItemHelper.app)


Internet Plug-ins:

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (installed 2018-05-04)

AdobePDFViewer: 18.011.20040 (installed 2018-05-04)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-07-08)

AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (installed 2018-07-08)


Time Machine:

Time Machine Not Configured!


Top Processes by CPU:

Process (count)Source% of CPULocation
Google Chrome Helper (9)Google, Inc.24
Google ChromeGoogle, Inc.7
WindowServerApple5
kernel_taskApple5
mds_storesApple4


Top Processes by Memory:

Process (count)SourceRAM usageLocation
Google Chrome Helper (9)Google, Inc.898 MB
kernel_taskApple810 MB
mdworker (18)Apple472 MB
Google ChromeGoogle, Inc.157 MB
mds_storesApple129 MB


Top Processes by Network Use:

ProcessSourceInputOutputLocation
hola_svc?87 KB479 KB/Users/***/Library/Application Support/Hola/app
WhatsAppMac App Store33 KB5 KB
mDNSResponderApple20 KB13 KB
apsdApple4 KB3 KB
netbiosdApple618 B354 B


Top Processes by Energy Use:

Process (count)SourceEnergy (0-100)Location
Google Chrome Helper (9)Google, Inc.5
mds_storesApple2
Google ChromeGoogle, Inc.2
bluetoothaudiodApple1
WindowServerApple1


Virtual Memory Information:

Available RAM3.42 GB
Free RAM342 MB
Used RAM4.58 GB
Cached files3.09 GB
Swap Used20 MB


Software Installs (past 30 days):

NameVersionInstall Date
Security Update 2017-0012018-07-08
XProtectPlistConfigData20992018-07-08
iTunes12.7.52018-07-08
MRTConfigData1.352018-07-08
Gatekeeper Configuration Data1462018-07-08
Dr. Cleaner3.3.52018-07-08
Dr. Unarchiver1.3.32018-07-08
Dr. Battery1.1.12018-07-08
Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac16.14.180613022018-07-08
Microsoft Outlook for Mac02018-07-08
Microsoft AutoUpdate4.0.180610002018-07-08
Scan Assistant12018-07-08
Telegram4.12018-07-08
WhatsApp0.2.97392018-07-08
Adobe Acrobat DC (Continuous)18.011.200402018-07-08
Malwarebytes for Mac1.02018-07-08


Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-07-08 16:14:07 spindump Crash (5 times)

/usr/sbin/spindump



End of report

iMac, iOS 11.4, null

Posted on Jul 8, 2018 11:53 AM

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Posted on Jul 8, 2018 12:11 PM

There is nothing wrong. The bottleneck in current 2.5” iMacs with a HD is the HD! They are only very slow 5400rpm drives, that is the bottleneck. You can either return it and order one with a SSD or you can get an external SSD and connect either via Thunderbolt (best option) or via USB 3 which is still good but not as fast as Thunderbolt.

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Jul 8, 2018 12:11 PM in response to danieljonathan212

There is nothing wrong. The bottleneck in current 2.5” iMacs with a HD is the HD! They are only very slow 5400rpm drives, that is the bottleneck. You can either return it and order one with a SSD or you can get an external SSD and connect either via Thunderbolt (best option) or via USB 3 which is still good but not as fast as Thunderbolt.

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