imac is very slow

I have a 21.5' late 2012 2.9ghz iMac it has a become painfully slow - I ran Etrecheck and test results suggest the hard drive is failing. I have attached that report. I someone could take a look and provide feedback on best course of a action I would appreciate it

Mike Wortman

EtreCheck version: 5.0.5 (5A016)

Report generated: 2018-10-17 11:47:03

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Runtime: 9:40

Performance: Poor

Problem: Computer is too slow

Major Issues:

Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention.

Failing hard drive- This machine has an older, mechanical hard disk that appears to be failing.

More than one antivirus app- This machine has multiple antivirus apps installed.

Minor Issues:

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

Out of RAM- This machine is running short on RAM and has a mechanical hard drive, reducing the speed of the virtual memory system.

Apps crashing- There have been numerous app crashes.

Clean up- There are orphan files that could be removed.

Unsigned files- There are unsigned software files 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.

Abnormal shutdown- Your machine shut down abnormally.

Hardware Information:

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2012)

iMac Model: iMac13,1

1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i5 (i5-3470S) CPU: 4-core

8 GB RAM - Upgradeable

BANK 0/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok

BANK 1/DIMM0 - 4 GB DDR3 1600 ok

Video Information:

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB

iMac 1920 x 1080

Drives:

disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E662 1.00 TB (Mechanical - 5400 RPM)

Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA

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

disk0s2 - Macintosh HD (Journaled HFS+) 999.35 GB (233.40 GB used)

disk0s3 - Recovery HD (Mac OS Extended) [Recovery] 650 MB

disk2 - LaCie P9227 Slim 1.00 TB

External USB 480 Mbit/s USB

disk2s1 - L***e (Journaled HFS+) 750.15 GB (548.53 GB used)

disk2s2 - L*********E (MS-DOS FAT32) 250.05 GB (3.40 GB used)

Mounted Volumes:

disk0s2 - Macintosh HD 999.35 GB (765.68 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /

disk2s1 - L***e 750.15 GB (201.62 GB free)

Journaled HFS+

Mount point: /Volumes/L***e

disk2s2 - L*********E 250.05 GB (246.59 GB free)

MS-DOS FAT32

Mount point: /Volumes/L*********E

Network:

Interface en0: Ethernet

Interface en7: DJI

Interface en1: Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n

Interface en5: iPhone

Interface en6: iPad

Interface en4: Bluetooth PAN

Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge

System Software:

macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)

Time since boot: About 5 days

Security:

Unsigned Files:

Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck

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.akamai.single-user-client.plist

Executable: ~/Applications/Akamai/netsession_mac

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.mcafee.reporter.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/McAfee/MSS/Applications/McAfee Reporter.app/Contents/MacOS/McAfee Reporter

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Java-Update r.plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.mcafee.menulet.plist

Executable: /Library/Application Support/McAfee/MSS/Applications/Menulet.app/Contents/MacOS/Menulet

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.microsoft.LaunchAgent.SyncServicesAgent.plist

Executable: /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/SyncServicesAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/SyncServicesAgent

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool .plist

Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool

Details: Exact match found in the whitelist - probably OK

32-bit Applications:

35 32-bit apps

Kernel Extensions:

/System/Library/Extensions

[Not Loaded] Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext (3.1.1 - SDK 10.6)

[Not Loaded] Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext (3.1.1 - SDK 10.6)

[Not Loaded] RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext (3.1.1 - SDK 10.7)

[Not Loaded] BoseBluetoothDevices.kext (1.0.0)

[Not Loaded] HoRNDIS.kext (8.0 - SDK 10.6)

/System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext/Contents/Plug-Ins

[Not Loaded] Belcarra.USBLAN_netpart.kext (1.6.3)

/System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/Plug-Ins

[Not Loaded] Belcarra.USBLAN_usbpart.kext (1.6.3)

/System/Library/Extensions/2.2.0/RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext/Contents/Plug -Ins

[Not Loaded] RemoteControl.USBLAN_usbpart.kext (1.6.2)

System Launch Agents:

System Launch Daemons:

Launch Agents:

Launch Daemons:

User Launch Agents:

Internet Plug-ins:

FlashPlayer-10.6: 31.0.0.122 (installed 2018-10-09)

QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (installed 2018-07-18)

AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.006.30456 (installed 2018-10-02)

AdobePDFViewer: 15.006.30456 (installed 2018-10-02)

Flash Player: 31.0.0.122 (installed 2018-10-09)

Web Control: 10.2.0 (installed 2018-09-28)

SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.7.7 (installed 2017-09-20)

JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 101 build 13 (installed 2016-08-28)

Safari Extensions:

3rd Party Preference Panes:

Akamai NetSession Preferences (installed 2018-04-17)

Flash Player (installed 2018-09-21)

Java (installed 2016-08-28)

Time Machine:

Skip System Files: No

Mobile backups: No

Auto backup: Yes

Volumes being backed up:

Macintosh HD: Disk size: 999.35 GB - Disk used: 233.67 GB

Destinations:

L***e [Local] (Last used)

Total size: 750.15 GB

Total number of backups: 88

Oldest backup: 2017-03-02 21:40:27

Last backup: 2018-10-17 00:07:40

D**a [Network]

Total size: 2.00 TB

Total number of backups: 85

Oldest backup: 2017-04-21 18:54:53

Last backup: 2018-10-17 01:30:21

Performance:

System Load: 2.28 (1 min ago) 2.03 (5 min ago) 1.75 (15 min ago)

Nominal I/O speed: 1.15 MB/s

File system: 123.23 seconds (timed out)

Write speed: 13 MB/s

Read speed: 57 MB/s

CPU Usage:

Top Processes by CPU:

Top Processes by Memory:

Top Processes by Network Use:

Virtual Memory Information:

Software Installs (past 30 days):

Clean up:

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.hp.devicemonitor.plist

/Library/Printers/hp/Frameworks/HPDeviceMonitoring.framework/Versions/1.0/Helper s/HP Device Monitor Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Device Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS/HP Device Monitor

Executable not found

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.hp.productresearch.plist

/Library/Printers/hp/Utilities/HPPU Plugins/ProductImprovementStudy.hptask/Contents/Helpers/HP Product Research Manager.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/HP Product Research.app/Contents/MacOS/HP Product Research

Executable not found

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.***.plist

/Applications/Adobe Acrobat XI Pro/Adobe Acrobat Pro.app/Contents/MacOS/Updater/Adobe Acrobat Updater Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Acrobat Updater Helper

Executable not found

Diagnostics Information (past 7 days):

2018-10-16 20:03:11 McAfeeSafariHost.app Crash (10 times)

/Library/Application Support/McAfee/*/McAfeeSafariHost.app

2018-10-16 14:45:01 Adobe Acrobat.app Crash (2 times)

/Applications/Adobe Acrobat 2015/Adobe Acrobat.app

2018-10-12 13:29:07 McAfee LiveSafe - Internet Security.app Hang (2 times)

/Applications/McAfee LiveSafe - Internet Security.app

2018-10-12 13:25:19 Last Shutdown Cause: 3 - Hard shutdown

2018-10-12 13:19:25 helpd Crash

/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/HelpData.framework/Versions/A/Resources/helpd

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