Insomniac iMac keeps waking

Anyone have notions why my iMac keeps waking? The console reads like this, over and over:
1/30/09 3:27:40 PM /usr/sbin/ocspd2262 starting
1/30/09 3:27:47 PM com.apple.Safari2267 YES
Any help is much appreciated. Thanks.
iMac Mac OS X (10.5.6)

So maybe it is the moue or the keyboard itself.
Have you tried pulling the batteries out of both and see if the machine wakes up then?
Luck-
-DP

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    com.apple.message.signature: Maintenance
    com.apple.message.signature2: unsupported
    com.apple.message.signature3: Maintenance
    com.apple.message.summarize: YES
    SenderMachUUID: 1F97CC0A-F1D6-3A56-BA08-E644AD7CCF82
    8/11/2014 2:00:11.046 am UserEventAgent[302]: com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.bluetooth.interval
    com.apple.message.power: AC Power
    com.apple.message.system: Sleep
    com.apple.message.lid: None
    com.apple.message.bluetooth: On
    com.apple.message.wifi: OFF
    com.apple.message.connections: 2
    com.apple.message.types: 000000AC
    com.apple.message.duration: 360
    SenderMachUUID: 58CE43F8-5A2C-39D3-A9A2-94E048245A34
    8/11/2014 2:00:11.301 am airportd[29]: com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.wifi.optimized-autojoin
    com.apple.message.type: normal
    com.apple.message.result: success
    com.apple.message.error: no error
    com.apple.message.wake_type: dark
    com.apple.message.collocated: no
    com.apple.message.bluetooth_paging: no
    com.apple.message.scanned_channel_count: 33
    com.apple.message.retry: no
    com.apple.message.preferred_networks_count: 3
    com.apple.message.legacy: yes
    com.apple.message.association_security_type: wpa2 personal
    com.apple.message.scan_duration: 3.7
    com.apple.message.gas_duration: 0
    com.apple.message.association_duration: 0.3
    com.apple.message.duration: 4
    SenderMachUUID: 1487FFF4-8AF9-38D4-B8B0-F8EC8D4606D9
    8/11/2014 2:01:59.521 am airportd[29]: SCPreferences(com.apple.framework.CoreWLAN:com.apple.airport.preferences.plist) lock held for 6.507 seconds
    com.apple.message.domain: com.apple.SystemConfiguration.SCPreferencesUnlock
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    com.apple.message.signature2: com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
    com.apple.message.value: 6.507
    SenderMachUUID: 1487FFF4-8AF9-38D4-B8B0-F8EC8D4606D9
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    com.apple.message.signature: Maintenance
    com.apple.message.signature2: unsupported
    com.apple.message.signature3: Maintenance
    com.apple.message.summarize: YES
    SenderMachUUID: 1F97CC0A-F1D6-3A56-BA08-E644AD7CCF82
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    com.apple.message.bluetooth_paging: no
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    com.apple.message.legacy: yes
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    com.apple.message.association_duration: 0.44
    com.apple.message.duration: 4.2
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    com.apple.message.signature: com.apple.framework.CoreWLAN
    com.apple.message.signature2: com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
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    com.apple.message.retry: no
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    com.apple.message.scan_duration: 3.7
    com.apple.message.gas_duration: 0
    com.apple.message.association_duration: 0.25
    com.apple.message.duration: 4
    SenderMachUUID: 1487FFF4-8AF9-38D4-B8B0-F8EC8D4606D9
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    9. On completion got a report saying that two programs hadn't been copied because they weren't compatible with Lion but both of these were programs I had previously uninstalled on the old iMac and this message was just referring to left over folders that hadn't been deleted.
    10. Added the new iMac to my Wi-Fi network.
    The Problem
    The Modem Router is in the same room as the iMac (and all the other computers and phones for that matter) and is around 3 meters away from it with just a TV in between them and as such the Wi-Fi signal strength is always very strong on the new iMac (and all devices). However several times a day the new iMac just stops being able to access the Internet yet it remains connected to the Wi-Fi network. This happens whether I'm using the Internet on the new iMac at that time like surfing the web or downloading files or if I've just left the iMac on but am not using it. The cure is always the same and that is to right click on the Wi-Fi signal icon at the top of the screen, select Turn Off Wi-Fi and then turn it back on again. The length of time that I have working Interent on the new iMac can be a few minutes or a few hours it just seems pretty random.
    When I do loose the Internet on the new iMac all the other computers and phones can still access the Internet and if I can still log into the router ON the new iMac and the routers status shows that it is still connected to the Internet. So the new iMac is connected to the router via Wi-Fi, the router is connected to the Internet but for some reason the new iMac just isn't getting the Internet anymore but if I turn Wi-Fi off and back on again on the new iMac it starts working again!
    Things I've Tried
    All the following are things I've tried without success.
    1. Reboot the new iMac
    2. Reboot the router
    3. Turned of Wi-Fi on the new iMac, deleted my network from it's preferred network list, deleted all Airport passwords from my Keychain
    I did notice the first time I did this that I had two Airport passwords listed under both Login and System (possibly caused when I first added the new iMac to the network before the successful migration?) but I deleted all of them and when I connected the iMac back to the network I now have one listed under Login and one under System
    4. Added a new Network Location
    5. Turned off Firewall on the router
    6. Turned off Firewall on the iMac
    7. I tried to use a Manual IP address but could not get this to work at all. If I used "DHCP with manual IP address” in Network > Advanced > TCP/IP settings and entered the same IP address that was automatically assigned to the iMac, 192.168.2.7, then it wouldn't even connect to the router at all. Setting it back to auto would make things work again but obviously still resulting in the dropped Internet connection.
    Have I got a dud iMac, is there something I've missed, something else I can try?

    @ Phreak777
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    Please start a new topic about your issue so it can receive more focused attention. 
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  • My 27' 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 12GB RAM iMac keeps restarting.

    My I wonder if anyone on here could help me.
    My 27' 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 12GB RAM iMac keeps restarting all the time. It's been happening for months now but has got worse and worse. It started when I was using programmes like adobe Pr & Ae but now it happens when I have only have safari or other small apps open.
    What happens is the screen freezes, I can hear a clicking should and then the machine just restarts all of a sudden.
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    Anonymous UUID:       FEBCFAAA-61C7-8D9C-2EE9-AE3CD97B36AE
    Wed Mar 19 16:38:16 2014
    panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff8007adbe2e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8007aa3f40, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff881841c4a0, CR3: 0x0000000052655054, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
    RAX: 0xffffff80080d0320, RBX: 0x000000000000004e, RCX: 0x000000000000004e, RDX: 0xffffff881841c498
    RSP: 0xffffff8169f133e0, RBP: 0xffffff8169f13400, RSI: 0xffffff801841a098, RDI: 0xffffff80080d0800
    R8:  0xffffff8018427850, R9:  0xffffff8017e83ea8, R10: 0xffffff814214a010, R11: 0x0000000000000000
    R12: 0x0000000000000000, R13: 0xffffff803ce7ccb0, R14: 0x0000000000000031, R15: 0xffffff8017e83ea8
    RFL: 0x0000000000010293, RIP: 0xffffff8007aa3f40, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0xffffff881841c4a0, Error code: 0x0000000000000002, Fault CPU: 0x4
    Backtrace (CPU 4), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff8169f13070 : 0xffffff8007a22fa9
    0xffffff8169f130f0 : 0xffffff8007adbe2e
    0xffffff8169f132c0 : 0xffffff8007af3326
    0xffffff8169f132e0 : 0xffffff8007aa3f40
    0xffffff8169f13400 : 0xffffff8007a9a317
    0xffffff8169f13720 : 0xffffff8007dff67e
    0xffffff8169f13750 : 0xffffff8007bd1a48
    0xffffff8169f13820 : 0xffffff8007bd355e
    0xffffff8169f13890 : 0xffffff8007bd0ed2
    0xffffff8169f13a30 : 0xffffff8007bd0715
    0xffffff8169f13cf0 : 0xffffff8007d6b1a6
    0xffffff8169f13d80 : 0xffffff8007bfd9b1
    0xffffff8169f13e00 : 0xffffff8007bf3565
    0xffffff8169f13e50 : 0xffffff8007defa7e
    0xffffff8169f13ef0 : 0xffffff8007defbf9
    0xffffff8169f13f50 : 0xffffff8007e3e363
    0xffffff8169f13fb0 : 0xffffff8007af3b26
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: backupd
    Mac OS version:
    13C64
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Thu Jan 16 19:40:37 PST 2014; root:xnu-2422.90.20~2/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 9FEA8EDC-B629-3ED2-A1A3-6521A1885953
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000007800000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8007a00000
    System model name: iMac12,2 (Mac-942B59F58194171B)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 3498876429502
    last loaded kext at 261411815550: com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.9 (addr 0xffffff7f884ee000, size 65536)
    last unloaded kext at 322584529121: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          656.4.1 (addr 0xffffff7f8870d000, size 65536)
    loaded kexts:
    net.telestream.driver.TelestreamAudio          1.1.0
    com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower          1.6.6
    com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.11
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.14.15
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch          80.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.13
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer          1.2.0
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.2.4
    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess          1
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.4d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight          170.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
    com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000          1.2.0
    com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller          1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.7.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.2.4
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP          1.1.2
    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.6.6
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader          3.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          325.7
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.BootCache          35
    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.5.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          666.4.0
    com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.8.1b2
    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Atheros40          700.74.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9
    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          3.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          2.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          216.0.0
    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          153
    com.apple.security.quarantine          3
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          216.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard          170.15
    com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver          245.13
    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.7
    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.vecLib.kext          1.0.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.5fc2
    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          91
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.2.3f10
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.4.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          98.14
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.6
    com.apple.kext.AMDSupport          1.2.0
    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl          3.4.35
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1
    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.12d1
    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.7.0d10
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.6.0f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltEDMSink          2.1.3
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice          3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily          1.7
    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily          1.7.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI          2.6.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPOutAdapter          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          3.1.7
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter          1.4.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass          3.6.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily          3.6.6
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver          660.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub          650.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite          656.4.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          660.4.2
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltNHI          2.0.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOThunderboltFamily          3.2.7
    com.apple.iokit.IOEthernetAVBController          1.0.3b4
    com.apple.driver.mDNSOffloadUserClient          1.0.1b5
    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          630.35
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily          4.5.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.5
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily          675.4.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily          2.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
    com.apple.security.sandbox          278.11
    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          23
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1
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    Model: iMac12,2, BootROM IM121.0047.B1F, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 3.4 GHz, 12 GB, SMC 1.72f1
    Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970M, AMD Radeon HD 6970M, PCIe, 2048 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0000, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0000, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x9A), Atheros 9380: 4.0.74.0-P2P
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.3f10 13477, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-403AA0, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5690H
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: Backup+ SL
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: IR Receiver
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
    Thunderbolt Bus: iMac, Apple Inc., 22.1
    Model: iMac12,2, BootROM IM121.0047.B1F, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 3.4 GHz, 12 GB, SMC 1.72f1
    Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970M, AMD Radeon HD 6970M, PCIe, 2048 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0000, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM1, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80CE, 0x4D34373142353637334648302D4348392020
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM1, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x0000, 0x000000000000000000000000000000000000
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x168C, 0x9A), Atheros 9380: 4.0.74.0-P2P
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.3f10 13477, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
    Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-403AA0, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5690H
    USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: Backup+ SL
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    USB Device: Hub
    USB Device: IR Receiver
    USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
    Thunderbolt Bus: iMac, Apple Inc., 22.1
    I use my iMac daily for work and it happens from 4-10 times a day depending on what applications i'm using. More if I'm trying to render a video. It is really furstrating and keeps me from doing any work at all, I can't keep working like this but I have no choise. I really can't be without my computer for very long as I use it to do everything and I do not have another. Also I have all my files on the hard drive. I have bought a Seagate external HD to back up my files onto so I can make a genus bar appointment but everytime I run time machine or try to copy any of my files over to the external HD the machine restarts and disrupts the file transfer. So I can't even back up my files which are really important to me. I even had to retype this whole message becuase my imac restarted while I was fulling in this question.
    What is worse is that I bought the extra warrenty (Apple Care) which is due to expire sometime in March 2014 I'm unsure of the date. Might have expired already I don't know. So I need to get this fixed ASAP.
    Extra information on the machine:
    iMac
    27-inch, Mid 2011
    Processor  3.4 GHz Intel Core i7
    Memory  12 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
    Graphics  AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048 MB
    Software  OS X 10.9.2 (13C64)
    Can anyone see from the information I have given about what could be wrong with my machine?
    Any help or assistance would be much appriciated.
    Thanks,
    James

    Hi.  I am currently having the same issue on my 2011 27"  3.1 GHz i5  with 12 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
    For the last couple of months I have been experiencing random restarts, power offs and so on.  I have already had this escalated and had my machine taken into Apple to run a Hardware test.  They redid the newest OSX version in store and ran the AHT for an hour and got no results.  The Genius Bar were asked by Apple Canada to run an all night test.  According to Apple they ran the test for 4 hours and got nothing.  I was then told to take the machine home and run it with just the memory that was original in the machine.  I stressed tested the video card with a benchmark tool called Heaven for 2 hours.  90C was the temp and no failure.  I did a Terminal "Yes" loop for a couple of hours and no failure on the CPU.  I ran the Apple Hardware Test for 11 minutes and this is the result.
    I also have a video of what happened after I restarted the test after about a 5 minute cooldown period.  20 minutes into the test the Imac stalled and made 3 long beeps over and over again like an alarm with a long pause between.  I took the memory out of the DIMM 0 & 1 slots and replaced them in the 2&3 slots rand the test and got nothing after 2 hours.  I put the memory back in the original spot and ran it again and got no results.  Apple contacted the "Genius" techs and they informed them that I had fixed the problem and everything should be good now.  I was also told to go ahead and transfer back over my Time Machine Backup.  Since this all happened I have had the Imac restart 2 times in the last almost 2 weeks and today got this error message
    Thu Mar 20 13:25:18 2014
    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff80226dbe2e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff80228b3b40, type 13=general protection, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x0000000107b81000, CR3: 0x0000000025449000, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
    RAX: 0xffffff803f364ab0, RBX: 0x00000000000063e0, RCX: 0xffffff8022c50100, RDX: 0x0000000000006300
    RSP: 0xffffff81842e3a60, RBP: 0xffffff81842e3aa0, RSI: 0xffffff803db9af08, RDI: 0x000000000000000f
    R8:  0x0000000000000804, R9:  0x0000000000000001, R10: 0x00000000000003ff, R11: 0xffffffffffffffff
    R12: 0x000000000501a8c0, R13: 0xffffff8022cf2840, R14: 0xdeadbeefdeadbeef, R15: 0x0000000000000804
    RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff80228b3b40, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0x0000000107b81000, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x1
    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff817b495df0 : 0xffffff8022622fa9
    0xffffff817b495e70 : 0xffffff80226dbe2e
    0xffffff817b496040 : 0xffffff80226f3326
    0xffffff817b496060 : 0xffffff80228b3b40
    0xffffff81842e3aa0 : 0xffffff80228e7a44
    0xffffff81842e3c00 : 0xffffff80228c88c6
    0xffffff81842e3c50 : 0xffffff80228c8bc2
    0xffffff81842e3e30 : 0xffffff80228b6d2d
    0xffffff81842e3e50 : 0xffffff8022852763
    0xffffff81842e3e80 : 0xffffff8022834f83
    0xffffff81842e3ea0 : 0xffffff802282b20c
    0xffffff81842e3f50 : 0xffffff802283207c
    0xffffff81842e3fb0 : 0xffffff80226d6ff7
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task
    Mac OS version:
    13C64
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.1.0: Thu Jan 16 19:40:37 PST 2014; root:xnu-2422.90.20~2/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 9FEA8EDC-B629-3ED2-A1A3-6521A1885953
    Kernel slide:     0x0000000022400000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff8022600000
    System model name: iMac12,2 (Mac-942B59F58194171B)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 44509557372694
    last loaded kext at 43534719525427: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104 (addr 0xffffff7fa4e64000, size 49152)
    last unloaded kext at 43747598346449: com.apple.driver.AppleIntelMCEReporter 104 (addr 0xffffff7fa4e64000, size 32768)
    loaded kexts:
    com.maudio.usb.fasttrackpro.driver 1.9.4
    com.avast.AvastFileShield 2.1.0
    com.avast.PacketForwarder 1.4
    com.jft.driver.PdaNetDrv 1.0.64
    com.orderedbytes.driver.ControllerMateFamily 4.4.3
    com.orderedbytes.driver.CMUSBDevices 4.4.3
    com.apple.filesystems.afpfs 11.1
    com.apple.nke.asp-tcp 8.0.1
    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch 80.14
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.5d0
    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.2.3f10
    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
    com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.14.15
    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
    com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.60
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 124
    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 2.6.0f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.5.13
    com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer 1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 1.0.0
    com.apple.AMDRadeonX3000 1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 1.1.2
    com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller 1.2.0
    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 2.6.0f1
    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.3.5
    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.1.12
    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics 8.2.4
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    Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6970M, AMD Radeon HD 6970M, PCIe, 1024 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3231554538424655302D444A2D4620
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 2 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x02FE, 0x45424A3231554538424655302D444A2D4620
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    Network Service: Bluetooth PAN, Ethernet, en2
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    USB Device: Hub
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    USB Device: Hub
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    So I would like any advise because Apple hasn't been too helpful.  I haven't heard anything back at all. Its been a little while.  This seems that it could be an issue. I sat in the store speaking to a gentleman with a brand new iMac 27 inch that was having the same exact issues.  I was told his was newer so they were not the same.  The owner of the new iMac just rolled his eyes and laughed. James McConville seems to be having the same issue and I have read quite a few others before I saw this post from yesterday.
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  • My iMac keeps crashing and I have no idea why

    My iMac keeps crashing, and I don't know why. It started yesterday and for some reason just fails. I get an message saying it has shut down due to an error, and this is then the details of the error report it produces.
    Can anyone please help and tell me what is wrong?
    Huge thanks.
    Hardware Overview:
      Model Name:          iMac
      Model Identifier:          iMac9,1
      Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
      Processor Speed:          2.93 GHz
      Number of Processors:          1
      Total Number of Cores:          2
      L2 Cache:          6 MB
      Memory:          8 GB
      Bus Speed:          1.07 GHz
      Boot ROM Version:          IM91.008D.B08
      SMC Version (system):          1.45f0
      Serial Number (system):          VM******0TM
      Software  OS X 10.9 (13A603)
    Error report as follows:
    Anonymous UUID:       954FEFB3-53EC-843A-0739-711F6D804866
    Sun Nov 24 16:20:47 2013
    panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff801dadc19e): Kernel trap at 0xffffff7f9fdceef1, type 14=page fault, registers:
    CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0xffffff7f9fdceef1, CR3: 0x00000000012fe000, CR4: 0x0000000000000660
    RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0x0000000000000006, RCX: 0x0000000003000000, RDX: 0xffffff8034a5d960
    RSP: 0xffffff810e0a3740, RBP: 0xffffff810e0a37a0, RSI: 0xffffff81004a1068, RDI: 0xffffff8034a5d960
    R8:  0xffffff801e0d2b30, R9:  0xffffff81004a1068, R10: 0xffffff810e0a34b0, R11: 0x0000000000000206
    R12: 0x0000000000000020, R13: 0xffffff810e0a3ab4, R14: 0xffffff8030a0ba08, R15: 0x0000000000000001
    RFL: 0x0000000000010282, RIP: 0xffffff7f9fdceef1, CS:  0x0000000000000008, SS:  0x0000000000000010
    Fault CR2: 0xffffff7f9fdceef1, Error code: 0x0000000000000010, Fault CPU: 0x0
    Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
    0xffffff810e0a33d0 : 0xffffff801da22f69
    0xffffff810e0a3450 : 0xffffff801dadc19e
    0xffffff810e0a3620 : 0xffffff801daf3606
    0xffffff810e0a3640 : 0xffffff7f9fdceef1
    0xffffff810e0a37a0 : 0xffffff7f9fdcfda2
    0xffffff810e0a39b0 : 0xffffff7f9fde0077
    0xffffff810e0a3a30 : 0xffffff801ddb3671
    0xffffff810e0a3a90 : 0xffffff801dbdf80d
    0xffffff810e0a3ae0 : 0xffffff801dbf4360
    0xffffff810e0a3b80 : 0xffffff801dbe5f15
    0xffffff810e0a3c30 : 0xffffff801dbe67d2
    0xffffff810e0a3f50 : 0xffffff801de3de23
    0xffffff810e0a3fb0 : 0xffffff801daf3e06
    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: mds_stores
    Mac OS version:
    13A603
    Kernel version:
    Darwin Kernel Version 13.0.0: Thu Sep 19 22:22:27 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2422.1.72~6/RELEASE_X86_64
    Kernel UUID: 1D9369E3-D0A5-31B6-8D16-BFFBBB390393
    Kernel slide:     0x000000001d800000
    Kernel text base: 0xffffff801da00000
    System model name: iMac9,1 (Mac-F2218FA9)
    System uptime in nanoseconds: 705898990026
    last loaded kext at 511933163642: com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9e370000, size 335872)
    last unloaded kext at 705842715414: com.trendmicro.kext.filehook          1.5.0 (addr 0xffffff7f9fdce000, size 98304)
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    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5          5.1.1
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    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs          2.0.0
    com.apple.filesystems.msdosfs          1.9
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    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
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    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          700.20.22
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    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice          3.6.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family          600.34
    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily          3.2
    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient          650.4.4
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    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily          2.6.0
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    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily          1.1
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    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch          1.0.0d1
    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet          7
    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore          2
    com.apple.driver.DiskImages          371.1
    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily          1.9
    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily          21
    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore          28.30
    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform          2.0
    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily          2.8
    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily          1.4
    com.apple.kec.pthread          1
    com.apple.kec.corecrypto          1.0
    Model: iMac9,1, BootROM IM91.008D.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.93 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.45f0
    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, PCIe, 512 MB
    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x8783, 0x53524433344731333333534D414300000000
    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x8783, 0x53524433344731333333534D414300000000
    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.22)
    Bluetooth: Version 4.2.0f6 12982, 3 services, 23 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
    Network Service: Ethernet, Ethernet, en0
    Serial ATA Device: ST31000342ASQ, 1 TB
    Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S, 295 MB
    USB Device: Built-in iSight
    USB Device: Keyboard Hub
    USB Device: Apple Keyboard
    USB Device: IR Receiver
    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub
    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Thunderbolt Bus:
    <Edited by Host>

    And what is wrong with Trend Micro Titanium as a package?
    1. This comment applies to malicious software ("malware") that's installed unwittingly by the victim of a network attack, and what you should and should not do to protect yourself from that threat. It does not apply to software, such as keystroke loggers, that may be installed deliberately by an intruder who has hands-on access to the victim's computer. That threat is in a different category, and there's no easy way to defend against it. If you have reason to suspect that you're the target of such an attack, you need expert help.
    If you find this comment too long or too technical, read only sections 5, 6, and 10.
    OS X now implements three layers of built-in protection specifically against malware, not counting runtime protections such as execute disable, sandboxing, system library randomization, and address space layout randomization that may also guard against other kinds of exploits.
    2. All versions of OS X since 10.6.7 have been able to detect known Mac malware in downloaded files, and to block insecure web plugins. This feature is transparent to the user, but internally Apple calls it "XProtect." The malware recognition database is automatically checked for updates once a day; however, you shouldn't rely on it, because the attackers are always at least a day ahead of the defenders.
    The following caveats apply to XProtect:
    It can be bypassed by some third-party networking software, such as BitTorrent clients and Java applets.
    It only applies to software downloaded from the network. Software installed from a CD or other media is not checked.
    As new versions of OS X are released, it's not clear whether Apple will indefinitely continue to maintain the XProtect database of older versions such as 10.6. The security of obsolete system versions may eventually be degraded. Security updates to the code of obsolete systems will stop being released at some point, and that may leave them open to other kinds of attack besides malware.
       3. Starting with OS X 10.7.5, there has been a second layer of built-in malware protection, designated "Gatekeeper" by Apple. By default, applications and Installer packages downloaded from the network will only run if they're digitally signed by a developer with a certificate issued by Apple. Software certified in this way hasn't necessarily been tested by Apple, but you can be reasonably sure that it hasn't been modified by anyone other than the developer. His identity is known to Apple, so he could be held legally responsible if he distributed malware. That may not mean much if the developer lives in a country with a weak legal system (see below.)
    Gatekeeper doesn't depend on a database of known malware. It has, however, the same limitations as XProtect, and in addition the following:
    It can easily be disabled or overridden by the user.
    A malware attacker could get control of a code-signing certificate under false pretenses, or could simply ignore the consequences of distributing codesigned malware.
    An App Store developer could find a way to bypass Apple's oversight, or the oversight could fail due to human error.
    For the reasons given above, App Store products, and other applications recognized by Gatekeeper as signed, are safer than others, but they can't be considered absolutely safe. "Sandboxed" applications may prompt for access to private data, such as your contacts, or for access to the network. Think before granting that access. OS X security is based on user input. Never click through any request for authorization without thinking.
    4. Starting with OS X 10.8.3, a third layer of protection has been added: a "Malware Removal Tool" (MRT). MRT runs automatically in the background when you update the OS. It checks for, and removes, malware that may have evaded the other protections via a Java exploit (see below.) MRT also runs when you install or update the Apple-supplied Java runtime (but not the Oracle runtime.) Like XProtect, MRT is effective against known threats, but not against unknown ones. It notifies you if it finds malware, but otherwise there's no user interface to MRT.
    5. The built-in security features of OS X reduce the risk of malware attack, but they're not absolute protection. The first and best line of defense is always going to be your own intelligence. With the possible exception of Java exploits, all known malware circulating on the Internet that affects a fully-updated installation of OS X 10.6 or later takes the form of so-called "trojan horses," which can only have an effect if the victim is duped into running them. The threat therefore amounts to a battle of wits between you and the malware attacker. If you're smarter than he thinks you are, you'll win.
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    Any website that prompts you to install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one, is untrustworthy.
    A web operator who tells you that you have a “virus,” or that anything else is wrong with your computer, or that you have won a prize in a contest you never entered, is trying to commit a crime with you as the victim. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
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