Computer is running slow

Hello kind and wonderful Mac Forumers!
My computer is running really slowly. How do I change that?
I've run the Entrecheck and the report is below.
Problem description:
My computer is running slow.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 24, 2014 at 11:12:30 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 3 days 2:58:37
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.20 GB (191.64 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/AVG AntiVirus.app
[loaded] com.avg.Antivirus.OnAccess.kext (2015.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.avg.Antivirus.gui.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.avg.Antivirus.infosd.plist Support
[running] com.avg.Antivirus.services.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.9 - SDK 10.5 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.8.0 - SDK 10.9 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      3% WindowServer
      3% Safari
      1% Microsoft Excel
      1% Dropbox
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
150 MB Safari
86 MB Microsoft Word
77 MB Finder
73 MB Mail
64 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
33 MB Free RAM
1.26 GB Active RAM
1.23 GB Inactive RAM
570 MB Wired RAM
2.31 GB Page-ins
126 MB Page-outs

Uninstall the AVG anti-virus software. It doesn't offer much protection, and can cause slowdowns.
Further reading:
http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg-antivirus/

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Do i have a virus? so i need to get more ram? what should i do??
Problem description:
My computer is running slow, why?
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 28, 2014 at 10:39:06 PM PDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 4 days 1:10:48
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (257.95 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist Support
[running] com.hp.productresearch.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
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iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
TuneupMyMac Application (/Applications/TuneupMyMac.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Searchme
SlickSavings
Amazon Shopping Assistant
Ebay Shopping Assistant
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      6% WindowServer
      6% Safari
      4% PluginProcess
      1% hidd
      1% com.apple.WebKit.Networking
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
236 MB Safari
86 MB PluginProcess
64 MB WindowServer
52 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
39 MB softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
59 MB Free RAM
1.63 GB Active RAM
1.65 GB Inactive RAM
732 MB Wired RAM
1.27 GB Page-ins
25 MB Page-outs

Ok I have done this, i hope i did it right and ill see if its working any better,
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 29, 2014 at 7:07:14 PM PDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 4000 -
Color LCD 1440 x 900
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0:5:52
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (266.64 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist Support
[running] com.hp.productresearch.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper Application (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
AdobeResourceSynchronizer ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/Support/AdobeResourceSynchronizer.app)
TuneupMyMac UNKNOWN (missing value)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.189
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      5% com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      2% WindowServer
      1% Safari
      1% identityservicesd
      1% fontd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
159 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
159 MB Safari
112 MB mds_stores
82 MB ocspd
56 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
1.69 GB Free RAM
1.60 GB Active RAM
320 MB Inactive RAM
673 MB Wired RAM
338 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

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My computer is running slow

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Problem description:
My computer is running slow.
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 24, 2014 at 11:12:30 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro7,1
1 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
NVIDIA GeForce 320M - VRAM: 256 MB
Color LCD 1280 x 800
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 3 days 2:58:37
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.20 GB (191.64 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Configuration files: ℹ️
/etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Applications/AVG AntiVirus.app
[loaded] com.avg.Antivirus.OnAccess.kext (2015.0 - SDK 10.8) Support
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.avg.Antivirus.gui.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.avg.Antivirus.infosd.plist Support
[running] com.avg.Antivirus.services.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[running] com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.223 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.4 - SDK 10.6 Support
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.09 - SDK 10.6 Support
CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.9 - SDK 10.5 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.7
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.8.0 - SDK 10.9 Check version
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
WebEx64: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      3% WindowServer
      3% Safari
      1% Microsoft Excel
      1% Dropbox
      0% AppleSpell
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
150 MB Safari
86 MB Microsoft Word
77 MB Finder
73 MB Mail
64 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
33 MB Free RAM
1.26 GB Active RAM
1.23 GB Inactive RAM
570 MB Wired RAM
2.31 GB Page-ins
126 MB Page-outs

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Standard RAM:
4 GB
Maximum RAM:
16 GB*
Details:
4 GB of RAM pre-installed as two 2 GB modules, no slots free.
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My computer is running slower and slower.

My computer is running slower and slower. The umbrella spins a lot. Even with only one or two applications opened.

First, back up all data immediately, as your boot drive might be failing.
There are a few other possible causes of generalized slow performance that you can rule out easily.
If you have many image or video files on the Desktop with preview icons, move them to another folder.
If applicable, uncheck all boxes in the iCloud preference pane.
Disconnect all non-essential wired peripherals and remove aftermarket expansion cards, if any.
Otherwise, take the steps below when you notice the slowdown.
Step 1
Launch the Activity Monitor application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Activity Monitor in the icon grid.
Select the CPU tab of the Activity Monitor window.
Select All Processes from the menu in the toolbar, if not already selected.
Click the heading of the % CPU column in the process table to sort the entries by CPU usage. You may have to click it twice to get the highest value at the top. What is it, and what is the process? Also post the values for % User, % System, and % Idle at the bottom of the window.
Select the System Memory tab. What values are shown in the bottom part of the window for Page outs and Swap used?
Next, select the Disk Activity tab. Post the approximate values shown for Reads in/sec and Writes out/sec (not Reads in and Writes out.)
Step 2
If you have more than one user account, you must be logged in as an administrator to carry out this step.
Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
Select the 50 or so most recent entries in the log. Copy them to the Clipboard (command-C). Paste into a reply to this message (command-V). You're looking for entries at the end of the log, not at the beginning.
When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Important: Some personal information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting. That should be easy to do if your extract is not too long.

My computer is running slow, what can I do to fix it? I keep seeing a color wheel as a cursor...

My computer is running slow, what can I do to fix it? I keep seeing a color wheel as a cursor...

Have a look here...
macworld.com/mac-troubleshooting-what-to-do-when-your -computer-is-too-slow.
Basically...
1) Make sure you have enough Free Hard Drive space for your Mac to Perform as expected...
Rule of thumb is about 15 to 20 GB
2) And adding more RAM is always a prudent move...
You can use these Links to check which RAM is suitable for your Mac...
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/
Go to http://www.crucial.com
It is Important to get the Correct and Matching RAM
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My computer is running slow and when typing the letters wait to show up. What can I do?

My computer is running slow and when typing the letters wait to show up. What can I do?

When was the last time you booted the system?

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I haven't used my computer in a month, so when I turned it on, I saw it was running slow. The circle that is used to load the page kept coming up and it took sometime for things to load up. I tried to go Into safe mode, and it worked, but I know your limited on what you can do in that world. I also tried to repair the disk but it kept giving me an error message. How can I resolve this problem?

Time Machine is a back up you have to set up to back up before there is a problem like a hard drive failure.
It is possible to recover files from a failed drive, but it is an expensive proposition.
There is a faint hope that an app like Disk Warrior or TechTool Pro might repair the drive. You could try making an appointment at an Apple store and ask a technician there to take a look... the diagnosis will not cost you.
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After installing lion, my computer is running slower and having delays connecting to network

please help me resolve my problem. after installing lion my system was running great for about a week. suddenly it is having trouble connecting to the internet, running slow and the history pages are appearing without asking for them.. unable to get my homepage when opening up, just get a white screen. if i go to the history, i can get the homepage. Only able to access my homepage by waiting for ever or getting it from the history.
please help

Peter, thank you for responding. No, I am not referring to the initial start up. I downloaded Yosemite over a week ago and feel it is running very slow when switching websites. Also, I have experienced numerous hangups causing me to force quite much more than before.
I just cleared my Safari history (I am guessing that is what you meant by "clean the old internet-caches" and restarted Safari. I will see how it goes.
I uses a file called "Desktop" from my IPhoto library for my desktop pictures. It contains about 20 pictures. I configured it that way in Preferences, but it seems whenever I shut down and restart my computer it reverts to the generic picture of Yosemite. As for the question mark and "Update Needed" showing on my startup log in screen, I think I fixed that by changing my password in Preferences.
No that I have cleared the Safari history, I will see how things go.

I have an iMac 07 model and it has been running slow at start up. Does a three year old hard drive cause your computer to run slow?

I was told by a second source store today that the hard drives in an iMac 07 model run slower with time, mine is a little over three years old. Is this an accurate statement?

Computer slow downs can be caused by numerous things, age is not one of them. There is some really good reading here, I'm sure if you look 25 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac closely you will be able to regain some lost performance.
BTW in your signature you list some antivirus software....that could be a cause right there as it's not needed on a Mac.
Roger

After installing Yosemite my computer is running slower

I installed Yosemite and noticed a big difference in the speed of my MacBook Pro. A speed test indicates in am getting 25 down and 6 up, yet when changing websites I find response is much slower.
Also, after shutting down and restarting the login screen no longer shows the picture I use and instead has a question mark with "Update Needed". Further, my Desktop setting is changed to that picture from Yosemite.

Peter, thank you for responding. No, I am not referring to the initial start up. I downloaded Yosemite over a week ago and feel it is running very slow when switching websites. Also, I have experienced numerous hangups causing me to force quite much more than before.
I just cleared my Safari history (I am guessing that is what you meant by "clean the old internet-caches" and restarted Safari. I will see how it goes.
I uses a file called "Desktop" from my IPhoto library for my desktop pictures. It contains about 20 pictures. I configured it that way in Preferences, but it seems whenever I shut down and restart my computer it reverts to the generic picture of Yosemite. As for the question mark and "Update Needed" showing on my startup log in screen, I think I fixed that by changing my password in Preferences.
No that I have cleared the Safari history, I will see how things go.

All of the sudden my computer is running slow

I ran Etre here are my results
Hardware Information:
    iMac (24-inch, Early 2009)
    iMac - model: iMac9,1
    1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
    4 GB RAM
Video Information:
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
    Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 197 days 22:43:16
Disk Information:
    WDC WD6400AAKS-40H2B0 disk0 : (596.17 GB)
        (null) (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 200 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 595.85 GB (30.66 GB free)
    HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N
USB Information:
    HP Photosmart C4700 series
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
        Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
Kernel Extensions:
Startup Items:
    HP Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP Trap Monitor
Problem System Launch Daemons:
    [failed]    com.apple.suhelperd.plist 3rd-Party support link
    [not loaded]    org.samba.winbindd.plist 3rd-Party support link
Problem System Launch Agents:
    [failed]    com.apple.Kerberos.renew.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Daemons:
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
    [loaded]    com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
    [failed]    [email protected] 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
    iTunesHelper
    Safari
    Adobe Reader
    AdobeResourceSynchronizer
    Adobe Reader Updater
    HPEventHandler
    HP Scheduler
Internet Plug-ins:
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.2.2.3 3rd-Party support link
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.8.800.94 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.7 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    Flash Player: Version: 11.8.800.94 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.0.1 3rd-Party support link
    CouponPrinter-FireFox_v2: Version: Version 1.1.6 3rd-Party support link
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.3 3rd-Party support link
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
3rd Party Preference Panes:
    Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
    Flip4Mac WMV 3rd-Party support link
    Perian 3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
    None
Old Applications:
    None
Time Machine:
    Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU:
       194%    hpdot4d
         1%    EtreCheck
         1%    WindowServer
         0%    Microsoft Word
         0%    HPEventHandler
Top Processes by Memory:
    348 MB    firefox
    115 MB    WindowServer
    102 MB    Microsoft PowerPoint
    98 MB    Microsoft Word
    66 MB    mds
Virtual Memory Information:
    1.36 GB    Free RAM
    983 MB    Active RAM
    1.03 GB    Inactive RAM
    416 MB    Wired RAM
    7.12 GB    Page-ins
    4.73 GB    Page-outs

You have a run away HP process.
Go to: Applications > Utilities > open Activity Monitor > select and Quit the hpdot4d process.
Then for starters see > Mac OS X: Scanning Software Does Not Open or Stops Responding | HP® Support
Additionally, you should also go to: Apple > System Preferences > Users & Groups > Login Items and remove HP Trap Monitor from your startup items until you sort out what part of HP's ware is causing the problem.

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