Crashing Mac OS X and really slow start up

My Mac Book Pro with OS X 10.5.3 keeps rebooting. I get a screen that states that the computer has run into a problem and must reboot. When it reboots it takes a long time to start up. After loggin in it asks to send a report to Apple about it crashing. What can I do to prevent my computer from crashing. During the times it has crashed I have had at most the following programs open: Safari, Mail. So I am not doing strenuous computing.

Here is the most recent one. There are 2 crashes one on the 9/11 and 9/15 plus 2 other panics. Should I post all of those too?
Todays Panic
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 93440 sec
Panics Since Last Report:          1
Anonymous UUID:                    E1F7039A-8CFC-D710-1454-D5F61C17ABF3
Tue Sep 17 12:48:05 2013
panic(cpu 2 caller 0xffffff8000cb8945): Kernel trap at 0xffffff8000cf9006, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x000000008001003b, CR2: 0x000000000000001c, CR3: 0x0000000021eea00d, CR4: 0x00000000000606e0
RAX: 0x0000000000000000, RBX: 0xffffff801523f648, RCX: 0x0000000000000030, RDX: 0x0000000000000000
RSP: 0xffffff80f20cb530, RBP: 0xffffff80f20cb560, RSI: 0xffffff80f20cb5ac, RDI: 0xffffff801523f648
R8: 0xffffff80e966d078, R9: 0x0000000000988b14, R10: 0xffffff80f20cb350, R11: 0x00000000ffffff01
R12: 0x0000000000000001, R13: 0xffffff80d2fda000, R14: 0xffffff801523f648, R15: 0xffffff80012f3b00
RFL: 0x0000000000010246, RIP: 0xffffff8000cf9006, CS: 0x0000000000000008, SS: 0x0000000000000010
Fault CR2: 0x000000000000001c, Error code: 0x0000000000000000, Fault CPU: 0x2
Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80f20cb1d0 : 0xffffff8000c1d636
0xffffff80f20cb240 : 0xffffff8000cb8945
0xffffff80f20cb410 : 0xffffff8000ccebfd
0xffffff80f20cb430 : 0xffffff8000cf9006
0xffffff80f20cb560 : 0xffffff7f8138d2bb
0xffffff80f20cb9f0 : 0xffffff7f81386144
0xffffff80f20cba20 : 0xffffff7f81387bb6
0xffffff80f20cba50 : 0xffffff8000f48dc1
0xffffff80f20cbab0 : 0xffffff8000cfc6ee
0xffffff80f20cbb00 : 0xffffff8000d103ee
0xffffff80f20cbba0 : 0xffffff8000d02bc9
0xffffff80f20cbc50 : 0xffffff8000d03394
0xffffff80f20cbf60 : 0xffffff8000fe94c3
0xffffff80f20cbfb0 : 0xffffff8000ccf130
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.kaspersky.kext.klif(3.0.1d29)[F9C6715C-57DB-971F-5F8B-8258F264B1A0]@0xfffff f7f81384000->0xffffff7f81397fff
            dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily(1.8)[5BA4CD36-E96D-3A9E-ADFF-A863BBD63BC7]@0xff ffff7f811c0000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: AntiVirus
Mac OS version:
12F37
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 12.5.0: Mon Jul 29 16:33:49 PDT 2013; root:xnu-2050.48.11~1/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: B1B58405-A2B2-3C44-B25D-495053D52AB5
Kernel slide:     0x0000000000a00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff8000c00000
System model name: MacBookPro8,2 (Mac-94245A3940C91C80)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 61406511947281
last loaded kext at 58082472424217: com.apple.filesystems.udf          2.3 (addr 0xffffff7f83162000, size 270336)
last unloaded kext at 453351475052: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI          621.4.0 (addr 0xffffff7f8163f000, size 65536)
loaded kexts:
com.kaspersky.kext.mark.1.0.3          1.0.3
com.kaspersky.kext.kimul.44          44
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp          4.2.12
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt          4.2.12
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB          4.2.12
org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv          4.2.12
com.kaspersky.nke          1.6.1d11
com.kaspersky.kext.klif          3.0.1d29
com.apple.filesystems.udf          2.3
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothSCOAudioDriver          4.1.7f2
com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothA2DPAudioDriver          4.1.7f2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager          4.1.7f2
com.apple.filesystems.ntfs          3.10
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor          1.9.5d0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC          1.60
com.apple.driver.AGPM          100.13.12
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.1.7f2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver          124
com.apple.filesystems.autofs          3.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA          2.4.7fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver          2.4.7fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD3000Graphics          8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient          3.5.12
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor          3.0.3d1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSNBGraphicsFB          8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU          2.0.3d0
com.apple.kext.AMDFramebuffer          8.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI          1.0.11d1
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCPDRC          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleMuxControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl          1.1.11
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet          1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC          1.6.3
com.apple.AMDRadeonAccelerator          1.0.8
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X          7.0.0
com.apple.driver.ApplePolicyControl          3.4.5
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons          237.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard          237.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless          1.0.0d1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib          1.0.0d1
com.apple.BootCache          34
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController          320.15
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient          3.5.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter          404
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage          2.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub          623.4.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSDXC          1.4.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleBCM5701Ethernet          3.6.2b4
com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331          615.20.17
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI          4.9.9
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort          2.6.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI          621.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager          161.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC          1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS          1.9
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC          1.8
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC          1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient          214.0.0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall          4.0.39
com.apple.security.quarantine          2.1
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement          214.0.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily          10.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport          4.1.7f2
com.apple.kext.triggers          1.0
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib          2.4.7fc2
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily          1.9.2fc7
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib          1.12
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController          2.4.7fc2
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily          2.4.7fc2
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert          1.0.4
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController          1.0.11d1
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface          86.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP          2.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAcceleratorFamily          74.15
com.apple.kext.AMD6000Controller          8.1.6
com.apple.kext.AMDSupport          8.1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily          4.1.7f2
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl          3.4.5
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport          2.3.7
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily          2.3.7
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC          3.1.5d4
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy          1.0.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily          5.4.1d11
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter          2.5.0
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltDPAdapterFamily          2.5.0
System Profile:
Model: MacBookPro8,2, BootROM MBP81.0047.B27, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.69f4
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 3000, Intel HD Graphics 3000, Built-In, 512 MB
Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 6490M, AMD Radeon HD 6490M, PCIe, 256 MB
Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D48392020
Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1333 MHz, 0x80AD, 0x484D54333531533642465238432D48392020
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0xD6), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.17)
Bluetooth: Version 4.1.7f2 12718, 3 service, 21 devices, 3 incoming serial ports
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK7559GSXF, 750.16 GB
Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H, 3.41 GB
USB Device: FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in), apple_vendor_id, 0x8509, 0xfa200000 / 3
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfa100000 / 2
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, apple_vendor_id, 0x0245, 0xfa120000 / 5
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0xfa110000 / 4
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, apple_vendor_id, 0x821a, 0xfa113000 / 8
USB Device: hub_device, 0x0424 (SMSC), 0x2513, 0xfd100000 / 2
USB Device: IR Receiver, apple_vendor_id, 0x8242, 0xfd110000 / 3

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Apple Ipod touch freezing up, turning on and off by itself and really slow!!!!

I have a Ipod touch 8GB and have been having problems with it like freezing up turning on and off by itself being really slow and just all around taking a mind of its own is there any idea what I could do i have tried everything like restoring and everything else.
What I dont understand is when it is sitting on my desk it turns on and off by itslef while sitting there.

Did you already try to set it uup as new device without using the latest backup?
How to back up your data and set up as a new device

My Mac Book Pro is really slow

Following are the specifications of my mac:
Process 2.9Ghz Intel Core i7
Memory 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3
Software OS X 10.9.3
HDD 750 GB
Inspite of decent specifications my mac is performing slow. Safari and VLC quits unexpectedly. My re boot time is way pass 60 seconds. Sometimes Finder gets stiuck and I am not able to operate the system.
I have cleanmymac2 installed but after repeated use nothing seems to work. I have also cleaned my dekstop and login items. But I dont see any solution. Please help.

"CleanMyMac" is a scam that purports to "clean up" "junk" files. What it really does is to corrupt the operating system and many applications.
The first thing you need to do is remove that software according to the developer's instructions. Never install it, or anything like it, again. Then see below.
If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data, then reinstall the OS.* You don't need to erase the startup volume, and you won't need the backup unless something goes wrong. If the system was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you may need the Apple ID and password you used.
If you use FileVault 2, then before running the Installer you must launch Disk Utility and select the icon of the FileVault startup volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) It will be nested below another icon with the same name. Click the Unlock button in the toolbar and enter your login password when prompted. Then quit Disk Utility to be returned to the main Recovery screen.
There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
If you installed the Java runtime distributed by Apple and still need it, you'll have to reinstall it. The same goes for Xcode. All other data will be preserved.
*The linked support article refers to OS X 10.9 ("Mavericks"), but the procedure is the same for OS X 10.7 ("Lion") and later.

My mac is suddenly running really slow framerate?

Processor: 2.9 Gz Intel Core i7
Memory 8GB10 MHz DDR3
Version: 10.7.5
Recently i've had some problems with my macbook pro, when i place the computer on my lap i usually do, any slight movement would cause this horrible sound to come out from the mac. It's similar to a fan hitting the surroundings, and it would settle down after i put my computer down. Then my computer suddenly kept redirecting me to websites like anchorfree and such, and i found out it was because of my Hot Spot Shield that i downloaded, so i deleted that. Which seems to have fixed the redirecting but now my computer is very slow. The framerate is slow, moving my cursor around the screen would look like the cursor is jumping around. Adjusting the volume would take forever. Trying to type would also take very long. None of these things would've happened let's say three days ago.
I checked my activity monitor an the top one would vary, but mostly it would be "Finder" at about 5.9 CPU and sometimes "mdworker".
Not to mention that my computer is very heated at the bottom. Feels like it's burning but there isn't much sound at the moment.
Any ways of fixing this framerate and lag issue? Am i infected with a virus or something? Thanks. I'm currently backing up some important files and right now evetyping i hard.

You may have more than one problem, but the "horrible sound" alone is reason to have the machine tested at an Apple Store or other authorized service center.

Really Slow Start-Up, force shut-down, only with one user....

Lets see. I've had this puppy since August of 2005. We've been through a lot together. Im sure this is apple telling me to buy a new computer BUT all I want is to make sure I do not lose ANYTHING of importance. THE PROBLEM:
So, I used my computer on Saturday, came home late on Sunday to check my e-mail. And I turned it on, logged into my Administrator account and go distracted, 30 minutes later the desktop hadn't fully loaded. The background picture came out, the tool bar from the little apple to the Help loaded, but my google notifier, airport and time and finder did not load. The application bar at the bottom loaded, but nothing happened if i moved the mouse over it. I had maybe 10 files and 4 folders on the desktop, so i tried moving them. I logged into another account to delete stuff I didnt need. It got a little better. I was able to actually move the folders into the HD icon on the desktop, and TRIED to take the picture off the desktop, but I ended up having to go to bed after hours of trying to fix it.
I would have copied everything to disks, but a few months ago my CD/DVD ROM failed. Well, I never got it looked at because i've been in transition to LA. But it just spits any disk that is put in.
I thought maybe I have too much stuff on the HD, causing it to be slow, but its not even 1/2 full. So that really can't be it.
I have 2 accounts on my iBook. One is mine, the Administrator and the second is the Guest account for anyone borrowing my computer. I tried logging into the Guest account and it works perfectly. No problems with it at all. I am sooooo confused as to why overnight there is another problem with my computer. I have an appt with a Genius on Thursday, I do have my OSX Install Disks. I just found them!!
Any thoughts or suggestions GREATLY appreciated.

I've been trying to help another individual with an issue similar to yours. That case is a little less extreme--only certain applications cause trouble, not the whole works.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1862986
See if any of that helps you. If not, it's probably best to ask the Apple experts when you go see them--my final idea is to erase and install the OS, which isn't an option for you since the CD/DVD drive doesn't work.
~Lyssa

Re: Satellite P300 - POST screen blank on booting up and very slow start up

Hi,
I have a laptop Satellite P300. On booting up vista the microsoft logo comes up and then when the POST screen should be showing me what the bios is checking the screen is blank.
It remains blank for 5 to 10 mins then the pointer appears then it finally goes to the desktop.
I suspect the bios is hanging on something but I can't see cos the screen is blank. I suspect there is a setting somewhere. I can enter the bios but can't find anything in there.
Also regards to the extremely slow boot, I have disabled nearly all the start up programs but it has made no difference.
Has anyone any ideas?
Thanks

Hi
Everything runs slowly but finally the Windows OS boots up properly. Right?
Hmm. you can access the BIOS press F2 immediately after power button has been pressed.
This should allow you to access the BIOS. There you should press F9 to set the BIOS to default settings. Save the changes and reboot the unit again.
Additionally I would recommend checking the HDD. You could use a tool called Drive Fitness Test. This tool can be downloaded for free (google for that).
By the way; did you try to recover the notebook using recover disk?
Maybe you should try this but note; this would format the HDD so backup the date before starting recovery.

Crashing Mac OS X and really slow start up

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