Disk space getting filled up every second on my mac pro OS X 10.9.4

Hi Group,
     I see that my HD is filling up all the available space in my MAC PRO 10.9.4 from 250GB a week back to just 200Mb right now.
     I am literally watching the space being eaten up 20-30Mb every 10 seconds.
     I don't know what's triggering this issue, but it would be great if its solved.
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EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated August 1, 2014 at 12:41:38 PM GMT+5:30
Hardware Information:
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro11,2
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 cores
16 GB RAM
Video Information:
Intel Iris Pro - VRAM: (null)
Color LCD 2880 x 1800
System Software:
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:53:56
Disk Information:
APPLE SSD SM0256F disk0 : (251 GB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 250.14 GB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Thunderbolt Information:
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions:
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm (12.2f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity (5.2f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.ips (3.5f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
[loaded] com.symantec.kext.ndcengine (1.0f1 - SDK 10.6) Support
Problem System Launch Daemons:
[failed] com.apple.newsyslog.plist
Launch Daemons:
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.crashplan.engine.plist Support
[running] com.jamfsoftware.jamf.daemon.plist Support
[not loaded] com.jamfsoftware.startupItem.plist Support
[loaded] com.jamfsoftware.task.1.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.ondemand.plist Support
[failed] com.symantec.liveupdate.daemon.plist Support
[not loaded] com.symantec.sep.migratesettings.plist Support
[running] com.symantec.sharedsettings.plist Support
[running] com.symantec.symdaemon.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.AccessService.plist Support
[loaded] net.juniper.UninstallPulse.plist Support
Launch Agents:
[running] com.jamfsoftware.jamf.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.symantec.uiagent.application.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.pulsetray.plist Support
User Login Items:
UNKNOWN
iTunesHelper
Stickies
Internet Plug-ins:
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.3 - SDK 10.6 Support
MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 65 Check version
Safari Extensions:
Turn Off the Lights: Version: 3.0.0.12
WasteNoTime: Version: 3.3.2
Reload Button: Version: 1.2
Widgets: Version: 1.2.4
Audio Plug-ins:
BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
Flash Player Support
Java Support
Symantec QuickMenu Support
Time Machine:
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
      20% com.apple.quicklook.satellite
      14% WindowServer
      8% quicklookd
      6% Safari
      3% Finder
Top Processes by Memory:
377 MB Safari
246 MB SymDaemon
164 MB CrashPlanService
164 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
147 MB softwareupdated
Virtual Memory Information:
9.28 GB Free RAM
4.63 GB Active RAM
638 MB Inactive RAM
1.46 GB Wired RAM
1013 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

Uninstall all Symantec / Norton software. As long as it is installed your Mac cannot operate as designed.
One or more of the following Symantec / Norton support documents may be applicable:
Uninstall Norton Internet Security for Mac
Removing Symantec programs for Macintosh by using the RemoveSymantecMacFiles removal utility
RemoveSymantecMacFiles
The reason available storage is rapidly diminishing requires further investigation. Determine whether it continues or subsides after starting your Mac in "safe mode":
Safe Mode or "Safe Boot" is a troubleshooting mode that bypasses all third party system extensions and loads only required system components. Read about it: Starting up in Safe Mode
You must disable FileVault before you can start your Mac in Safe Mode.
Starting your Mac in Safe Mode will take longer than usual, graphics will not render smoothly, audio is disabled on some Macs, and some programs (iTunes for example) may not work at all.
Merely starting your Mac in Safe Mode is not intended to resolve the problem, it's to observe its performance without certain additional components.
To end Safe Mode restart your Mac normally. Shutdown will take longer as well.
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