Failure to login - spinning wheel

I am having a problem logging in to my user accounts periodically. I get a spinning wheel and the login password field does not appear (I have waited up to 10 minutes). I am forced to manually shut off the computer and restart. What is causing this and how do I fix it?
iMac Core duo 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Thanks for the reply roam. I have over 440 GB of hard disk space available and I have 2GB of memory.
The most recent program installed is Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac.
Let me know if you have any suggestions.
iMac Core duo 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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☞ The software is advertised by means of spam or intrusive web ads. Any ad, on any site, that includes a direct link to a download should be ignored.
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☞ High-priced commercial software such as Photoshop is "cracked" or "free."
☞ An application helps you to infringe copyright, for instance by circumventing the copy protection on commercial software, or saving streamed media for reuse without permission.
Conditional or unsolicited offers from strangers
☞ A telephone caller or a web page tells you that you have a “virus” and offers to help you remove it. (Some reputable websites did legitimately warn visitors who were infected with the "DNSChanger" malware. That exception to this rule no longer applies.)
☞ A web site offers free content such as video or music, but to use it you must install a “codec,” “plug-in,” "player," "downloader," "extractor," or “certificate” that comes from that same site, or an unknown one.
☞ You win a prize in a contest you never entered.
☞ Someone on a message board such as this one is eager to help you, but only if you download an application of his choosing.
☞ A "FREE WI-FI !!!" network advertises itself in a public place such as an airport, but is not provided by the management.
☞ Anything online that you would expect to pay for is "free."
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☞ You open what you think is a document and get an alert that it's "an application downloaded from the Internet." Click Cancel and delete the file. Even if you don't get the alert, you should still delete any file that isn't what you expected it to be.
☞ An application does something you don't expect, such as asking for permission to access your contacts, your location, or the Internet for no obvious reason.
☞ Software is attached to email that you didn't request, even if it comes (or seems to come) from someone you trust.
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6. Java on the Web (not to be confused with JavaScript, to which it's not related, despite the similarity of the names) is a weak point in the security of any system. Java is, among other things, a platform for running complex applications in a web page, on the client. That was always a bad idea, and Java's developers have proven themselves incapable of implementing it without also creating a portal for malware to enter. Past Java exploits are the closest thing there has ever been to a Windows-style virus affecting OS X. Merely loading a page with malicious Java content could be harmful.
Fortunately, client-side Java on the Web is obsolete and mostly extinct. Only a few outmoded sites still use it. Try to hasten the process of extinction by avoiding those sites, if you have a choice. Forget about playing games or other non-essential uses of Java.
Java is not included in OS X 10.7 and later. Discrete Java installers are distributed by Apple and by Oracle (the developer of Java.) Don't use either one unless you need it. Most people don't. If Java is installed, disable it—not JavaScript—in your browsers.
Regardless of version, experience has shown that Java on the Web can't be trusted. If you must use a Java applet for a task on a specific site, enable Java only for that site in Safari. Never enable Java for a public website that carries third-party advertising. Use it only on well-known, login-protected, secure websites without ads. In Safari 6 or later, you'll see a lock icon in the address bar with the abbreviation "https" when visiting a secure site.
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You don't need software to tell you that's a Windows trojan. Software may be able to tell you which trojan it is, but who cares? In practice, there's no reason to use recognition software unless an organizational policy requires it. Windows malware is so widespread that you should assume it's in everyemail attachment until proven otherwise. Nevertheless, ClamXav or a similar product from the App Store may serve a purpose if it satisfies an ill-informed network administrator who says you must run some kind of AV application. It's free and it won't handicap the system.
The ClamXav developer won't try to "upsell" you to a paid version of the product. Other developers may do that. Don't be upsold. For one thing, you should not pay to protect Windows users from the consequences of their choice of computing platform. For another, a paid upgrade from a free app will probably have all the disadvantages mentioned in section 7.
9. It seems to be a common belief that the built-in Application Firewall acts as a barrier to infection, or prevents malware from functioning. It does neither. It blocks inbound connections to certain network services you're running, such as file sharing. It's disabled by default and you should leave it that way if you're behind a router on a private home or office network. Activate it only when you're on an untrusted network, for instance a public Wi-Fi hotspot, where you don't want to provide services. Disable any services you don't use in the Sharing preference pane. All are disabled by default.
10. As a Mac user, you don't have to live in fear that your computer may be infected every time you install software, read email, or visit a web page. But neither can you assume that you will always be safe from exploitation, no matter what you do. Navigating the Internet is like walking the streets of a big city. It's as safe or as dangerous as you choose to make it. The greatest harm done by security software is precisely its selling point: it makes people feel safe. They may then feel safe enough to take risks from which the software doesn't protect them. Nothing can lessen the need for safe computing practices.

Macbook Pro (A1278) - Unable to startup - stucks at Apple logo with spinning wheel.

My friend gave me his macbook pro today having startup issue. It stucks on apple logo at startup with a spinning wheel.
I have tried to repair disk but does not work.
tried to reinstall OS but it says This Apple ID is not the one which you used to purchase this OS version (something like that)
I upgraded from mac os x lion to mountain lion.
I do not have any installation media as well.

Take each of these steps that you haven't already tried. Stop when the problem is resolved.
Step 1
The first step in dealing with a boot failure is to secure your data. If you want to preserve the contents of the startup drive, and you don't already have at least one current backup, you must try to back up now, before you do anything else. It may or may not be possible. If you don't care about the data that has changed since your last backup, you can skip this step.
There are several ways to back up a Mac that is unable to boot. You need an external hard drive to hold the backup data.
a. Boot into the Recovery partition, or from a local Time Machine backup volume (option key at startup.) When the OS X Utilities screen appears, launch Disk Utility and follow the instructions in this support article, under “Instructions for backing up to an external hard disk via Disk Utility.”
b. If you have access to a working Mac, and both it and the non-working Mac have FireWire or Thunderbolt ports, boot the non-working Mac in target disk mode. Use the working Mac to copy the data to another drive. This technique won't work with USB, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth.
c. If the internal drive of the non-working Mac is user-replaceable, remove it and mount it in an external enclosure or drive dock. Use another Mac to copy the data.
Step 2
Press and hold the power button until the power shuts off. Disconnect all wired peripherals except those needed to boot, and remove all aftermarket expansion cards. Use a different keyboard and/or mouse, if those devices are wired. If you can boot now, one of the devices you disconnected, or a combination of them, is causing the problem. Finding out which one is a process of elimination.
If you've booted from an external storage device, make sure that your internal boot volume is selected in the Startup Disk pane of System Preferences.
Step 3
Boot in safe mode. Note: If FileVault is enabled, or if a firmware password is set, or if the boot volume is a software RAID, you can’t do this. Post for further instructions.
Safe mode is much slower to boot and run than normal, and some things won’t work at all, including wireless networking on certain Macs.
The login screen appears even if you usually log in automatically. You must know your login password in order to log in. If you’ve forgotten the password, you will need to reset it before you begin.
When you boot in safe mode, it's normal to see a dark gray progress bar on a light gray background. If the progress bar gets stuck for more than a few minutes, or if the system shuts down automatically while the progress bar is displayed, your boot volume is damaged and the drive is probably malfunctioning. In that case, go to step 5.
If you can boot and log in now, empty the Trash, and then open the Finder Info window on your boot volume ("Macintosh HD," unless you gave it a different name.) Check that you have at least 9 GB of available space, as shown in the window. If you don't, copy as many files as necessary to another volume (not another folder on the same volume) and delete the originals. Deletion isn't complete until you empty the Trash again. Do this until the available space is more than 9 GB. Then reboot as usual (i.e., not in safe mode.)
If the boot process hangs again, the problem is likely caused by a third-party system modification that you installed. Post for further instructions.
Step 4
Sometimes a boot failure can be resolved by resetting the NVRAM.
Step 5
Launch Disk Utility in Recovery mode (see Step 1.) Select your startup volume, then run Repair Disk. If any problems are found, repeat until clear. If Disk Utility reports that the volume can't be repaired, the drive has malfunctioned and should be replaced. You might choose to tolerate one such malfunction in the life of the drive. In that case, erase the volume and restore from a backup. If the same thing ever happens again, replace the drive immediately.
This is one of the rare situations in which you should also run Repair Permissions, ignoring the false warnings it may produce. Look for the line "Permissions repair complete" at the end of the output. Then reboot as usual.
Step 6
Reinstall the OS. If your Mac was upgraded from an older version of OS X, you’ll need the Apple ID and password you used to upgrade.
Step 7
Repeat step 6, but this time erase the boot volume in Disk Utility before installing. The system should automatically reboot into the Setup Assistant. Follow the prompts to transfer your data from a backup.
Step 8
A dead logic-board battery in a Mac Pro can cause a gray screen at boot. Typically the boot failure will be preceded by loss of the startup disk and system clock settings. See the user manual for replacement instructions.
Step 9
If you get this far, you're probably dealing with a hardware fault. Make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.

Spinning wheel, iMac, EtreCheck, AdAware, disk errors

I have been using Macs at home, PCs at work, for decades, but am not a techie. I am currently having a problem with my home iMac (bought in 2011). About 2 weeks ago I began to notice that I was getting the spinning colored wheel on occasion. I use Office for Macs and about a month ago started using a budgeting software called YNAB, everything else pretty standard, I think. Today the spinning wheel has gotten dramatically worse -- it happens with just about every click, on every application, lasting maybe 20 - 90 seconds and then the machine executes the command(s). I checked multiple user forums including this one. I checked the activity monitor and didn't see anything obviously wrong (nothing running > ~ 15% of CPU; when getting the spinning wheel the current application shows up in the monitor as "not responding,") but I am not sure what else to look for. I downloaded and ran EtreCheck after seeing it on multiple posts here. The report follows. The stuff in red looks suspicious but before I go any farther I thought I'd check with the big guns. Suggestions welcome, many thanks.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated January 10, 2015 at 9:43:34 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac12,2
1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4-core
4 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
2 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 0/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
BANK 1/DIMM1
empty empty empty empty
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
iMac 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Uptime: 1:40:53
Disk Information: ℹ️
ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Untitled (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (636.60 GB free) - 107 errors
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
HL-DT-STDVDRW GA32N
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Samsung Samsung ML-2010
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2 TB
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
Seagate Backup Plus Drive (disk1s3) /Volumes/Seagate Backup Plus Drive : 2.00 TB (1.43 TB free)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.logmein.driver.LogMeInSoundDriver (4.1.46f67) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
/System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.3 - SDK 10.5) [Support]
[not loaded] com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.3 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.brother.LOGINserver.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeingui.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist [Support]
[not loaded] com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
[running] com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.logmein.raupdate.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]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[running] com.amazon.music.plist [Support]
[invalid?] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist [Support]
[loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist [Support]
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper UNKNOWNHidden (missing value)
SafeEyes UNKNOWN (missing value)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
LogMeIn: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
LogMeInSafari32: Version: 1.0.961 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
BrowserPlus_2.9.8: Version: 2.9.8 [Support]
CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 [Support]
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
Searchme [Installed] Adware! [Remove]
SlickSavings [Installed]
Amazon Shopping Assistant [Installed] Adware! [Remove]
Ebay Shopping Assistant [Installed] Adware! [Remove]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
BrowserPlus [Support]
Flash Player [Support]
Java [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Untitled: Disk size: 999.35 GB Disk used: 362.74 GB
Destinations:
Seagate Backup Plus Drive [Local]
Total size: 2.00 TB
Total number of backups: 156
Oldest backup: 2012-08-11 20:55:03 +0000
Last backup: 2015-01-10 13:48:27 +0000
Size of backup disk: Adequate
Backup size 2.00 TB > (Disk used 362.74 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
    5% AddressBookSourceSync
    4% systemstatsd
    2% WindowServer
    1% Activity Monitor
    1% com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
322 MB Safari
150 MB storedownloadd
129 MB Finder
116 MB installd
116 MB Dock
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
73 MB Free RAM
1.27 GB Active RAM
1.21 GB Inactive RAM
921 MB Wired RAM
8.69 GB Page-ins
80 MB Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
Jan 10, 2015, 08:03:45 AM Self test - passed
Jan 10, 2015, 07:47:16 AM /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Spotlight_2015-01-10-074716_[r edacted].crash

Start time: 09:37:25 01/11/15
Model Identifier: iMac12,2
System Version: OS X 10.10.1 (14B25)
Kernel Version: Darwin 14.0.0
Time since boot: 11 minutes
SerialATA
   ST31000528AS
USB
   Logitech Camera (Logitech Inc.)
   Samsung ML-2010 (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
   Backup+ Desk (Seagate LLC)
Bluetooth
   Apple Wireless Keyboard
   Apple Magic Mouse
Diagnostic reports
   2014-12-17 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent crash
   2015-01-03 Finder crash
   2015-01-11 Spotlight crash
Log
   Jan 11 09:09:27 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:09:42 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:27:10 com.apple.Kerberos.kdc: Service exited with abnormal code: 1
   Jan 11 09:27:11 ** GPU Hardware VM is disabled (multispace: disabled, page table updates with DMA: disabled)
   Jan 11 09:27:16 AppleBCM5701Ethernet [en0]:        1        0 load_batch_arp_firmware: invalid firmware signature
   Jan 11 09:29:14 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:29:52 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:30:06 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:30:51 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:31:13 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:32:14 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:32:34 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:32:49 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:33:04 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:33:33 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:33:33 hfs_clonefile: cluster_read failed - 5
   Jan 11 09:33:50 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:34:07 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:34:24 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:35:17 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:35:50 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:37:07 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:37:24 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:37:39 disk0s2: I/O error.
   Jan 11 09:37:54 disk0s2: I/O error.
Bad kexts
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   /Users/USER/Documents/Docs From Old iMac/Taxes/TurboTax Home Business 2008/TurboTax Home Business 2008/TY 2008 TurboTax Audit Support Center/Turbo Tax Audit Support Center.app
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   /Users/USER/Documents/Docs From Old iMac/TurboTax 2008.app
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   /Users/USER/Downloads/EtreCheck.app
   - com.etresoft.EtreCheck
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   - com.intuit.TurboTax2004
   /Users/USER/Expansion Drive/TurboTax Premier 2005/Extras/Install Flash Player 7 OSX
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   /Users/USER/Expansion Drive/TurboTax Premier 2005/TurboTax 2005.app
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   /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/CitrixOnline/CitrixOnlineLauncher.app
   - com.citrixonline.mac.WebDeploymentApp
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   - com.Skype.FacebookVideoCalling
   /Users/markalmand/Library/Application Support/LogMeIn Client/update/temp/Contents/SharedSupport/LogMeInClientDiag.app
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PrefPane
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   /Users/USER/Library/PreferencePanes/BrowserPlusPrefs.prefPane
   - com.yahoo.browserplus.prefpane
Bundles
   /Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers/EmagicUSBMIDIDriver.plugin
   - info.emagic.driver.unitor
   /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
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   /Library/Spotlight/GBSpotlightImporter.mdimporter
   - com.apple.garageband.spotlightimporter
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   /Users/USER/Library/Application Support/LogMeIn Client/update/temp/Contents/PlugIns/LogMeInSafari32.plugin
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   /Users/USER/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/BrowserPlus_2.9.8.plugin
   - com.yahoo.browserplus
   /Users/USER/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
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dylibs
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   /Users/USER/Expansion Drive/usr/local/lib/libusb-0.1.4.dylib
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App extensions
   com.getdropbox.dropbox.garcon
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.brother.LOGINserver.plist
   - mod date: Mar 20 07:40:15 2014
   - checksum: 1383871077
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    <string>com.brother.LOGINserver</string>
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Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.logmein.logmeingui.plist
   - mod date: Nov 3 13:32:23 2014
   - checksum: 1252675553
   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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    <array>
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    </array>
    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
    <true/>
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   </plist>
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.logmein.logmeinguiagent.plist
   - mod date: Nov 3 13:32:23 2014
   - checksum: 1322314836
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    <string>com.logmein.logmeinguiagent</string>
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    <key>OnDemand</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/Application Support/LogMeIn/bin/LogMeIn.app/Contents/Helpers/LMIGUIAgent.app/Contents/MacOS /LMIGUIAgent</string>
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    <key>MulticastGroup</key>
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Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin.plist
   - mod date: Nov 3 13:32:23 2014
   - checksum: 4072186225
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   <plist version="1.0">
   <dict>
    <key>Debug</key>
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    <key>Label</key>
    <string>com.logmein.logmeinguiagentatlogin</string>
    <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key>
    <array>
    <string>LoginWindow</string>
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    <key>OnDemand</key>
    <true/>
    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
    <string>/Library/Application Support/LogMeIn/bin/LogMeIn.app/Contents/Helpers/LMIGUIAgent.app/Contents/MacOS /LMIGUIAgent</string>
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    <key>RunAtLoad</key>
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    <key>Sockets</key>
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    <dict>
    <key>MulticastGroup</key>
   ...and 17 more line(s)
Contents of /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
   - mod date: Sep 1 19:37:01 2014
   - checksum: 3930062540
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   <dict>
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    <string>com.oracle.java.Java-Updater</string>
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    <string>-bgcheck</string>
    </array>
    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
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    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
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    <key>StartCalendarInterval</key>
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    <integer>20</integer>
    <key>Minute</key>
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Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.logmein.logmeinserver.plist
   - mod date: Nov 3 13:32:23 2014
   - checksum: 2003873071
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    <false/>
    <key>ProcessType</key>
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    <key>ThrottleInterval</key>
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Contents of /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.logmein.raupdate.plist
   - mod date: Apr 18 10:06:43 2014
   - checksum: 3493110929
   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
   <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
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    <key>LaunchOnlyOnce</key>
    <true/>
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    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
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    <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
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Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.amazon.music.plist
   - mod date: Oct 17 20:55:24 2014
   - checksum: 3668832669
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    <string>/Applications/Amazon Music.app/Contents/MacOS/Amazon Music Helper</string>
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Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.facebook.videochat.NAME.plist
   - mod date: Aug 9 00:38:49 2014
   - checksum: 761917055
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     <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
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Contents of Library/LaunchAgents/com.google.keystone.agent.plist
   - mod date: Oct 8 17:24:28 2014
   - checksum: 4224700383
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    <key>ProgramArguments</key>
    <array>
     <string>/Users/USER/Library/Google/GoogleSoftwareUpdate/GoogleSoftwareUpdate.bu ndle/Contents/Resources/GoogleSoftwareUpdateAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleSoftw areUpdateAgent</string>
     <string>-runMode</string>
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    <key>StandardErrorPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
    <key>StandardOutPath</key>
    <string>/dev/null</string>
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Font issues: 4
Listeners
   cupsd: ipp
   kdc: kerberos
   launchd: afpovertcp
User login items
   iTunesHelper
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   SafeEyes
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   Dropbox
   - /Applications/Dropbox.app
Safari extensions
   Amazon Shopping Assistant
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   Ebay Shopping Assistant
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   Searchme
   - com.spigot.safari.searchme
   Slick Savings
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Widgets
   iCal
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