How do I fix my system prefernces

Hi some how my system preferences are gone, can someone help me

Look in your Applications folder and if System Preferences are there, if so drag it to the Dock. I suspect you are referring to System Preferences icon in your Dock, that is only an alias and not the actual application. Where the app actually resides is in the Applications folder. If I am correct and you have successfully dragged from the Applications folder to the Dock you can then drag the old icon (the one with the slash through it) off the Dock.

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Launch the Console 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.)
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EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
Report generated October 27, 2014 at 10:16:53 AM PDT
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
16 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
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OS X 10.10 (14A389) - Uptime: 1:42:55
Disk Information: ℹ️
Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
Macintosh HD (disk1) / [Startup]: 318.84 GB (16.67 GB free)
Core Storage: disk0s2 319.21 GB Online
OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5970H
USB Information: ℹ️
Western Digital My Book 111A 3 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Fortress of solitude (disk2s2) /Volumes/Fortress of solitude : 3 TB (458.35 GB free)
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Mac App Store and identified developers
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/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.sophos.driver.devctrl (9.1.56 - SDK 10.6) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.1.55 - SDK 10.7) Support
[loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.1.50 - SDK 10.8) Support
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[failed] com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[failed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
[failed] org.cups.cupsd.plist
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[invalid?] com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist Support
[failed] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
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[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
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[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
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[running] com.sophos.managementagent.plist Support
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[running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
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[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.plugin.AntiTheft.daemon.plist Support
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WD Quick View Application (/Library/Application Support/WDSmartware/WDQuickView.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
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Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.0.0.126   - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.3.1164 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.1 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 60 Check version
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Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
MozyHome Support
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