I cannot open Grab, Preview or iMessage on my MacBook running 10.9.4

Grab, Preview and iMessage stopped working (they refuse to open) a few weeks ago and I have no idea why or what triggered the change.

Hi ..
You need to update your OS X software to v10.9.5.
Click the Apple  top left in your screen.
From the drop down menu click:  Software Update
Restart your Mac after the updates are installed then try those apps.

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