Iantivirus and MBP Running Hotter

Just read that iantivirus makes the MBP run hotter. I have noticed that since I started using iantivirus my SMC FanControl shows the temp to be about 69C doing nothing. Am I better off just not using iantivirus???

Yes, until its developer gets it sorted out. There's nothing on the loose for it to catch, so you're in no danger without it.
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I have a MBP 2.16Ghz, it's about 20 months old. About a year ago I had some problems with it and Apple replaced my battery and my motherboard. The machine was running fine without any problems. This week I realized that the MBP was becoming hotter than normal and that the fans were running a lot more frequently. Eventually the MBP shut down on me randomly while running it on an almost full battery. I then decided to reset the SMC and re-install the Intel 10.4.11 combo update. While using the MBP on a full battery, once again the fans kicked in while just surfing the web. The fans would never turn on before while surfing the web. All of a sudden the MBP just shut down on me. I really have no idea what the problem could be. Unfortunately I'm out of warranty. If anyone has any suggestions or similar issues please do post. Thanks.

Thanks a lot for your reply. I did run the Apple Hardware Test and after running both normal and extended tests no trouble was found. I managed to download the widget called iStat Pro, I realized that my CPU was idling at 50%, and the CPU temperature was 80 degrees Celsius. This caused my fans to run consistently at 6000RPM. I discovered that the random shut down while running on the battery was caused by too much current being drained by the system. So as you suggested, it was indeed happening for safety reasons.
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Help Kernel_task eating CPU and MBP running hot since 10.6.3

Hi Guys,
Need some real help here. My laptop has become almost unusable here because the CPU goes up to 100% and the culprit is kernel_task.
Ive noticed it slightly after installing 10.6.3. CPU runs up to 108c degrees Celsius.
Ive tried reseting PRAM
Ive tried reinstalling OS with a time machine backup
Getting very annoyed. Is there anything I can try?

I tried a reset SMC and a reboot afterwards. However that did not resolve the problem.
Havent really been hearing the fans lately. CPU is 79C celcius.
As i said in my post previously, it is the kernel_task process that is using up the majority of the CPU.
Below is a screenshot
http://yfrog.com/gi99353705p

Macbook Pro has short battery life and runs hotter after firmware update

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Please tell me I'm not alone with seeing this. I am hoping that there is a solution and it's better than 'buy a new battery'. The fact that my box now runs hotter with the fan on more constantly would not be solved by a new battery I think.

Also had the problem of MBP running much hotter after most recent Firmware update.
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So is it just me, or is Mavericks a bust? My MBP runs way hotter now. I don't have time for trial and error solutions. Is Apple offering a way to downgrade back to Mountain lion? I want out of Mavericks ASAP.

So is it just me, or is Mavericks a bust? My MBP runs much hotter since the upgrade. Why do I need ot sit around watching Activity Monitor, manually controlling my fans, and deleting extensions that I enjoy using. Don't even get me started on the Quicktime/Mov issues. I had none of these issues on Mountian Lion. Searching these forums, I see it's not just me. Why would Apple release a new system w/o peoperly testing it on MBPs?
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jonny a wrote:
Nope, it'a not just me, see above. And yup- I'm backed up, But I don't own a Mountain lion install disc. That's why I was posting here in the first place. Thanks
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Pacman9889,
Its really quite simple. More ram equals slightly MORE power usage. More power means MORE HEAT. This has happened to some degree on every laptop (Apple and Others)I've ever upgraded. I will however agree that in most scenario's, its a bit MORE pronounced on the Mac's. I (personally) attribute that to the way mac laptops are cooled not being as aggressive as on most pc laptops (with actual INTAKE and EXHAUST vents, and higher running fans by default). I personally could care less about the noise, so I use smc fan control on my macs to balance it all out to MY liking/comfort zone. To each their own...
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From pages on a mbp running 10.9.1, pages 5.0.1 does not sync automatically to iCloud after a doc is created and saved. I have rebooted and reset all devices.

From pages on a mbp running 10.9.1, pages 5.0.1 does not sync automatically to iCloud after a doc is created and saved. I have rebooted and reset all devices.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
What exactly do you mean by 'it doesn't save'.
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BDAqua,
Thanks for the response.
Apple has used the term "Digital Audio" to identify this machine. System Profiler has the following information:
Machine Name:          Power Mac G4
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Number Of CPUs:          1
CPU Speed:          800 MHz
L2 Cache (per CPU):          256 KB
Memory:          768 MB
Bus Speed:          133 MHz
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Perhaps i multitask more than some people - I can tend ot have a lot of tabs open in Firefox, but sometimes Safari or Firefox show this behaviour with just one tab open.
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Have you tried restarting the comp? Sometimes a simple refresh will cure the sluggishness.
Try running repair permissions from your HD and afterwards run +repair disk+ from your software install DVD.
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+"Do not operate your MacBook Pro on a pillow or other soft material, as the material can block the airflow vents. Never place anything over the keyboard when operating your MacBook Pro. Never push objects into the ventilation openings."+

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I have a 2011 MBP running Mountain Lion. Tried to install Mavericks, but it keeps telling me " cannot install Mavericks because disc is used for Time Machine backup". I tried disabling TM by issuing the command in console " sudo tmutil disable local". Still no luck. Is there a way of erasing all the time machine backups from my system disc?
Thanks.

Thanks Matt. I tried erasing the "Backups.backupdb" folder. It does not allow me to do that, inspite of "sudo"-ing. I ended up installing Mavericks on another disc, and use disc migration assistant to transfer my data, before swapping out the old disc from the MBP.
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Need to open my keynote 08 files in my iPad2, my MBP runs on OS10.4.11, does it means that i have to upgrade my OS, to upgrade to keynote 09, and then export it to mi iPad?

I need to open my keynote 08 files in my iPad2, my MBP runs on OS10.4.11, does it means that i have to upgrade my OS, to upgrade to keynote 09, and then export it to mi iPad?

Bad news...
Although your answer gave me hope...and so said the Apple website...that i can buy the iWork 09 package in any Apple store, it is not true...
I live in China...170 km from the closest Apple store...so, i took the train and flew to Apple's Pudong Store...where they told me they don't sell the actual DVD software...just by Appstore...
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So ****** off...
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