IMac, late 2006, runs extremely slowly, hard drive grinding

Besides the RAM shortage (upgrade is in the mail) what else id wrong here?
EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
Report generated December 29, 2014 3:42:24 PM EST
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Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    iMac (20-inch Late 2006) (Verified)
    iMac - model: iMac5,1
    1 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
    2 GB RAM
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM1
            1 GB DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
    ATY,RadeonX1600 - VRAM: 256 MB
        iMac 1680 x 1050
        spdisplays_display_connector
System Software: ℹ️
    Mac OS X 10.6.8 (10K549) - Uptime: 7:52:35
Disk Information: ℹ️
    ST3250824AS Q disk0 : (232.89 GB)
        - (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Mac HD New (disk0s2) / : 249.72 GB (45.33 GB free)
USB Information: ℹ️
    Micron Built-in iSight
    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    org.samba.winbindd.plist [Support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist [Support]
    [not loaded]    com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
    [running]    com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist [Details]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
    [not loaded]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    ApplicationHidden (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    Dropbox    Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    EPSON Scanner Monitor    Application (/Applications/EPSON Scanner Monitor.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 [Support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 8.3.1 [Support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
    WidevineMediaOptimizer: Version: 6.0.0.12757 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 6.0
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    Disconnect [Installed]
    Disconnect Private Search [Installed]
Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player [Support]
    Flip4Mac WMV [Support]
    Trusteer Endpoint Protection [Support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine information requires OS X 10.7 "Lion" or later.
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
       107%    WebProcess
         4%    Safari
         2%    PluginProcess
         2%    WindowServer
         0%    ps
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    1.02 GB    WebProcess
    150 MB    firefox
    140 MB    PluginProcess
    60 MB    Safari
    34 MB    Finder
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    128 MB    Free RAM
    1.35 GB    Active RAM
    461 MB    Inactive RAM
    207 MB    Wired RAM
    3.72 GB    Page-ins
    2.52 GB    Page-outs
Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Dec 29, 2014, 07:50:36 AM    Self test - passed

One thing to realize is that the "Webprocess" consuming mass qualities of CPU will come and go depending on the pages you are browsing. It shouldn't do that high CPU constantly only periodically. Some simple pages will take very little, very complex pages with lots of images and flash and ads and other misc stuff can make the CPU usage soar. But that's hard/impossible to predict, so just keep an eye on it and you'll get a feel for pages you might want to avoid and pages that are no big deal to process.
good luck...

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Moving iMovie projects folder
http://support.apple.com/kb/ph2289
Things to consider before moving your iPhoto Library Folder to a new or external location like an external hard drive.
If you make movies on any iDevices using iMovie for iOS,, then transfer the video footage, the IOS version of iMovie saves the footage as a movie file in IPhoto for IOS and will automatically get transferred to iPhoto for the Mac when you upload the video from your iDevice.
Newer versions of iMovie will work and link those video files found in your iPhoto Library on your Mac, but those links can be lost if you move your iPhoto library and you will not be able to relink that video afterwards as the current versions of iMovie seem to not have a relink option for the video portion of the files (ironically, current versions of iMovie HAVE the ability to re-link the audio files from the video footage, though (The inability to re-link the video files could be a possible bug or oversight in current versions iMovie).
The lost video links show up as "blacked-out" video blocks with no content.
Before moving the iPhoto Library
If you make movies with iMovie using iPad or iPhone video then 'Consolidate' the files before you finish. This will gather (albeit by duplicating) all the relevant files in the project in one place. After consolidating/duplicating all of the audio and video footage to a seperate, independent location,it should be safe to move your iPhoto library.
The potential way to circumvent this issues maybe to try and import iPad and iPhoto video directly into iMovie which would be another solution.
FYI,
WHile the max. RAM of your year and model iMac is 3 GBs, Macs typically work better with pairs of matched RAM modules.
If you so choosr, you could replace that 1GB RAM module with another 2 GB RAM module. Your Mac will NOT recognize the complete 4 GBs of total RAM installed, but it will recognize between 3.2 to 3.4 GBs of the total 4 GBs and more important will respond slightly better with matched pairs of RAM.
The difference won't be too dramatic. So, it is up to you if you want to spend the extra money to purchase and install that 2GB RAM module.
Correct, compatible and reliable Mac RAM can ONLY be purchased from online RAM sources Crucial memory or OWC (http://www.macsales.com).
RAM is user installable/upgrade able and is, relatively, easy for newbie or novice Mac users to install.
http://eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac_intel_white_mem_h/
Good Luck!

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