Is there a good clean-up utility?

My MacBook Pro is REALLY slow, both to boot-up and to operate.
Is there a good , legitimate third party utility that can clean-up my system?
Thanks!

What do you want to clean up?
You don't need it except for rare troubleshooting. I very occasionally use Applejack, but only when I run into a problem where it may be appropriate. You may get other recommendations, but I think it's the safest. Stay far away from MacKeeper.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack/
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10334620-263.html?tag=mfiredir
And read this
http://www.macworld.com/article/133684/2008/06/maintenance_intro.html

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