MAC RUNNING SLOWLY, MAC RUNNING SLOWLY

Have always downloaded latest updates so why is my Mac Book Pro running slowly & it sounds like it's runnin all the time...
Running 10.6.8
Hope someone can help me
Spike

Have you looked to see how much free memory there is?  If memory is low then the machine will spend lot's of time swapping memory to disk.  Open the program "Activity Monitor" (in "Applications/Utilities/"):
Then click the "System Memory" segment at the bottom:

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              MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
              1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 384 MB
    System Software:
              Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63b) - Uptime: 0 days 0:21:48
    Disk Information:
              TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (410.81 GB free)
              HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N 
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
              Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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              Apple, Inc. MacBook Pro
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              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
              [running] com.MyBusinessWorks.backup.plist Support
    Launch Agents:
              [running] com.MyBusinessWorks.status.plist Support
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
              [loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
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              iTunesHelper
              Dropbox
              AdobeResourceSynchronizer
    Internet Plug-ins:
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 3.2.0.16   - SDK 10.8 Support
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 Support
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
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              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 Support
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 Support
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 - SDK 10.7 Mismatch! Oracle recommends Java 7 Update 55
    Safari Extensions:
              Slick Savings: Version: 1.0
              Searchme: Version: 1.3
              Amazon Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
              Ebay Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
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    iTunes Plug-ins:
              Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.3 - SDK 10.7
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                   2%          MyBusinessWorksBackup
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              152 MB          WebProcess
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              343 MB          Inactive RAM
              670 MB          Wired RAM
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  • Mac is running very slowly.

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    Report generated December 27, 2014 at 10:50:02 PM PST
    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
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    Click the [Adware] links for help removing adware.
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      iMac (20-inch, Early 2009) (Verified)
      iMac - model: iMac9,1
      1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
      2 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      1 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Video Information: ℹ️
      NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
      iMac 1680 x 1050
    System Software: ℹ️
      OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0:29:2
    Disk Information: ℹ️
      Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 319.21 GB (170.11 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
      PIONEER DVD-RW  DVRTS08 
    USB Information: ℹ️
      Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
      Apple Inc. Keyboard Hub
      Mitsumi Electric Apple Optical USB Mouse
      Apple Inc. Apple Keyboard
      Seagate BUP Slim SL 2 TB
      EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      SEAGATE (disk1s2) /Volumes/SEAGATE : 2.00 TB (1.12 TB free)
      Western Digital Ext HDD 1021 1 TB
      EFI (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
      time machine backup (disk2s2) /Volumes/time machine backup : 999.86 GB (34.33 GB free)
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
      /Library/Application Support/Norton Solutions Support/Norton Personal Firewall
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      /System/Library/Extensions
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      [not loaded] com.microsoft.driver.MicrosoftMouse (5.1) [Support]
      [loaded] com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Support]
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      [running] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Support]
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      HP Scheduler Application (/Library/Application Support/Hewlett-Packard/Software Update/HP Scheduler.app)
      SymSecondaryLaunch Application (/Library/Application Support/Norton Solutions Support/Scheduler/SymSecondaryLaunch.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0 [Support]
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      Musicnotes: Version: 1.18.9 [Support]
      Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.3.5f1 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
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      Picasa: Version: 1.0 [Support]
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      BrowserPlus  [Support]
      Flash Player  [Support]
      Microsoft Keyboard
      Microsoft Mouse
      Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX  [Support]
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      Auto backup: YES
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      Destinations:
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      79 MB Seagate Dashboard
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      54 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
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      45 MB Free RAM
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      554 MB Inactive RAM
      325 MB Wired RAM
      571 MB Page-ins
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    Morgan

    You need to uninstall all Norton Antivirus softwarwe/ utilities.
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  • My mac book pro is running very slowly. I do not have much on my computer either.

    Problem description:
    very slow mac performance. nothing on mac
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.5 (108)
    Report generated January 11, 2015 at 12:02:49 AM PST
    Click the [Support] links for help with non-Apple products.
    Click the [Details] links for more information about that line.
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    Hardware Information: ℹ️
      MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2009) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,3
      1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2-core
      4 GB RAM Upgradeable
      BANK 0/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
      BANK 1/DIMM0
      2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
      Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
      Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
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      Color LCD 1440 x 900
      NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
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      MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-868 
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      [loaded] com.nvidia.CUDA (1.1.0) [Support]
      [not loaded] com.wacom.kext.pentablet (5.2.6) [Support]
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      [killed] com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
      [killed] com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
      [killed] com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
      [killed] com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
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      [killed] com.apple.ctkd.plist
      [killed] com.apple.installd.plist
      [killed] com.apple.nehelper.plist
      [killed] com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
      [killed] com.apple.systemstats.analysis.plist
      [killed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
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      [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Support]
      [failed] com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist [Support]
      [failed] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist [Support]
      [running] com.Affinegy.InstaLANa.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.nvidia.CUDASoftwareUpdate.plist [Support]
      [running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist [Support]
      [running] com.wacom.pentablet.plist [Support]
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      [invalid?] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS3.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.bombich.ccc.plist [Support]
      [running] com.cleverfiles.cfbackd.plist [Support]
      [running] com.edb.launchd.postgresql-8.4.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.AE.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.FxPlug.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.noiseindustries.FxFactory.plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.nvidia.cuda.launcher.plist [Support]
      [running] com.sophos.common.servicemanager.plist [Support]
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      [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Support]
      [invalid?] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Support]
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
      [failed] com.plexapp.mediaserver.plist [Support]
      [failed] com.spotify.webhelper.plist [Support]
      [not loaded] jp.co.canon.Inkjet_Extended_Survey_Agent.plist [Support]
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      Dropbox ApplicationHidden (/Users/[redacted]/.Trash/Dropbox.app)
      Google Chrome ApplicationHidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
      EvernoteHelper UNKNOWN (missing value)
      BambooCore Application (/Library/Application Support/Wacom/BambooCore.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.1-1 [Support]
      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 5.2 [Support]
      Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
      OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 [Support]
      RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown [Support]
      AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Support]
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]
      DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.0 [Support]
      Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.246 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 16.0.0.235
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.12 [Support]
      WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.0.0.4 [Support]
      EPPEX Plugin: Version: 3.0.5.0 [Support]
      JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
    User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
      Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 [Support]
    Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
      DVCPROHDAudio: Version: 1.3.2
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
      CUDA Preferences  [Support]
      DivX  [Support]
      Flash Player  [Support]
      MacFUSE  [Support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
      Skip System Files: NO
      Mobile backups: OFF
      Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
      Volumes being backed up:
      500GB: Disk size: 499.25 GB Disk used: 253.82 GB
      Destinations:
      808 783 6434 [Local]
      Total size: 0 B
      Total number of backups: 0
      Oldest backup: -
      Last backup: -
      Size of backup disk: Too small
      Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 253.82 GB X 3)
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
          8% WindowServer
          2% launchd
          1% DashboardClient
          0% configd
          0% SystemUIServer
    Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
      326 MB Finder
      120 MB Google Chrome
      86 MB loginwindow
      64 MB InterCheck
      64 MB WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
      301 MB Free RAM
      1.41 GB Active RAM
      877 MB Inactive RAM
      752 MB Wired RAM
      39.12 GB Page-ins
      1.20 GB Page-outs

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    Cópia do monitor de atividades
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    248           Conteúdo da Internet do Safari          silvanalahutte          0,0          9          128,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    282           Mail          silvanalahutte          4,4          12          99,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    247           Safari          silvanalahutte          0,0          13          68,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    173           Dock          silvanalahutte          0,0          3          63,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    35           mds          root          0,2          6          61,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    89           WindowServer          _windowserver          1,9          5          53,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    252           Flash Player (plug-in de Internet do Safari)          silvanalahutte          0,3          6          27,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    275           Monitor de Atividade          silvanalahutte          3,0          4          21,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    39           loginwindow          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          20,9 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    60           coreservicesd          root          0,0          4          20,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    195           Central de Notificações          silvanalahutte          0,0          3          19,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    159           universalaccessd          silvanalahutte          0,0          5          19,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    170           SystemUIServer          silvanalahutte          0,0          4          19,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    269           mdworker          silvanalahutte          0,2          4          17,9 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    174           Finder          silvanalahutte          0,0          4          16,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    222           com.apple.dock.extra          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          14,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    203           CalendarAgent          silvanalahutte          0,0          4          13,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    251           com.apple.iCloudHelper          silvanalahutte          0,0          7          12,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    32           opendirectoryd          root          0,0          8          10,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    211           Extensão Captura de Imagem          silvanalahutte          0,0          3          9,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    296           com.apple.NotesMigratorService          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          9,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    188           HPScanner          silvanalahutte          0,0          3          9,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    190           UserEventAgent          silvanalahutte          0,0          3          8,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    15           securityd          root          0,0          4          8,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    258           AppleSpell.service          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          8,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    56           apsd          root          0,0          4          7,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    103           aosnotifyd          root          0,0          4          7,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    40           locationd          _locationd          0,0          7          7,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    137           coreaudiod          _coreaudiod          0,0          4          7,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    274           Quick Look Helper          silvanalahutte          0,0          5          7,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    126           named          root          0,0          1          7,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    172           talagent          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          6,9 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    215           CIJScannerRegister          silvanalahutte          0,0          6          6,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    216           xpcd          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          5,8 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    305           mdworker          _spotlight          0,0          3          5,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    212           accountsd          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          5,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    105           ocspd          root          0,0          4          4,9 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    199           imagent          silvanalahutte          0,0          3          4,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    180           xpcd          _coreaudiod          0,0          2          4,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    165           fontd          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          4,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    183           com.apple.audio.SandboxHelper          _coreaudiod          0,0          2          4,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    295           com.apple.hiservices-xpcservice          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          4,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    13           taskgated          root          0,0          4          4,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    18           configd          root          0,0          7          4,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    12           kextd          root          0,0          2          3,9 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    11           UserEventAgent          root          0,0          3          3,8 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    104           socketfilterfw          root          0,0          3          3,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    189           usernoted          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          3,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    300           CVMCompiler          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          3,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    106           rpcsvchost          root          0,0          16          2,8 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    36           mDNSResponder          _mdnsresponder          0,0          3          2,8 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    45           fseventsd          root          0,0          63          2,7 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    123           wifid          root          0,0          2          2,7 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    285           lsboxd          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          2,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    50           appleeventsd          _eppc          0,0          2          2,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    246           pbs          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          2,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    29           revisiond          root          0,0          4          2,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    23           usbmuxd          _usbmuxd          0,0          3          2,5 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    187           NetworkBrowserAgent          silvanalahutte          0,0          3          2,5 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    42           InternetSharing          root          0,0          8          2,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    73           netbiosd          _netbios          0,0          3          2,2 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    200           helpd          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          2,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    186           filecoordinationd          root          0,0          2          2,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    202           AppleIDAuthAgent          silvanalahutte          0,0          3          2,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    57           distnoted          root          0,0          2          2,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    241           printtool          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          1,9 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    220           AirPort Base Station Agent          silvanalahutte          0,0          4          1,8 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    55           autofsd          root          0,0          2          1,8 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    138           logind          root          0,0          2          1,7 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    49           dpd          root          0,0          2          1,7 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    1           launchd          root          0,0          3          1,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    44           hidd          root          0,3          3          1,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    27           SleepServicesD          root          0,0          2          1,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    127           bootpd          root          0,0          1          1,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    160           cfprefsd          silvanalahutte          0,0          4          1,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    93           CVMServer          root          0,0          2          1,6 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    30           ptmd          root          0,0          2          1,5 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    16           diskarbitrationd          root          0,0          2          1,5 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    63           cfprefsd          root          0,0          4          1,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
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    267           distnoted          _spotlight          0,0          2          1,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    155           launchd          silvanalahutte          0,0          2          1,4 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    99           ntpd          root          0,0          2          1,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    276           activitymonitord          root          0,8          1          1,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    19           syslogd          root          0,0          5          1,3 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    26           stackshot          root          0,0          3          1,1 MB          Intel (64 bits)
    90           networkd          _networkd          0,0          2          1,0 MB          Intel (64 bits)
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    268           cfprefsd          _spotlight          0,0          2          988 KB          Intel (64 bits)
    182           cfprefsd          _windowserver          0,0          2          960 KB          Intel (64 bits)
    128           natpmpd          root          0,0          1          936 KB          Intel (64 bits)
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    166           pboard          silvanalahutte          0,0          1          932 KB          Intel (64 bits)
    179           launchd          _windowserver          0,0          2          808 KB          Intel (64 bits)
    264           launchd          _spotlight          0,0          2          804 KB          Intel (64 bits)

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    1 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo CPU: 2-core
    2 GB RAM
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      BANK 1/DIMM1
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    Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g
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      FVT1744Z2   1280 x 1024
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    Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
      Kensington      Kensington Expert Mouse
      Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
    TigerJet Network, Inc. USB Internet Phone by TigerJet 6.8 MB
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      - (disk2s0) <not mounted> : 6 MB
      - (disk2s0s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
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      /Applications/proXPN.app
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    [not loaded] foo.tun (1.0) [Support]
      /Library/Parallels/Parallels Service.app
    [loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_hid_hook (4.0 3848.450204) [Support]
    [loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_hypervisor (4.0 3848.450204) [Support]
    [loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_netbridge (4.0 3848.450204) [Support]
    [loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_usb_connect (4.0 3848.450204) [Support]
    [loaded] com.parallels.kext.prl_vnic (4.0 3848.450204) [Support]
      /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.iokit.KensingtonMouseDriver (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kodak.printer.XXXX.kext (1.3.0) [Support]
    [loaded] com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs (1.0.1) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.phidgets.driver.Phidget (1.0.0d1) [Support]
      /System/Library/Extensions/KensingtonMouseDriver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.ADBID32Mouse (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.ADBID32MouseX1 (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.ADBID4Mouse (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.ADBID4MouseX1 (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.KMWBluetoothHIDMouse (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.KMWBluetoothOldHIDMouse (3.0) [Support]
    [loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.KMWUSBHIDMouse (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.USBMouseX1 (3.0) [Support]
    [loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.VirtualMouse (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.driver.VirtualMouseX1 (3.0) [Support]
    [not loaded] com.kensington.mouseworks.iokit.KensingtonMouseDriverX1 (3.0) [Support]
    Startup Items: ℹ️
    HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
    HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
    ParallelsDesktopTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsDesktopTransporter
    Privoxy: Path: /Library/StartupItems/Privoxy
    StartOuc: Path: /Library/StartupItems/StartOuc
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
    Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [not loaded] org.samba.winbindd.plist [Support]
    Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Support]
    [loaded] com.parallels.desktop.launch.plist [Support]
    [not loaded] com.trusteer.rapport.rapportd.plist [Support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Support]
    [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Support]
    [running] com.parallels.desktop.launchdaemon.plist [Support]
    [running] com.trusteer.rooks.rooksd.plist [Support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
    FreeMemory Application (/Applications/FreeMemory.app)
    MouseWorks Background Application (/Library/PreferencePanes/MouseWorks.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Support/MouseW orks Background.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 13.9.8 - SDK 10.6 Check version
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.6.6
    Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 [Support]
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    Yahoo! Installer 3: Version: 1.0.128 [Support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 [Support]
    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.0.11 [Support]
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.235 - SDK 10.6 [Support]
    Gears: Version: 1.0 [Support]
    User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Move_Media_Player: Version: npmnqmp 071303000006 [Support]
    WebEx: Version: 1.0 [Support]
    BabelgumPlugin: Version: 1.0 [Support]
    Audio Plug-ins: ℹ️
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.6.6
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player  [Support]
    Flip4Mac WMV  [Support]
    MacFUSE  [Support]
    Kensington MouseWorks  [Support]
    Rapport  [Support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
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    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
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          0% FreeMemory
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    79 MB mds
    28 MB WindowServer
    24 MB Finder
    19 MB Dock
    15 MB coreservicesd
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    422 MB Active RAM
    276 MB Inactive RAM
    336 MB Wired RAM
    541 MB Page-ins
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