Macbook Pro has been shutting down unexpectedly

My MacBook Pro (retina 15 inch) OS X Yosemite, which had been very stable since purchased in late 2013 has been shutting down unexpectedly in recent weeks. Sometimes it's caused by Excel or Quicken, other times, it's a mystery. And the whole computer crashes, not just a program. What could be causing this recent behavior?

I found the records using the info on the link you provided. I have had five kernel panics in the last month. Do you want me to post them all here? I've copied yesterday's below:
Anonymous UUID:       E22A1CED-5B00-740B-B546-C447BC133AD1
Mon Feb  2 19:09:30 2015
*** Panic Report ***
panic(cpu 0 caller 0xffffff7f9dd2894e): "sfree on invalid allocation at 0xffffff802ff02738"@/SourceCache/Sandbox_executables/Sandbox-358.1.1/src/kext/s malloc.c:224
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address
0xffffff80ff66b540 : 0xffffff801cf2fe41
0xffffff80ff66b5c0 : 0xffffff7f9dd2894e
0xffffff80ff66b5f0 : 0xffffff7f9dd1b0c6
0xffffff80ff66b610 : 0xffffff7f9dd2909b
0xffffff80ff66b630 : 0xffffff7f9dd20ae4
0xffffff80ff66b670 : 0xffffff7f9dd1ffb6
0xffffff80ff66b6a0 : 0xffffff801d52f744
0xffffff80ff66b6c0 : 0xffffff801d3a3add
0xffffff80ff66b6e0 : 0xffffff801d12f482
0xffffff80ff66b730 : 0xffffff801d14ab56
0xffffff80ff66bb50 : 0xffffff801d39fc12
0xffffff80ff66bbb0 : 0xffffff801d164f17
0xffffff80ff66bc00 : 0xffffff801d15d143
0xffffff80ff66bf20 : 0xffffff801d1523fa
0xffffff80ff66bf50 : 0xffffff801d44b386
0xffffff80ff66bfb0 : 0xffffff801d036e86
      Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
         com.apple.kext.AppleMatch(1.0d1)[37AE7F31-8D85-37FE-AA63-2070F6FE115C]@0xffffff 7f9dd1a000->0xffffff7f9dd1efff
         com.apple.security.sandbox(300.0)[0DA39A0A-5AF4-3696-B397-8FA104465BC4]@0xfffff f7f9dd1f000->0xffffff7f9dd35fff
            dependency: com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity(1.0.5)[B28E0B3E-38DF-380A-94C5-8FE108 57152B]@0xffffff7f9dd0d000
            dependency: com.apple.kext.AppleMatch(1.0.0d1)[37AE7F31-8D85-37FE-AA63-2070F6FE115C]@0xffff ff7f9dd1a000
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: SymDaemon
Mac OS version:
14C109
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 14.1.0: Mon Dec 22 23:10:38 PST 2014; root:xnu-2782.10.72~2/RELEASE_X86_64
Kernel UUID: DCF5C2D5-16AE-37F5-B2BE-ED127048DFF5
Kernel slide:     0x000000001cc00000
Kernel text base: 0xffffff801ce00000
__HIB  text base: 0xffffff801cd00000
System model name: MacBookPro11,2 (Mac-3CBD00234E554E41)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 36144377451197
last loaded kext at 40027937608: com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm 12.7.1f4 (addr 0xffffff7f9d6a8000, size 20480)
last unloaded kext at 192241439443: com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 3.0.1 (addr 0xffffff7f9f45a000, size 8192)
loaded kexts:
com.symantec.kext.SymAPComm 12.7.1f4
com.Logitech.Unifying.HID Driver 1.3.1
com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver 3.9.1
com.symantec.kext.ips 3.9.2f1
com.symantec.kext.internetSecurity 5.4f4
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.70
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 3.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.15.5
com.apple.driver.ApplePlatformEnabler 2.1.7d1
com.apple.driver.X86PlatformShim 1.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog 1
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com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 4.3.2f6
com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet 1.0.1
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 269.25
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelHD5000Graphics 10.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess 1
com.apple.driver.AppleThunderboltIP 2.0.2
com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport 4.3.2f6
com.apple.driver.AppleHV 1
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.7.3
com.apple.driver.AppleCameraInterface 5.29.0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMCLMU 2.0.7d0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelFramebufferAzul 10.0.2
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.5.0
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com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCardReader 3.5.1
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless 1.0.0d1
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com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 2.7.0
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com.apple.security.quarantine 3
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System Profile:
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Bluetooth: Version 4.3.2f6 15235, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Model: MacBookPro11,2, BootROM MBP112.0138.B14, 4 processors, Intel Core i7, 2 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 2.18f15
Thunderbolt Bus: MacBook Pro, Apple Inc., 17.1
Graphics: Intel Iris Pro, Intel Iris Pro, Built-In
USB Device: Internal Memory Card Reader
USB Device: BRCM20702 Hub
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
USB Device: USB Receiver
USB Device: Composite Device
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AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x134), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (7.15.159.13.12)
Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en0
PCI Card: pci11c1,5901, IEEE 1394 Open HCI, Thunderbolt@195,0,0
Serial ATA Device: APPLE SSD SM0256F, 251 GB

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    Things You Can Do To Resolve Slow Downs
    If your computer seems to be running slower here are some things you can do:
    Start with visits to:     OS X Maintenance - MacAttorney;
                                      The X Lab: The X-FAQs;
                                      The Safe Mac » Mac Performance Guide;
                                      The Safe Mac » The myth of the dirty Mac;
                                      Mac maintenance Quick Assist.
    Boot into Safe Mode then repair your hard drive and permissions:
    Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions Pre-Lion
    Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer.
    Repair the Hard Drive - Lion/Mountain Lion/Mavericks
    Boot to the Recovery HD:
    Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the Utilites Menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD disk icon and click on the arrow button below.
    When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu. Select Restart from the Apple menu.
    Restart your computer normally and see if this has helped any. Next do some maintenance:
    For situations Disk Utility cannot handle the best third-party utility is Disk Warrior;  DW only fixes problems with the disk directory, but most disk problems are caused by directory corruption; Disk Warrior 4.x is now Intel Mac compatible.
    Note: Alsoft ships DW on a bootable DVD that will startup Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier. It cannot start Macs that came with Lion or later pre-installed, however, DW will work on those models.
    Suggestions for OS X Maintenance
    OS X performs certain maintenance functions that are scheduled to occur on a daily, weekly, or monthly period. The maintenance scripts run in the early AM only if the computer is turned on 24/7 (no sleep.) If this isn't the case, then an excellent solution is to download and install a shareware utility such as Macaroni, JAW PseudoAnacron, or Anacron that will automate the maintenance activity regardless of whether the computer is turned off or asleep.  Dependence upon third-party utilities to run the periodic maintenance scripts was significantly reduced since Tiger.  These utilities have limited or no functionality with Snow Leopard or later and should not be installed.
    OS X automatically defragments files less than 20 MBs in size, so unless you have a disk full of very large files there's little need for defragmenting the hard drive.
    Helpful Links Regarding Malware Protection
    An excellent link to read is Tom Reed's Mac Malware Guide.
    Also, visit The XLab FAQs and read Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware.
    See these Apple articles:
      Mac OS X Snow Leopard and malware detection
      OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
      OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
      About file quarantine in OS X
    If you require anti-virus protection I recommend using VirusBarrier Express 1.1.6 or Dr.Web Light both from the App Store. They're both free, and since they're from the App Store, they won't destabilize the system. (Thank you to Thomas Reed for these recommendations.)
    Troubleshooting Applications
    I recommend downloading a utility such as TinkerTool System, OnyX, Mavericks Cache Cleaner, or Cocktail that you can use for removing old log files and archives, clearing caches, etc. Corrupted cache, log, or temporary files can cause application or OS X crashes as well as kernel panics.
    If you have Snow Leopard or Leopard, then for similar repairs install the freeware utility Applejack.  If you cannot start up in OS X, you may be able to start in single-user mode from which you can run Applejack to do a whole set of repair and maintenance routines from the command line.  Note that AppleJack 1.5 is required for Leopard. AppleJack 1.6 is compatible with Snow Leopard. Applejack does not work with Lion and later.
    Basic Backup
    For some people Time Machine will be more than adequate. Time Machine is part of OS X. There are two components:
    1. A Time Machine preferences panel as part of System Preferences;
    2. A Time Machine application located in the Applications folder. It is
        used to manage backups and to restore backups. Time Machine
        requires a backup drive that is at least twice the capacity of the
        drive being backed up.
    Alternatively, get an external drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
      1. Carbon Copy Cloner
      2. Get Backup
      3. Deja Vu
      4. SuperDuper!
      5. Synk Pro
      6. Tri-Backup
    Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore.  Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files. For help with using Time Machine visit Pondini's Time Machine FAQ for help with all things Time Machine.
    Referenced software can be found at MacUpdate.
    Additional Hints
    Be sure you have an adequate amount of RAM installed for the number of applications you run concurrently. Be sure you leave a minimum of 10% of the hard drive's capacity as free space.
    Add more RAM. If your computer has less than 2 GBs of RAM and you are using OS X Leopard or later, then you can do with more RAM. Snow Leopard and Lion work much better with 4 GBs of RAM than their system minimums. The more concurrent applications you tend to use the more RAM you should have.
    Always maintain at least 15 GBs or 10% of your hard drive's capacity as free space, whichever is greater. OS X is frequently accessing your hard drive, so providing adequate free space will keep things from slowing down.
    Check for applications that may be hogging the CPU:
    Pre-Mavericks
    Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select All Processes from the Processes dropdown menu.  Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order.  If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar.  Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
    Mavericks and later
    Open Activity Monitor in the Utilities folder.  Select All Processes from the View menu.  Click on the CPU tab in the toolbar. Click twice on the CPU% column header to display in descending order.  If you find a process using a large amount of CPU time (>=70,) then select the process and click on the Quit icon in the toolbar.  Click on the Force Quit button to kill the process.  See if that helps.  Be sure to note the name of the runaway process so you can track down the cause of the problem.
    Often this problem occurs because of a corrupted cache or preferences file or an attempt to write to a corrupted log file.

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