Macbook Pro just start to run very slow

Not sure what has happened but my laptop is now extremely slow... with the spinning wheel showing up when clicked on menus or opening folders!!
iv done an update to OSX 10.9.5 but still the same iv check Activity Monitor and cant really see anything which might using up CPU or Memory ? HHD space over 500GB left...
Memory:
Kernel_task = 541 MB
iTunes = 177 MB
Google Chrome Helper = 156 MB
CPU
nothing over 8% when i start to see it slow down
anyone got any idea whats going on >?? iv not installed anything since this has happened..
thanks

Hi John, thanks for getting back iv copied part of what is in the log hopefully this will tell you whats happening ??
Sep 27 18:43:03 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 1.54 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
Sep 27 18:43:04 DanPro.local launchctl[389]: launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
Sep 27 18:43:08 DanPro.local sudo[392]:     root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=Admin ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist
Sep 27 18:43:08 DanPro.local sudo[395]:     root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=Admin ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl start com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy
Sep 27 18:43:09 DanPro.local sandboxd[374] ([141]): coreaudiod(141) deny file-read-data /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/A52Codec.component
Sep 27 18:43:10 DanPro.local sandboxd[374] ([141]): coreaudiod(141) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/A52Codec.component/Contents
Sep 27 18:43:10 DanPro.local syncdefaultsd[332]: [AOSAccounts] : IAAppProvider::CopyAccountUIDForUser Timed out waiting
Sep 27 18:43:10 DanPro.local com.apple.InputMethodKit.UserDictionary[397]: -[PFUbiquitySwitchboardEntryMetadata setUseLocalStorage:](760): CoreData: Ubiquity:  Admin~D746949C-1F9F-5A11-B4E1-B30CC465D487:UserDictionary
  Using local storage: 1
Sep 27 18:43:11 DanPro.local sandboxd[374] ([141]): coreaudiod(141) deny file-read-metadata /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/A52Codec.component
Sep 27 18:43:12 DanPro.local com.apple.time[303]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
Sep 27 18:43:14 DanPro.local com.apple.SecurityServer[25]: Session 100016 created
Sep 27 18:43:16 DanPro.local imagent[354]: [Warning] Creating empty account: PlaceholderAccount for service: IMDService (iMessage)
Sep 27 18:43:17 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 27 18:43:17 DanPro.local soagent[340]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
Sep 27 18:43:18 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 27 18:43:18 DanPro.local com.apple.InputMethodKit.UserDictionary[397]: -[PFUbiquitySwitchboardEntryMetadata setUseLocalStorage:](760): CoreData: Ubiquity:  Admin~D746949C-1F9F-5A11-B4E1-B30CC465D487:UserDictionary
  Using local storage: 0
Sep 27 18:43:20 DanPro.local com.apple.time[303]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
Sep 27 18:43:21 DanPro.local com.apple.NotesMigratorService[408]: Joined Aqua audit session
Sep 27 18:43:23 DanPro.local apsd[60]: Failed to send activation record to service com.apple.ManagedClient.enroll
Sep 27 18:43:28 DanPro.local soagent[340]: Killing soagent.
Sep 27 18:43:28 DanPro.local NotificationCenter[330]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
Sep 27 18:43:28 DanPro.local imagent[354]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver  (soagent:340)
Sep 27 18:43:30 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 27 18:43:30 DanPro.local Dropbox[370]: PyObjCPointer created: at 0xbe8fc88 of type {OpaqueJSContext=}
Sep 27 18:43:34 DanPro kernel[0]: fsevents: watcher dbfseventsd (pid: 419) - Using /dev/fsevents directly is unsupported.  Migrate to FSEventsFramework
Sep 27 18:43:35 DanPro.local Dropbox[370]: ICARegisterForEventNotification-Has been deprecated since 10.5.  Calls to this function in the future may crash this application.  Please move to ImageCaptureCore
Sep 27 18:43:54 DanPro.local soagent[434]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
Sep 27 18:43:54 DanPro.local com.apple.time[303]: Interval maximum value is 946100000 seconds (specified value: 9223372036854775807).
Sep 27 18:43:54 DanPro.local com.apple.dock.extra[433]: No endpoint returned trying to load UnreadCountController.bundle, suspending
Sep 27 18:43:54 DanPro.local soagent[434]: No active accounts, killing soagent in 10 seconds
Sep 27 18:44:05 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 27 18:44:05 DanPro.local soagent[434]: Killing soagent.
Sep 27 18:44:05 DanPro.local com.apple.dock.extra[433]: SOHelperCenter main connection interrupted
Sep 27 18:44:05 DanPro.local imagent[354]: [Warning] Denying xpc connection, task does not have entitlement: com.apple.private.icfcallserver  (soagent:434)
Sep 27 18:44:35 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 27 18:44:46 DanPro.local launchservicesd[52]: Application App:"Finder" asn:0x0-e00e pid:315 refs=7 @ 0x7fd472b0f400 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontApps ( ( "LSApplication:0x0-0x20020 pid=444 "SecurityAgent"")), so denying. : LASSession.cp #1481 SetFrontApplication() q=LSSession 100006/0x186a6 queue
Sep 27 18:44:46 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to Finder, psn 0x0-0xe00e, securitySessionID=0x186a6, err=-13066
Sep 27 18:45:00 DanPro.local universalAccessAuthWarn[455]: AccessibilityAPI: pid 304, is not allowed to access the accessibility API. Path: /Library/Little Snitch/Little Snitch Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/Little Snitch Agent
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 1 connectx to 54.230.150.75#80 failed: 64 - Host is down
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 1 connectx to 54.230.150.12#80 failed: 64 - Host is down
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 1 connectx to 54.230.150.62#80 failed: 64 - Host is down
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 1 connectx to 54.230.148.165#80 failed: 64 - Host is down
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 1 connectx to 54.230.150.147#80 failed: 64 - Host is down
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 1 connectx to 54.230.149.220#80 failed: 64 - Host is down
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 1 connectx to 54.230.150.54#80 failed: 64 - Host is down
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_destination_prepare_complete 1 connectx to 54.230.151.226#80 failed: 64 - Host is down
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: tcp_connection_handle_destination_prepare_complete 1 failed to connect
Sep 27 18:45:07 --- last message repeated 7 times ---
Sep 27 18:45:07 DanPro.local System Preferences[446]: TSUpdateCheck: Connection failed! Error - Could not connect to the server. http://www.flip4mac.com/Updater/WMV/update2.plist?version=2.4.4.2&productid=0000 000&OSVersion=10.9.5&CPU=Intel%20Core%20i7&QTVersion=7.7.3
Sep 27 18:45:15 DanPro.local mds[34]: (Normal) Volume: volume:0x7ffb15002000 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:0 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/firmwaresyncd.BFjJib
Sep 27 18:45:28 DanPro.local com.apple.IconServicesAgent[334]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x275] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x175] - extension: GIF, UTI: com.compuserve.gif, fileType: ????.
Sep 27 18:45:28 DanPro.local quicklookd[440]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x203] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x103] - extension: GIF, UTI: com.compuserve.gif, fileType: ???? request size:100 scale: 1
Sep 27 18:45:29 DanPro.local com.apple.IconServicesAgent[334]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x279] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x373] - extension: mp4, UTI: public.mpeg-4, fileType: ????.
Sep 27 18:45:29 DanPro.local quicklookd[440]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x403] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x303] - extension: mp4, UTI: public.mpeg-4, fileType: ???? request size:100 scale: 1
Sep 27 18:46:11 DanPro.local sudo[471]:     root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=Admin ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl load /Library/LaunchAgents/com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy.plist
Sep 27 18:46:11 DanPro.local sudo[473]:     root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=Admin ; COMMAND=/bin/launchctl start com.parallels.vm.prl_pcproxy
Sep 27 18:46:14 DanPro.local prl_client_app[467]: find_shared_window: WID 104
Sep 27 18:46:14 DanPro.local prl_client_app[467]: CGSOrderWindowListWithGroups: invalid window ID (104)
Sep 27 18:46:14 DanPro.local prl_client_app[467]: CGSOrderWindowList: NULL list pointer or empty list
Sep 27 18:46:24 DanPro.local Installer[477]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 27 18:46:24 DanPro.local Installer[477]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 27 18:46:24 DanPro.local Installer[477]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 27 18:46:24 DanPro.local Installer[477]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 27 18:46:26 DanPro.local sandboxd[374] ([484]): mdworker(484) deny file-read-data /Users/Admin/Applications (Parallels)/{37c79a0d-5740-4675-b78e-1d084bca0232} Applications.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4gk80w25tr2 plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 4348162)
Sep 27 18:46:27 --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Sep 27 18:46:27 DanPro.local sandboxd[374] ([484]): mdworker(484) deny file-read-data /Users/Admin/Applications (Parallels)/{568d769e-ce74-400d-bcbb-5cf810567a9b} Applications.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4gk80w25tr2 plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 4278386)
Sep 27 18:46:51 --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Sep 27 18:46:51 DanPro.local launchservicesd[52]: Application App:"Installer" asn:0x0-26026 pid:477 refs=7 @ 0x7fd471625870 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontApps ( ( "LSApplication:0x0-0x27027 pid=490 "SecurityAgent"")), so denying. : LASSession.cp #1481 SetFrontApplication() q=LSSession 100006/0x186a6 queue
Sep 27 18:46:51 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to Installer, psn 0x0-0x26026, securitySessionID=0x186a6, err=-13066
Sep 27 18:47:22 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "System Preferences" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
Sep 27 18:47:24 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "System Preferences" after 3.01 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
Sep 27 18:47:26 DanPro.local tccd[324]: Refusing client without path (pid 63)
Sep 27 18:47:31 --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Sep 27 18:47:31 DanPro.local sandboxd[374] ([544]): mdworker(544) deny file-read-data /Users/Admin/Applications (Parallels)/{37c79a0d-5740-4675-b78e-1d084bca0232} Applications.localized/.localized (pre-plugin fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:240000005E diag:0 isXCode:0 uti:dyn.ah62d4rv4gk80w25tr2 plugin:internalPlainTextImporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 4348162)
Sep 27 18:48:01 --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Sep 27 18:59:39 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: _CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
Sep 27 18:59:39 DanPro.local loginwindow[38]: find_shared_window: WID -1
Sep 27 18:59:39 DanPro.local loginwindow[38]: CGSGetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
Sep 27 18:59:39 DanPro.local loginwindow[38]: find_shared_window: WID -1
Sep 27 18:59:39 DanPro.local loginwindow[38]: CGSSetWindowTags: Invalid window 0xffffffff
Sep 27 18:59:39 DanPro.local launchservicesd[52]: Application App:"loginwindow" asn:0x0-1001 pid:38 refs=7 @ 0x7fd472a1a940 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontApps ( ( "LSApplication:0x0-0x28028 pid=551 "ScreenSaverEngine"")), so denying. : LASSession.cp #1481 SetFrontApplication() q=LSSession 100006/0x186a6 queue
Sep 27 18:59:39 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to loginwindow, psn 0x0-0x1001, securitySessionID=0x186a6, err=-13066
Sep 27 18:59:40 DanPro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[286] (com.apple.SystemUIServer.agent[314]): The following job tried to hijack the service "com.apple.tsm.uiserver" from this job: 0x7fd160700590.anonymous.loginwindow
Sep 27 19:15:39 DanPro.local loginwindow[38]: resume called when there was already a timer
Sep 27 19:15:58 DanPro.local fontd[320]: BUG in libdispatch client: dispatch_mig_server: mach_msg() failed (ipc/send) invalid memory - 0x1000000c
Sep 27 19:18:23 DanPro.local Google Chrome[307]: Error launching spell checker for U.S. English:  Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The application “AppleSpell.service” could not be launched because a miscellaneous error occurred (OSStatus -1712)." UserInfo=0x811506e0 {NSURL=file://localhost/System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service, NSUnderlyingError=0x8115a8b0 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -1712.)", NSLocalizedDescription=The application “AppleSpell.service” could not be launched because a miscellaneous error occurred (OSStatus -1712).}
Sep 27 19:18:30 DanPro.local AppleSpell[378]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
Sep 27 19:19:00 --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Sep 27 19:20:34 DanPro.local Google Chrome[307]: Error launching spell checker for U.S. English:  Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=256 "The application “AppleSpell.service” could not be launched because a miscellaneous error occurred (OSStatus -1712)." UserInfo=0x81190860 {NSURL=file://localhost/System/Library/Services/AppleSpell.service, NSUnderlyingError=0x8075f150 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -1712.)", NSLocalizedDescription=The application “AppleSpell.service” could not be launched because a miscellaneous error occurred (OSStatus -1712).}
Sep 27 19:20:34 DanPro.local Google Chrome[307]: Suppressing further spell checker launch failure warnings
Sep 27 19:20:48 DanPro.local AppleSpell[378]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
Sep 27 19:21:18 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 27 19:22:36 DanPro.local AppleSpell[378]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
Sep 27 19:22:36 DanPro.local AppleSpell[378]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
Sep 27 19:22:54 DanPro kernel[0]: process Google Chrome[307] caught causing excessive wakeups. Observed wakeups rate (per sec): 158; Maximum permitted wakeups rate (per sec): 150; Observation period: 300 seconds; Task lifetime number of wakeups: 62932
Sep 27 19:22:54 DanPro.local ReportCrash[571]: Invoking spindump for pid=307 wakeups_rate=158 duration=285 because of excessive wakeups
Sep 27 19:23:09 DanPro.local spindump[572]: Saved wakeups_resource.spin report for Google Chrome version 37.0.2062.124 (2062.124) to /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Google Chrome_2014-09-27-192309_DanPro.wakeups_resource.spin
Sep 27 19:24:03 DanPro.local Disk Utility[575]: 10.4-style NSNumberFormatter method called on a 10.0-style formatter, which doesn't work. Break on _NSNumberFormatter_Log_New_Methods_On_Old_Formatters to debug. This message will only be logged once.
Sep 27 19:31:58 DanPro kernel[0]: USBMSC Identifier (non-unique): 08606E6D401FBE50670A65A2 0x951 0x1666 0x100, 3
Sep 27 19:32:03 DanPro.local fseventsd[45]: could not open <</Volumes/KINGSTON/.fseventsd/fseventsd-uuid>> (No such file or directory)
Sep 27 19:32:03 DanPro.local fseventsd[45]: log dir: /Volumes/KINGSTON/.fseventsd getting new uuid: 0E2839C5-4246-4B9E-B9F1-7EDC5D7CBD50
Sep 27 19:32:11 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Disk Utility" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
Sep 27 19:32:11 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Disk Utility" after 1.21 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
Sep 27 19:41:27 DanPro kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=611[GoogleSoftwareUp] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
Sep 27 19:46:05 DanPro xpcproxy[622]: assertion failed: 13F34: xpcproxy + 3438 [D559FC96-E6B1-363A-B850-C7AC9734F210]: 0x2
Sep 27 19:58:09 DanPro.local launchservicesd[52]: Someone attempted to start application App:"Archive Utility" asn:0x0-2c02c pid:652 refs=6 @ 0x7fd472b0d3a0 but it still has _kLSApplicationLockedInStoppedStateKey=true, so it is is staying stopped. : LASApplication.cp #2468 SetApplicationInStoppedState() q=LSSession 100006/0x186a6 queue
Sep 27 19:58:21 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 27 19:58:21 DanPro kernel[0]: hfs: mounted StellarPartitionManager on device disk2s2
Sep 27 19:58:21 DanPro.local mds[34]: (Normal) Volume: volume:0x7ffb13ad7000 ********** Bootstrapped Creating a default store:1 SpotLoc:(null) SpotVerLoc:(null) occlude:0 /Volumes/StellarPartitionManager
Sep 27 19:58:22 DanPro.local DiskImages UI Agent[667]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
Sep 27 19:58:34 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "CoreServicesUIAgent" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
Sep 27 19:58:34 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "CoreServicesUIAgent" after 1.13 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
Sep 27 19:58:36 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[654]: Error: qtn_file_apply_to_path error: Read-only file system
Sep 27 19:58:49 DanPro.local filecoordinationd[333]: NSFileCoordinator received a message and couldn't parse it. Details: <dictionary: 0x7ffe6cb09270> { count = 2, contents =
  "parameters" => <dictionary: 0x7ffe6cb0cc80> { count = 0, contents =
  "kind" => <string: 0x7ffe6cb09a10> { length = 15, contents = "providerCheckin" }
Sep 27 19:58:49 DanPro.local Finder[315]: NSFileCoordinator: Sending of a providerCheckin message was interrupted. Details: Connection interrupted
Sep 27 19:59:07 DanPro kernel[0]: CoreServicesUIAg[654] Unable to quarantine: 93
Sep 27 19:59:17 --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Sep 27 19:59:17 DanPro.local authexec[693]: executing /Applications/StellarPartitionManager.app/Contents/MacOS/StellarPartitionManage r.app/Contents/MacOS/StellarPartitionManager
Sep 27 19:59:17 DanPro.local launchservicesd[52]: Application App:"Finder" asn:0x0-e00e pid:315 refs=7 @ 0x7fd472b0f400 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontApps ( ( "LSApplication:0x0-0x34034 pid=695 "SecurityAgent"")), so denying. : LASSession.cp #1481 SetFrontApplication() q=LSSession 100006/0x186a6 queue
Sep 27 19:59:17 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to Finder, psn 0x0-0xe00e, securitySessionID=0x186a6, err=-13066
Sep 27 19:59:23 DanPro kernel[0]: disk1s1: media is not present.
Sep 27 19:59:23 --- last message repeated 10 times ---
Sep 27 19:59:23 DanPro kernel[0]: msdosfs_fat_uninit_vol: error 6 from msdosfs_fat_cache_flush
Sep 27 19:59:23 DanPro.local mds_stores[177]: (/private/var/folders/zz/zyxvpxvq6csfxvn_n0000000000000/T)(Error) IndexStore in int _sqlite_bulkEnd(PersistentIDStore *):sqlite3BtreeCommit failed; rc = 13
Sep 27 19:59:47 DanPro.local universalAccessAuthWarn[455]: AccessibilityAPI: pid 693, is not allowed to access the accessibility API. Path: /Applications/StellarPartitionManager.app/Contents/MacOS/StellarPartitionManage r.app/Contents/MacOS/StellarPartitionManager
Sep 27 20:00:20 DanPro.local launchctl[747]: launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
Sep 27 20:00:21 DanPro.local com.apple.IconServicesAgent[745]: IconServicesAgent launched.
Sep 27 20:00:21 DanPro.local distnoted[748]: # distnote server agent  absolute time: 4798.155538505   civil time: Sat Sep 27 20:00:21 2014   pid: 748 uid: 0  root: no
Sep 27 20:01:36 DanPro kernel[0]: hfs: unmount initiated on StellarPartitionManager on device disk2s2
Sep 27 20:13:07 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[934]: Saving rejection record:
  Rejected URL=file:///Users/Admin/Downloads/WD%20Drive%20Utilities.app/
  App URL=file:///Users/Admin/Downloads/WD%20Drive%20Utilities.app/
Sep 27 20:13:07 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[934]: App URL discarded
Sep 27 20:13:07 DanPro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[286] ([0x0-0x3f03f].com.westerndigital.WDDriveUtilities[938]): Exited: Killed: 9
Sep 27 20:13:17 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[934]: Saving rejection record:
  Rejected URL=file:///Users/Admin/Downloads/WD%20Drive%20Utilities.app/
  App URL=file:///Users/Admin/Downloads/WD%20Drive%20Utilities.app/
Sep 27 20:13:17 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[934]: App URL discarded
Sep 27 20:13:17 DanPro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[286] ([0x0-0x40040].com.westerndigital.WDDriveUtilities[941]): Exited: Killed: 9
Sep 27 20:13:43 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
Sep 27 20:13:44 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 1.28 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
Sep 27 20:13:56 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[947]: Saving rejection record:
  Rejected URL=file:///Users/Admin/Downloads/WD%20Drive%20Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUt ilityHelper.app/
  App URL=file:///Users/Admin/Downloads/WD%20Drive%20Utilities.app/Contents/WDDriveUt ilityHelper.app/
Sep 27 20:13:56 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[947]: App URL discarded
Sep 27 20:13:56 DanPro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[286] ([0x0-0x41041].com.westerndigital.WDDriveUtilityHelper[946]): Exited: Killed: 9
Sep 27 20:14:08 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Finder" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
Sep 27 20:14:13 DanPro.local Finder[315]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: FileInfoBinding [0xe003] - extension: (NULL), UTI: dyn.agk80255drq, fileType: lock request size:18 scale: 1
Sep 27 20:14:13 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Finder" after 5.68 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
Sep 27 20:14:15 DanPro.local Finder[315]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: FileInfoBinding [0xe103] - extension: (NULL), UTI: dyn.agk81n5ddrq, fileType: ulck request size:18 scale: 1
Sep 27 20:14:19 DanPro.local launchservicesd[52]: Application App:"Finder" asn:0x0-e00e pid:315 refs=8 @ 0x7fd472b0f400 tried to be brought forward, but isn't in fPermittedFrontApps ( ( "LSApplication:0x0-0x43043 pid=953 "SecurityAgent"")), so denying. : LASSession.cp #1481 SetFrontApplication() q=LSSession 100006/0x186a6 queue
Sep 27 20:14:19 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to Finder, psn 0x0-0xe00e, securitySessionID=0x186a6, err=-13066
Sep 27 20:14:33 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[957]: Saving rejection record:
  Rejected URL=file:///Users/Admin/Downloads/WD%20Drive%20Utilities.app/
  App URL=file:///Users/Admin/Downloads/WD%20Drive%20Utilities.app/
Sep 27 20:14:33 DanPro.local CoreServicesUIAgent[957]: App URL discarded
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Sep 27 20:16:17 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Dock" after 2.97 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
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Sep 27 20:28:12 DanPro.local loginwindow[38]: find_shared_window: WID -1
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Sep 27 20:40:12 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: [cps/setfront] Failed setting the front application to Little Snitch Agent, psn 0x0-0x7007, securitySessionID=0x186a6, err=-13066
Sep 27 20:42:13 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Little Snitch Agent" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
Sep 27 20:42:13 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Little Snitch Agent" after 1.09 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
Sep 27 21:03:55 DanPro xpcproxy[1028]: assertion failed: 13F34: xpcproxy + 3438 [D559FC96-E6B1-363A-B850-C7AC9734F210]: 0x2
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Sep 27 21:21:57 DanPro.local com.apple.IconServicesAgent[334]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x7d7] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x34b] - extension: ai, UTI: com.adobe.illustrator.ai-image, fileType: PDF .
Sep 27 21:21:57 DanPro.local quicklookd[1057]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x403] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x303] - extension: ai, UTI: com.adobe.illustrator.ai-image, fileType: PDF  request size:16 scale: 1
Sep 27 21:21:59 DanPro.local com.apple.IconServicesAgent[334]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x443] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x5e3] - extension: jpg, UTI: public.jpeg, fileType: ????.
Sep 27 21:21:59 DanPro.local quicklookd[1057]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x603] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x503] - extension: jpg, UTI: public.jpeg, fileType: ???? request size:16 scale: 1
Sep 27 21:22:20 DanPro.local com.apple.IconServicesAgent[334]: main Failed to composit image for binding VariantBinding [0x9eb] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x15f] - extension: png, UTI: public.png, fileType: ????.
Sep 27 21:22:20 DanPro.local quicklookd[1057]: Warning: Cache image returned by the server has size range covering all valid image sizes. Binding: VariantBinding [0x803] flags: 0x8 binding: FileInfoBinding [0x703] - extension: png, UTI: public.png, fileType: ???? request size:16 scale: 1
Sep 27 21:22:22 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: _CGXSetWindowBackgroundBlurRadius: Invalid window 0xffffffff
Sep 27 21:22:52 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Sep 27 21:38:53 DanPro kernel[0]: CODE SIGNING: cs_invalid_page(0x1000): p=1076[GoogleSoftwareUp] final status 0x0, allowing (remove VALID) page
Sep 27 21:44:58 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Little Snitch Agent" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
Sep 27 21:45:01 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Little Snitch Agent" after 4.23 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)
Sep 27 21:46:22 DanPro.local com.apple.IconServicesAgent[334]: Icon filename entry missing from bundle info dictionary for bundle at URL: file://localhost/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AOSKit.framework/Versions/A/X PCServices/com.apple.iCloudHelper.xpc/
Sep 27 21:51:58 DanPro.local Google Chrome[307]: CFUserNotificationDisplayAlert:  called from main application thread, will block waiting for a response.
Sep 27 21:52:16 DanPro.local uTorrent[1107]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 27 21:52:16 DanPro.local uTorrent[1107]: *** WARNING: -[NSImage compositeToPoint:fromRect:operation:] is deprecated in MacOSX 10.8 and later. Please use -[NSImage drawAtPoint:fromRect:operation:fraction:] instead.
Sep 27 21:54:10 DanPro.local ntpd[179]: SYNC state ignoring +0.165018 s
Sep 27 22:00:49 DanPro.local AppleSpell[378]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
Sep 27 22:01:19 --- last message repeated 2 times ---
Sep 27 22:01:22 DanPro.local AppleSpell[378]: *** -[NSMachPort handlePortMessage:]: dropping incoming DO message because the connection is invalid
Sep 27 22:19:28 DanPro.local Console[1150]: setPresentationOptions called with NSApplicationPresentationFullScreen when there is no visible fullscreen window; this call will be ignored.
Sep 27 22:24:28 DanPro xpcproxy[1181]: assertion failed: 13F34: xpcproxy + 3438 [D559FC96-E6B1-363A-B850-C7AC9734F210]: 0x2
Sep 27 22:24:29 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: disable_update_timeout: UI updates were forcibly disabled by application "Safari" for over 1.00 seconds. Server has re-enabled them.
Sep 27 22:24:30 DanPro.local syncdefaultsd[1180]: Fixing push token
Sep 27 22:24:31 DanPro.local launchctl[1183]: launchctl: Dubious permissions on file (skipping): /Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
Sep 27 22:24:31 DanPro.local WindowServer[175]: common_reenable_update: UI updates were finally reenabled by application "Safari" after 2.50 seconds (server forcibly re-enabled them after 1.00 seconds)

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    See these Apple articles:
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              OS X Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
              OS X Mountain Lion- Protect your Mac from malware
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    Report generated July 5, 2014 at 12:29:20 PM PDT
    Hardware Information:
      MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Verified)
      MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
      1 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
      8 GB RAM
    Video Information:
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      Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software:
      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 2:48:20
    Disk Information:
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      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.3 GB (624.35 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GS31N 
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      Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
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      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
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      Dropbox
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      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
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    User Internet Plug-ins:
      CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 Support
      Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4 Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
    Time Machine:
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      Total number of backups: (null)
      Size of backup disk: Adequate
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      All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
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          0% IDriveDaemon
          0% aosnotifyd
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      98 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
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      4.79 GB Free RAM
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      897 MB Wired RAM
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    See these Apple articles:
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      [not loaded] com.Belcarra.iokit.USBLAN_usbpart (2.0.2) Support
      [loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.6 - SDK 10.6) Support
      [not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.panther (1.6.1) Support
      [not loaded] com.RemoteControl.USBLAN.usbpart (2.0.6) Support
      [not loaded] com.aliph.driver.jstub (1.1.2) Support
      [not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.1) Support
      [not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.1) Support
      [not loaded] com.bose.bluetooth (1.0.0) Support
      [not loaded] com.displaylink.dlusbncm (1.11.0 - SDK 10.9) Support
      [loaded] com.displaylink.driver.DisplayLinkDriver (2.2 - SDK 10.9) Support
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      [loaded] com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt (0.0.74) Support
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      [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.1394HP (1.0.5) Support
      [not loaded] com.wdc.driver.USBHP (1.0.1) Support
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      [loaded] foo.tun (1.0) Support
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      [running] com.displaylink.useragent.plist Support
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      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
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      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
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      AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
      AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
      iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
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      Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
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      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      GoPro  Support
      Growl  Support
      Perian  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Skip System Files: NO
      Mobile backups: ON
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 697.84 GB Disk used: 531.42 GB
      Destinations:
      OS's Time Capsule [Network]
      Total size: 929.51 GB
      Total number of backups: 7
      Oldest backup: 2013-10-26 14:57:58 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-01-16 03:29:37 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Too small
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      OS Data [Network] (Last used)
      Total size: 3 TB
      Total number of backups: 13
      Oldest backup: 2014-01-25 03:11:06 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-07-10 05:36:25 +0000
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      Backup size 3 TB > (Disk size 697.84 GB X 3)
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      All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
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      2.45 GB Active RAM
      1.12 GB Inactive RAM
      1.54 GB Wired RAM
      3.49 GB Page-ins
      138 MB Page-outs

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