My 2012 macbook pro is running really slow, how can I make it run faster?

I ran the etrecheck, and this is what resulted:
Hardware Information:
          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: 1024 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 0 days 8:0:27
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (455.86 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
          com.avast.PacketForwarder          (1.4 - SDK 10.9)
          com.avast.AvastFileShield          (2.1.0 - SDK 10.9)
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.avast.init.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.avast.uninstall.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.barebones.authd.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.avast.userinit.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.avast.home.userinit.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.201 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.1.0 3rd-Party support link
          googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.2.4.18058 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20125.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Safari Extensions:
          avast! Online Security: Version: 8
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
          Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          avast! Preferences 3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player 3rd-Party support link
Old Applications:
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
          /Users/[redacted]/Downloads
                    Install Spotify 3:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Install Spotify:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Install Spotify 2:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               3%          WindowServer
               2%          EtreCheck
               0%          locationd
               0%          aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory:
          94 MB          Google Chrome
          82 MB          avast!
          82 MB          mds_stores
          60 MB          Google Chrome Helper
          53 MB          Finder
Virtual Memory Information:
          33 MB          Free RAM
          1.38 GB          Active RAM
          1.47 GB          Inactive RAM
          590 MB          Wired RAM
          37.94 GB          Page-ins
          9 MB          Page-outs

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http://www.thesafemac.com/mpg/
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