My MacBook Pro is running extremely slowly, no solutions work

Hi there,
My Macbook Pro all of a sudden has started to operate very slowly. Start up takes 3-4mins and each action delays by up to 15 seconds. I have used CleanmyMac2, my memory is only 15% used, there is nothing that runs above 11% CPU, I have reset PRAM and SMC. No real change.
The only thing that I think I did differently before it started to be like this was download Vuze and Bittorrent, both of which I have now uninstalled but the problem persists. Please help!

I'm sorry to tell you this but downloading torrents opens up a Pandora's box of potential malware intrusion, and CleanMyMac2 will simply make a mess of things.
It is certainly possible to diagnose the exact cause of the poor performance you describe, but I recommend nothing less than completely erasing that Mac and reconfiguring it from the ground up. If you created a backup prior to running Bittorrent, now is the time to use it. Otherwise, you will be facing a protracted amount of work with no guarantee of success.
Furthermore, depending on exactly what you used CleanMyMac to do, it will result in unrecoverable alterations to the Mac's operating system, its required programs, any additional software that you may have installed, your iPhoto Library and other files you may consider essential. Its uninstallation instructions are ineffective at removing it, a typical characteristic of a plethora of similar garbage utilities that convey no benefit on a Mac. I know of no way to recover from its effects on a Mac other than to erase it completely.

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    Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
    Click the [Click for support] links for help with non-Apple products.
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        [killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
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        [killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.installd.plist
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        [killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
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        [killed]    com.apple.softwareupdate_download_service.plist
        [killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
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        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
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        Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
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        Flip4Mac WMV  [Click for support]
        Growl  [Click for support]
        Tuxera NTFS  [Click for support]
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        Destinations:
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             0%    Dropbox
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             0%    airportd
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        176 MB    Google Chrome
        120 MB    Finder
        97 MB    Google Chrome Helper
        73 MB    mds_stores
        69 MB    WindowServer
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        179 MB    Free RAM
        1.26 GB    Active RAM
        1.09 GB    Inactive RAM
        756 MB    Wired RAM
        34.29 GB    Page-ins
        525 MB    Page-outs
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              [not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.netpart.panther (1.6.3) Support
              [not loaded] com.belcarra.iokit.usbpart.panther (1.6.3) Support
              [not loaded] com.zeobit.kext.AVKauth (2.3.2 - SDK 10.7) Support
              [not loaded] com.zeobit.kext.Firewall (2.3.2 - SDK 10.7) Support
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              [not loaded] com.zg.driver.cdc_usb_bus (1.12) Support
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              [loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (4.1.8) Support
              [not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (4.1.8) Support
              [not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (4.1.8) Support
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              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
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              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.2 - SDK 10.6 Support
              googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
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        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.239 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
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        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Native Instruments USB Audio  [Click for support]
        Symantec QuickMenu  [Click for support]
        Symantec\nQuickMenu  [Click for support]
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        Skip System Files: NO
        Mobile backups: OFF
        Auto backup: NO - Auto backup turned off
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        Destinations:
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            Total number of backups: 17
            Oldest backup: 2014-03-09 21:51:11 +0000
            Last backup: 2014-10-24 00:49:28 +0000
            Size of backup disk: Too small
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             8%    WindowServer
             5%    Spotify
             1%    coreaudiod
             1%    Spotify Helper
             0%    AppleSpell
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        335 MB    SymDaemon
        215 MB    Google Chrome
        141 MB    Google Chrome Helper
        137 MB    mds_stores
        133 MB    softwareupdated
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
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        1.61 GB    Active RAM
        1.55 GB    Inactive RAM
        1.07 GB    Wired RAM
        3.11 GB    Page-ins
        7 MB    Page-outs
    Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
        Apr 12, 2015, 01:37:54 PM    Self test - passed
        Apr 12, 2015, 12:19:16 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/UserKernel_2015-04-12-001916_[ redacted].crash
        Apr 12, 2015, 12:19:04 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/LoLPatcher_2015-04-12-001904_[ redacted].crash

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