Recent ML upgrade leads to widespread video performance issues.

Hello,
I recently took the leap to Mountain Lion and I'm starting to regret my decision. I have noticed a real drop off in video performance across the entire system.
Firstly, I came across a well documented issue with Final Cut Pro 7 video playback in the canvas. Playback is almost unusable due to introduced artifacts and tearing. However the video performance issues seem more wide spread than "unsupported software". I notice extremely rough image switching when I switch between workspaces, particularly on the second monitor. Also, when the screen saver kicks in and it swaps images, the same very klunky image swap is noticed on the second monitor. Also when the Reading List display is toggled in Safari, the remaining window slide left or right is not smooth at all, irrespective of what monitor it is on. There are other Safari rendering issues too, involving flickers, and other general video issues.
My machine is a mid-2010 Mac Pro, 6 core, 3.3GHz with 24GB of RAM and a 5870 graphics card. None of these issues were present in Lion.
I was wondering whether anyone else had noticed similar issues and if so, what if anything can be done about it.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Scott

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          40 MB          Free RAM
          499 MB          Active RAM
          481 MB          Inactive RAM
          465 MB          Wired RAM
          7.33 GB          Page-ins
          502 MB          Page-outs

The performance issues are due to third party software. Mavericks at the minimum requires 2GB's of RAM but I don't think that's the issue. And you can upgrade RAM anytime.
MacKeeper should be uninstalled. It does far more harm than good.
Do not install MacKeeper: Apple Support Communities
Uninstall instructions > how to uninstall MacKeeper
249.2 GB (67.82 GB free)
Keep an eye on available disk space.
Click your Apple menu icon top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage
Make sure there's at least 15% free disk space. Less can slow your Mac down.
You also need to uninstall CleanMyMac > How To Uninstall CleanMyMac
Third party so called Mac cleaning utilities are not necessary on a Mac. Your Mac runs maintenance in the background for you.
Mac OS X: About background maintenance tasks

Performance issues since upgrade

I am on a late 2011 MacBook Pro and am having severs performance issues since upgrading to Mavericks. I fear my issues may be related to company installed anti-virus (which I cannot remove), but I was hoping someone could look over my EtreCheck for other potential solutions.
One really odd issue I am having, which I cannot seem to find good information for on Google, is at least 4-5 times a day my Mac just stops. No beach ball, no anything, for about 1-5 minutes. Then it's fine. Maybe just me grasping at straws, but it seems related to a when webpage loads a bunch of images? I always use Safari btw, but testing other browsers, like Chrome & Firefox, it happens as well.
I have also removed TotalFinder and have noticed no improvement and still have the above issue.
Thanks in advance!
Here is my EtreCheck:
Problem description:
slow performance on Mavericks
EtreCheck version: 2.0.11 (98)
Report generated November 11, 2014 at 8:51:26 AM EST
Hardware Information: ℹ️
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,3
1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4-core
8 GB RAM Upgradeable
BANK 0/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
BANK 1/DIMM0
4 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
Video Information: ℹ️
Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 1024 MB
Color LCD 1920 x 1200
LED Cinema Display 1920 x 1200
System Software: ℹ️
OS X 10.9.5 (13F34) - Uptime: 0:46:22
Disk Information: ℹ️
APPLE HDD HTS727575A9E362 disk0 : (750.16 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 749.30 GB (256.69 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8
USB Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
Fitbit Inc. Fitbit Base Station
Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Tablet PTZ-630
Logitech Logitech USB Headset
Apple Inc. Display iSight
Apple Inc. Apple LED Cinema Display
Apple Inc. Display Audio
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Firewire Information: ℹ️
Iomega HDD unknown_device 800mbit - 800mbit max
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
Iomega HDD (disk1s3) /Volumes/Iomega HDD : 500.04 GB (22.88 GB free)
Files (disk1s5) /Volumes/Files : 499.90 GB (416.87 GB free)
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Symantec/Protector
[not loaded] com.symantec.kext.protector.panther (1.0f5) Support
[not loaded] com.symantec.kext.protector.tigerplus (1.0f5) Support
/Library/StartupItems/SymAutoProtect
[loaded] com.Symantec.kext.SAVAPComm (11.0.6) Support
/System/Library/Extensions
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.5.1) Support
[loaded] com.InnovationTechnology.driver.ComputerAudio (1.01 - SDK 10.7) Support
[not loaded] com.cisco.nke.ipsec (2.0.1) Support
[not loaded] com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.3.7 - SDK 10.8) Support
Startup Items: ℹ️
CiscoVPN: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/CiscoVPN
NortonMissedTasks: Path: /Library/StartupItems/NortonMissedTasks
SMC: Path: /Library/StartupItems/SMC
SymAutoProtect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/SymAutoProtect
SymProtector: Path: /Library/StartupItems/SymProtector
Startup items are obsolete and will not work in future versions of OS X
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.jamfsoftware.jamf.agent.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
[running] com.symantec.quickmenu.application.plist Support
[running] com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.pulsetray.plist Support
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[running] com.fitbit.fitbitd.plist Support
[running] com.fitbit.galileod.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.jamfsoftware.jamf.daemon.plist Support
[not loaded] com.jamfsoftware.startupItem.plist Support
[loaded] com.jamfsoftware.task.1.plist Support
[loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
[loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
[loaded] com.rogueamoeba.instanton-agent.plist Support
[running] net.juniper.AccessService.plist Support
[loaded] net.juniper.UninstallPulse.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist Support
[running] ws.agile.1PasswordAgent.plist Support
User Login Items: ℹ️
gfxCardStatus Application (/Users/[redacted]/Downloads/gfxCardStatus.app)
Dropbox Application (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
Microsoft Database Daemon Application (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Microsoft Database Daemon.app)
cdn Volume (/Volumes/cdn)
TotalFinder Application (/Applications/TotalFinder.app)
SAVDiskMountNotify Application (/Library/Application Support/Symantec/AntiVirus/SAVDiskMountNotify.app)
ScanNotification Application (/Library/Application Support/Symantec/AntiVirus/ScanNotification.app)
SymSecondaryLaunch Application (/Library/Application Support/Norton Solutions Support/Scheduler/SymSecondaryLaunch.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Mismatch! Adobe recommends 15.0.0.223
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.0.2 Support
Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 4.5.4f1 - SDK 10.6 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.9r620 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.189 - SDK 10.6 Support
Silverlight: Version: 4.0.60310.0 Support
MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 Support
net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: (null) Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.1.2 Support
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.38.6.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
WacomTabletPlugin: Version: WacomTabletPlugin 2.1.0.2 Support
SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.5 - SDK 10.6 Support
JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 71 Check version
WacomNetscape: Version: 2.1.0-1 - SDK 10.8 Support
User Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
SOEWebInstaller: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 Support
Aspera Web 3.1.2.72265: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 Support
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
1Password
Adblock Plus
Reddit Enhancement Suite
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
Java Support
MacFUSE Support
SymAutoProtect
Symantec\nQuickMenu Support
WacomTablet Support
Time Machine: ℹ️
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Destinations:
Iomega HDD [Local]
Total size: 500.04 GB
Total number of backups: 37
Oldest backup: 2014-10-14 14:11:11 +0000
Last backup: 2014-11-11 13:27:48 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 500.04 GB > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
      36% com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
      34% SymAutoProtect
      13% WindowServer
      9% Unity
      4% Activity Monitor
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
455 MB Safari
361 MB com.apple.WebKit.Plugin.64
292 MB Unity
77 MB com.apple.WebKit.Networking
77 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
2.08 GB Free RAM
2.39 GB Active RAM
1.34 GB Inactive RAM
1.40 GB Wired RAM
1.11 GB Page-ins
5.54 GB Page-outs

Activity Monitor - Mavericks also Yosemite
Activity Monitor in Mavericks has significant changes
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