Slow down after Mavericks Installation-can you check my EtreCheck?

I'm not sure which one of my old programs is slowing me down. Applications and new windows open more slowly and are more likely to freeze. Could someone point me in the right direction?
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 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 16 days 23:36:38
Disk Information:
          APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                    EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 499.25 GB (439.8 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
          Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.github.GitHub.GHInstallCLI.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] org.eyebeam.SelfControl.plist 3rd-Party support link
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.pharos.notify.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.pharos.popup.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          Spotify
          RescueTime
          RescueTime
          Dropbox
Internet Plug-ins:
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
          Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.152 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
          Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          MeetingJoinPlugin: Version: (null) - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.0.5r146 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
Audio Plug-ins:
          BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
          AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
          AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
          Java  3rd-Party support link
          TeXDistPrefPane  3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old Applications:
          /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                    Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
          Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
          SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
          iSkysoft Helper Compact:          Version: 2.2.6.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Helper/iSkysoft Helper Compact.app
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                    Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Office Setup Assistant:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    My Day:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                    Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
          Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                    /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
          Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                    /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
          Microsoft Lync:          Version: 14.0.2 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
Time Machine:
          Skip System Files: NO
          Auto backup: YES
          Volumes being backed up:
                    Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 55.36 GB
          Destinations:
                    BACKUP [Local] (Last used)
                    Total size: 465.76 GB
                    Total number of backups: (null)
                    Size of backup disk: Adequate
                              Backup size 465.76 GB > (Disk used 55.36 GB X 3)
          Time Machine details may not be accurate.
          All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU:
              16%          Google Chrome
               6%          WindowServer
               3%          coreaudiod
               2%          Spotify
               1%          IDLE
Top Processes by Memory:
          152 MB          Google Chrome
          82 MB          mds_stores
          82 MB          Spotify
          71 MB          Google Chrome Helper
          61 MB          Sublime Text 2
Virtual Memory Information:
          191 MB          Free RAM
          1.15 GB          Active RAM
          1.03 GB          Inactive RAM
          760 MB          Wired RAM
          152.59 GB          Page-ins
          1.72 GB          Page-outs

You have been up for ~17 days, and you have 1.72GB of pageouts.  That averages out to one page every 3 seconds, and we will assume you re not working 24/7, so when you are using your Mac you are spending a lot of time paging to disk.  Disks are slow.
As Kappy says, you are either concurrently running too may RAM hungry apps, or you have some apps that really want lots of RAM and you are running them a lot day after day.  Either "Stop That!", or get more RAM.
You could also consider a Solid State Disk, but that is not as good as having real RAM and would be more expensive than RAM unless you Mac is max'ed out on RAM.  Of course you could do both.  More RAM and an SSD
If you want to see the paging for yourself, start an Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal session, and run the command:
sar -g 60 100
which will report the pageout stats every minute for 100 minutes (adjust the numbers to suit your tastes).
Now use your Mac as your normally would, including the times when it is running slow.  After you have experienced the slowness, go back and look at the 'sar' output.  If you have mostly zeros with maybe a trivial blip every once in awhile, that is noise and not a paging issue.  If you have some high numbers, then you are paging heavily at that time.  If you have sustained paging, even if small value, it is going to affect your performance.  High numbers will affect your performance even more.

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    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
              1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 384 MB
    Audio Plug-ins:
              BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
              AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 1 day 1:57:8
    Disk Information:
              Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 319.21 GB (34.86 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
    USB Information:
              Seagate Backup+ RD 1 TB
                        Gavrilos' III back up (disk1s1) /Volumes/Gavrilos' III back up: 500.24 GB (237.88 GB free)
                        Other files (disk1s2) /Volumes/Other files: 499.97 GB (159.86 GB free)
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
              Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
              Lexmark International Lexmark E340
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Kernel Extensions:
              com.rim.driver.BlackBerryUSBDriverInt          (0.0.67)
              com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore          (5.2.4 - SDK 10.4)
              com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5          (5.2.4 - SDK 10.5)
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
              [failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
              [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
              [invalid] com.bjango.istatmenusdaemon.plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
              [loaded] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2.Agent.plist
              [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist
    Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.CS5ServiceManager.plist
              [loaded] com.bjango.istatmenusagent.plist
              [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist
              [not loaded] com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist
              [loaded] de.novamedia.VodafoneDeviceObserver.plist
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist
              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.diskSpaceWatcher.plist
              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist
              [failed] com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist
              [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
              [loaded] com.yourcompany.HSPA_USB_MODEM.plist
    User Login Items:
              Citations
              AppTrap
              Mail
              Skype
              iTunesHelper
              Dropbox
              Safari
              AdobeResourceSynchronizer
              Calendar
              KiesViaWiFiAgent
              fuspredownloader
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              AppTrap
              Flash Player
              Java
              MacFUSE
              Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X
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              o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
              OVSHelper: Version: 1.1
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
              DivX Web Player: Version: 3.0.1.5 - SDK 10.5
              Silverlight: Version: 5.1.10411.0 - SDK 10.6
              Flash Player: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
              iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
              googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 4.9.1.16010
              NP_2020Player_IKEA: Version: 5.0.94.1 - SDK 10.6
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.04 - SDK 10.6
              npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 45
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              Picasa: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.4
              Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1
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    Old applications:
              None
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Mobile backups: ON
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
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                        Gavrilos' III back up [Local] (Last used)
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              915 MB          Inactive RAM
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    If you want to see the paging for yourself, start an Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal session, and run the command:
    sar -g 60 100
    which will report the pageout stats every minute for 100 minutes (adjust the numbers to suit your tastes).
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    Video Information:
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              OS X 10.9.1 (13B42) - Uptime: 1 day 5:55:10
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                        Disc 4 (disk0s2) /Volumes/Disc 4: 2 TB (493.89 GB free)
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              [System] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist 3rd-Party support link
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              Dropbox
              Spotify
              HPEventHandler
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              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
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              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.01 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.01 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
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    Old Applications:
              /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                        Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
              Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
              SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
              SuperDuper!:          Version: 2.6.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                        Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                        Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
              CrucialMacScanner_UK:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.0 3rd-Party support link
                        /Users/[redacted]/Documents/Software/CrucialMacScanner_UK.app
              Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
              Spin Doctor:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Applications/Toast 11 Titanium/Spin Doctor.app
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Mobile backups: OFF
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Disc 2: Disk size: 3  Disk used: 3
              Destinations:
                        TMMacpro2013 [Network] (Last used)
                        Total size: 21 
                        Total number of backups: 63
                        Oldest backup: 2013-05-28 23:04:49 +0000
                        Last backup: 2014-02-13 15:51:39 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Excellent
                                  Backup size 21  > (Disk size 3  X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                 191%          Final Cut Pro
                   5%          diskimages-helper
                   4%          WindowServer
                   2%          Google Chrome
                   1%          backupd
    Top Processes by Memory:
              1.00 GB          Final Cut Pro
              338 MB          mds
              328 MB          mds_stores
              256 MB          Finder
              205 MB          com.apple.IconServicesAgent
    Virtual Memory Information:
              3.52 GB          Free RAM
              3.93 GB          Active RAM
              1.63 GB          Inactive RAM
              942 MB          Wired RAM
              12.92 GB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs

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    Grant

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    As a non techie senior I approached the upgrade to Mavericks from OS 6 with trepidation , knowing many apps would be incompatible. An accidental sun with iCloud removed all my iTunes . I recovered them from the Time machine. The WI FI  network link intermittently goes out. (not sure this is related).The important ones all work, but loading of all Applications including this page) is much slower, especially web page loading. Hearing about others with similar issues,  I attached an EtreCheck report. Any help would be appreciated.
    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated August 28, 2014 at 12:45:26 AM EDT
    Hardware Information: ?
      iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
      iMac - model: iMac10,1
      1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
      iMac 2560 x 1440
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 1 day 15:49:55
    Disk Information: ?
      ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (897.16 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GA11N 
    USB Information: ?
      Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
      Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Firewire Information: ?
      ioSafe  Firewire unknown_device 800mbit - 800mbit max
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
      IO SAFE 1012 (disk1s3) /Volumes/IO SAFE 1012: 1 TB (729.17 GB free)
    Gatekeeper: ?
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ?
      [not loaded] com.echofx.igrabber.driver.classicnoseize (1.4.0) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.0.11 - SDK 10.7) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.0.3 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Startup Items: ?
      RetroRun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/RetroRun
    Launch Daemons: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
      [loaded] com.klieme.TimeMachineScheduler.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support
      [failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist Support
      [running] com.plexapp.helper.plist Support
      [not loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper Support
    User Login Items: ?
      GrowlHelperApp
      SpeechSynthesisServer
      System Events
      Mail
      AdobeResourceSynchronizer
      RealPlayer Downloader Agent
      handyPrintUserDaemon
      EarthDesk Engine
      EarthDesk Menu
      SymQuickMenu
      DiskMountNotify
      SymSecondaryLaunch
      ScanNotification
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.1.977 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
      CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.2.0 Support
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
      GarminGpsControl: Version: 2.9.3.0 Release Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      Yahoo! Installer 3: Version: 1.0.128 Support
      Yahoo! Installer: Version: 1.0.105 Support
    Safari Extensions: ?
      AdBlock
      Exposer
      MLB-1.com Toolbar
      Readability
      DuckDuckGo
      Franker
    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
    User Internet Plug-ins ?
      Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.5.5f1 Support
      iGetterBundle: Version: 2.7.5 Support
      RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Citrix Online Plug-in  Support
      EarthDesk  Support
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      Growl  Support
      MenuMeters  Support
      TimeMachineScheduler  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Skip System Files: NO
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 95.17 GB
      Destinations:
      IO SAFE 1012 [Local] (Last used)
      Total size: 931.39 GB
      Total number of backups: 116
      Oldest backup: 2012-11-01 04:45:37 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-08-28 03:44:04 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Adequate
      Backup size 931.39 GB > (Disk used 95.17 GB X 3)
      Time Machine details may not be accurate.
      All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
          9% Safari
          7% InterCheck
          4% WindowServer
          2% Dock
          1% RealPlayer Downloader Agent
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
      156 MB Safari
      147 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      115 MB EarthDesk Engine
      98 MB Mail
      86 MB DashboardClient
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
      60 MB Free RAM
      1.21 GB Active RAM
      1.17 GB Inactive RAM
      565 MB Wired RAM
      20.62 GB Page-ins
      1.59 GB Page-outs
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    EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
    Report generated August 28, 2014 at 12:45:26 AM EDT
    Hardware Information: ?
      iMac (27-inch, Late 2009) (Verified)
      iMac - model: iMac10,1
      1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
      4 GB RAM
    Video Information: ?
      ATI Radeon HD 4670 - VRAM: 256 MB
      iMac 2560 x 1440
    System Software: ?
      OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 1 day 15:49:55
    Disk Information: ?
      ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
      Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 999.35 GB (897.16 GB free)
      Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
      HL-DT-ST DVDRW  GA11N 
    USB Information: ?
      Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
      Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
      Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
      Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
      Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Firewire Information: ?
      ioSafe  Firewire unknown_device 800mbit - 800mbit max
      S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
      disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 32 KB
      IO SAFE 1012 (disk1s3) /Volumes/IO SAFE 1012: 1 TB (729.17 GB free)
    Gatekeeper: ?
      Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions: ?
      [not loaded] com.echofx.igrabber.driver.classicnoseize (1.4.0) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.kext.sav (9.0.11 - SDK 10.7) Support
      [loaded] com.sophos.nke.swi (9.0.3 - SDK 10.8) Support
    Startup Items: ?
      RetroRun: Path: /Library/StartupItems/RetroRun
    Launch Daemons: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
      [loaded] com.klieme.TimeMachineScheduler.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.autoupdate.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.configuration.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.intercheck.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.notification.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.scan.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.sxld.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.webd.plist Support
    Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.divx.dms.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.divx.update.agent.plist Support
      [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
      [running] com.sophos.uiserver.plist Support
    User Launch Agents: ?
      [loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
      [running] com.google.Chrome.framework.plist Support
      [failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist Support
      [running] com.plexapp.helper.plist Support
      [not loaded] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper Support
    User Login Items: ?
      GrowlHelperApp
      SpeechSynthesisServer
      System Events
      Mail
      AdobeResourceSynchronizer
      RealPlayer Downloader Agent
      handyPrintUserDaemon
      EarthDesk Engine
      EarthDesk Menu
      SymQuickMenu
      DiskMountNotify
      SymSecondaryLaunch
      ScanNotification
    Internet Plug-ins: ?
      o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
      Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
      Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.8.1 Support
      OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
      AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
      FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
      DivX Web Player: Version: 3.2.1.977 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
      Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Outdated! Update
      iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
      CitrixICAClientPlugIn: Version: 11.2.0 Support
      googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
      AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
      GarminGpsControl: Version: 2.9.3.0 Release Support
      QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
      Yahoo! Installer 3: Version: 1.0.128 Support
      Yahoo! Installer: Version: 1.0.105 Support
    Safari Extensions: ?
      AdBlock
      Exposer
      MLB-1.com Toolbar
      Readability
      DuckDuckGo
      Franker
    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
    User Internet Plug-ins ?
      Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.5.5f1 Support
      iGetterBundle: Version: 2.7.5 Support
      RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
      Citrix Online Plug-in  Support
      EarthDesk  Support
      Flash Player  Support
      Flip4Mac WMV  Support
      Growl  Support
      MenuMeters  Support
      TimeMachineScheduler  Support
    Time Machine: ?
      Skip System Files: NO
      Auto backup: YES
      Volumes being backed up:
      Macintosh HD: Disk size: 930.71 GB Disk used: 95.17 GB
      Destinations:
      IO SAFE 1012 [Local] (Last used)
      Total size: 931.39 GB
      Total number of backups: 116
      Oldest backup: 2012-11-01 04:45:37 +0000
      Last backup: 2014-08-28 03:44:04 +0000
      Size of backup disk: Adequate
      Backup size 931.39 GB > (Disk used 95.17 GB X 3)
      Time Machine details may not be accurate.
      All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU: ?
          9% Safari
          7% InterCheck
          4% WindowServer
          2% Dock
          1% RealPlayer Downloader Agent
    Top Processes by Memory: ?
      156 MB Safari
      147 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
      115 MB EarthDesk Engine
      98 MB Mail
      86 MB DashboardClient
    Virtual Memory Information: ?
      60 MB Free RAM
      1.21 GB Active RAM
      1.17 GB Inactive RAM
      565 MB Wired RAM
      20.62 GB Page-ins
      1.59 GB Page-outs
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    Here is EtreCheck result:
    Hardware Information:
              iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2009)
              iMac - model: iMac10,1
              1 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
              12 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              NVIDIA GeForce 9400 - VRAM: 256 MB
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 5:4:0
    Disk Information:
              ST3500418ASQ disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (357.95 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              PIONEER DVD-RW  DVRTS09 
    USB Information:
              Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Logitech USB Receiver
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    FireWire Information:
              PreSonus FIRESTUDIO_MOBILE 400mbit - 400mbit max
    Thunderbolt Information:
    Gatekeeper:
              Mac App Store and identified developers
    Kernel Extensions:
              [not loaded] com.Logitech.Control Center.HID Driver (2.6.2) Support
              [not loaded] com.beceem.BeceemAppleWiMAXAdapter (5.2.56d13) Support
              [not loaded] com.fklt.driver (1.8.0) Support
              [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3G (2.2.8) Support
              [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.3GData (2.2.8) Support
              [not loaded] com.novatelwireless.driver.DisableAutoInstall (1.2) Support
              [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraDevSupport (2.0.2) Support
              [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSCSupport (2.0.2) Support
              [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraFSRSupport (2.0.2) Support
              [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.driver.SierraHSRSupport (2.0.2) Support
              [not loaded] net.kromtech.kext.AVKauth (2.3.6 - SDK 10.8) Support
              [not loaded] net.kromtech.kext.Firewall (2.3.6 - SDK 10.8) Support
              [kext loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxDrv (3.1.6) Support
              [not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetAdp (3.1.6) Support
              [not loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxNetFlt (3.1.6) Support
              [kext loaded] org.virtualbox.kext.VBoxUSB (3.1.6) Support
              [kext loaded] tc.tctechnologies.driver.PaeFireStudio (8028) Support
    Startup Items:
              PaeFireStudio: Path: /Library/StartupItems/PaeFireStudio
              VirtualBox: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VirtualBox
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
              [failed] com.apple.DumpPanic.plist
              [failed] com.apple.softwareupdated.plist
              [failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
              [not loaded] com.sierrawireless.SierraReset.plist Support
              [running] com.sierrawireless.SWoCMon.plist Support
              [failed] com.sierrawireless.SWoCTool.plist Support
              [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.AntiVirus.plist Support
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              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
              [loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
    User Launch Agents:
              [loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
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              [loaded] com.facebook.videochat.[redacted].plist Support
              [loaded] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support
              [loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
              [running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support
    User Login Items:
              Steam
              iTunesHelper
              ScanSnap Manager
              2Wire_DSL_Setup_Tool
              Android File Transfer Agent
              RealPlayer Downloader Agent
              TuneupMyMac
    Internet Plug-ins:
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.206 - SDK 10.6 Support
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 8.3.1 Support
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.0 Support
              RealPlayer Plugin: Version: (null) Support
              Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
              iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    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
    User Internet Plug-ins:
              CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0 Support
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player  Support
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              Auto backup: YES
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                        Last backup: 2014-05-02 15:58:01 +0000
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              209 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
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              987 MB          Active RAM
              654 MB          Inactive RAM
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      Model Name:    Mac Pro
      Model Identifier:    MacPro5,1
      Processor Name:    Quad-Core Intel Xeon
      Processor Speed:    2.4 GHz
      Number of Processors:    2
      Total Number of Cores:    8
      L2 Cache (per Core):    256 KB
      L3 Cache (per Processor):    12 MB
      Memory:    20 GB
      Processor Interconnect Speed:    5.86 GT/s
      Boot ROM Version:    MP51.007F.B03
      SMC Version (system):    1.39f11
      SMC Version (processor tray):    1.39f11
      Serial Number (system):    YM12403QEUF
      Serial Number (processor tray):    J512102JZBH8C    
      Hardware UUID:    331ADEF9-7672-54D4-B314-6CC9510F23F1
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    Hardware Information: ℹ️
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        Mac Pro - model: MacPro5,1
        2 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU: 8-core
        20 GB RAM Upgradeable
            DIMM 1
                4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 2
                4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 3
                1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 4
                1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 5
                4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 6
                4 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 7
                1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
            DIMM 8
                1 GB DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
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    Video Information: ℹ️
        ATI Radeon HD 5770 - VRAM: 1024 MB
            HP 2711 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
            HP 2711 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
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        HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GH61N 
        WDC WD1001FALS-41Y6A1 disk0 : (1 TB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 999.35 GB (365.24 GB free)
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
    USB Information: ℹ️
        Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1.5 TB
            disk1s1 (disk1s1) <not mounted> : 32 KB
            Flux Capacitor (disk1s3) /Volumes/Flux Capacitor : 1.50 TB (880.50 GB free)
        EPSON EPSON Perfection V37/V370
        Logitech USB Receiver
        Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
            Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
        Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Gatekeeper: ℹ️
        Mac App Store and identified developers
    Adware: ℹ️
        Geneio [Adware! - Remove]
    Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
            /System/Library/Extensions
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        [not loaded]    com.wacom.kext.wacomtablet (6.1.4) [Click for support]
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        [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.extensis.FMCore.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.wacom.wacomtablet.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    jp.co.canon.CUPSCMFP.BG.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    jp.co.canon.UFR2.BG.plist [Click for support]
    Launch Daemons: ℹ️
        [running]    com.adobe.adobeupdatedaemon.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.barebones.authd.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.barebones.textwrangler.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Click for support]
        [running]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Click for support]
    User Launch Agents: ℹ️
        [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
        [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    User Login Items: ℹ️
        AraxiVolume_HW25512-63_J    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/AraxiVolume_HW25512-63_J)
        AraxiTemp_HW25512-63_C    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/AraxiTemp_HW25512-63_C)
        JobNAS    Volume Hidden (/Volumes/JobNAS)
        Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
        Microsoft Outlook    Application  (/Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Microsoft Outlook.app)
    Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-5 [Click for support]
        Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
        AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
        WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-5 [Click for support]
        AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
        FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        Flash Player: Version: 17.0.0.134 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
        iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
        SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.8 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.10 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
        JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 31 Check version
    User internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
        Unity Web Player: Version: UnityPlayer version 2.6.1f3 [Click for support]
    Safari Extensions: ℹ️
        AdBlock
        Video Converter
        WOT
        Firebug Lite for Safari
    3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
        Flash Player  [Click for support]
        Java  [Click for support]
    Time Machine: ℹ️
        Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
            12%    WindowServer
             3%    launchd
             2%    AdobeAcrobat
             1%    plugin-container
             1%    hidd
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        966 MB    firefox
        537 MB    Adobe Illustrator
        494 MB    softwareupdated
        451 MB    Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
        301 MB    mds_stores
    Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
        3.78 GB    Free RAM
        10.89 GB    Active RAM
        5.13 GB    Inactive RAM
        1.65 GB    Wired RAM
        13.32 GB    Page-ins
        0 B    Page-outs
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        Mar 26, 2015, 02:01:09 PM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-26-140109_[redacted].crash
        Mar 26, 2015, 09:57:44 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Microsoft Excel_2015-03-26-095744_[redacted].hang
        Mar 26, 2015, 09:57:43 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/AdobeAcrobat_2015-03-26-095743_[redacted].hang
        Mar 26, 2015, 09:46:15 AM    Self test - passed
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:02:51 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080251_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:02:13 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080213_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:01:35 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080135_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:00:58 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080058_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 08:00:20 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-080020_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:59:42 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075942_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:59:04 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075904_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
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        Mar 26, 2015, 07:56:27 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075627_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:54:30 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075430_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:53:11 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075311_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:51:53 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075153_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:51:15 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075115_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:50:37 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-075037_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:48:39 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074839_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:48:01 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074801_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:47:22 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074722_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:46:42 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074642_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:40:07 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-074007_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:39:29 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/???_2015-03-26-073929_[redacted].cpu_resource.d iag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:31:07 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2015-03-26-073107_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 07:18:59 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Photoshop CC 2014_2015-03-26-071859_[redacted].crash
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        Mar 26, 2015, 06:52:15 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-065215_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 06:28:11 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-062811_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 26, 2015, 06:27:33 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/mdworker32_2015-03-26-062733_[redacted].cpu_res ource.diag [Click for details]
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        Mar 25, 2015, 05:40:16 AM    /Users/[redacted]/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/plugin-container_2015-03-25-05 4016_[redacted].crash
        Mar 24, 2015, 10:58:55 AM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-24-105855_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 23, 2015, 04:52:41 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-165241_[redacted].hang
        Mar 23, 2015, 04:46:35 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-164635_[redacted].hang
        Mar 23, 2015, 04:45:23 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Adobe Illustrator_2015-03-23-164523_[redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
        Mar 23, 2015, 03:29:11 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/Canon Office Printer Utility_2015-03-23-152911_[redacted].hang

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    >
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              AirPlay: Version: 1.9 - SDK 10.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 2.0.0 - SDK 10.9
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                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 249.2 GB (58.69 GB free)
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                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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              [loaded] com.bradfordnetworks.agent.plist
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              [loaded] com.flipvideo.FlipShare.AutoRun.plist
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              [failed] com.apple.SafariBookmarksSyncer.plist
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              Dropbox
              AdobeResourceSynchronizer
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              nplastpass: Version: 2.0.15
              WacomNetscape: Version: 1.1.0-4
              Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.0
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              WacomSafari: Version: 1.1.0-4
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              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 11.9.900.170 - SDK 10.6
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              Auto backup: YES
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                        FreeAgent Drive [Local] (Last used)
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                   4%          WindowServer
                   1%          Dropbox
                   1%          mds
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              119 MB          softwareupdated
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              111 MB          Mail
              90 MB          Evernote
    Virtual Memory Statistics:
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              1.27 GB          Active RAM
              1.25 GB          Inactive RAM
              533 MB          Wired RAM
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              210 MB          Page-outs

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