Slow mac book pro after upgrade

Hi, I recently updated my macbook pro to Yosemite and ever since it has become very slow.
I ran Etrecheck and the results are below. Not exactly sure what to do next.
Any help would be much appreciated
thanks
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated 7 March 2015 1:30:40 am AEDT
Download EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
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Click the [Click for details] links for more information about that line.
Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) (Technical Specifications)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro6,2
    1 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1067 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
    Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 252
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics - VRAM: 288 MB
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M - VRAM: 256 MB
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
        SONY TV spdisplays_1080p
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.1 (14B25) - Time since boot: 19 days 14:3:11
Disk Information: ℹ️
    TOSHIBA MK5055GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 388.48 GB (60.87 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
        BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 110.76 GB (84.16 GB free)
MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-898 
USB Information: ℹ️
    Western Digital External HDD 1.5 TB
        Elements (disk1s1) /Volumes/Elements : 1.50 TB (518.69 GB free)
    EPSON USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed)
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Logitech USB Receiver
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Inc. BRCM2070 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
/Library/Application Support/Roxio
[not loaded]    com.roxio.TDIXController (1.7) [Click for support]
/System/Library/Extensions
[not loaded]    com.Huawei.driver.HuaweiDataCardDriver (2.6) [Click for support]
[loaded]    com.squirrels.driver.AirParrotSpeakers (1.8 - SDK 10.8) [Click for support]
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
[killed]    com.apple.AirPlayUIAgent.plist
[killed]    com.apple.CallHistoryPluginHelper.plist
[killed]    com.apple.CallHistorySyncHelper.plist
[killed]    com.apple.cloudd.plist
[killed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist
[killed]    com.apple.icloud.fmfd.plist
    [killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist
[killed]    com.apple.telephonyutilities.callservicesd.plist
    9 processes killed due to memory pressure
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[killed]    com.apple.AssetCacheLocatorService.plist
[killed]    com.apple.awdd.plist
[killed]    com.apple.ctkd.plist
[killed]    com.apple.emond.aslmanager.plist
[killed]    com.apple.icloud.findmydeviced.plist
[killed]    com.apple.ifdreader.plist
[killed]    com.apple.nehelper.plist
[killed]    com.apple.nsurlsessiond.plist
[killed]    com.apple.periodic-monthly.plist
[killed]    com.apple.periodic-weekly.plist
[killed]    com.apple.tccd.system.plist
[killed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    12 processes killed due to memory pressure
Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded]    com.epson.Epusp.plist [Click for support]
[running]    com.epson.epw.agent.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_desktop.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
[loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist [Click for support]
[loaded]    com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist [Click for support]
[loaded]    com.teamviewer.Helper.plist [Click for support]
[not loaded]    com.teamviewer.teamviewer_service.plist [Click for support]
User Launch Agents: ℹ️
[loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist [Click for support]
[running]    com.google.Chrome.framework.plist [Click for support]
[loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
[failed]    com.nero.HSMMonitor.plist [Click for support]
[failed]    com.pv.tsuninstall.plist [Click for support]
[running]    com.wondershare.mobilegodaemon.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
iTunesHelper    UNKNOWN Hidden (missing value)
EEventManager    Application Hidden (/Applications/Epson Software/Event Manager.app/Contents/Resources/Assistants/Event Manager/EEventManager.app)
Quicksilver    Application  (/Applications/Quicksilver.app)
    Skype    UNKNOWN (missing value)
    Air Video Server    Application  (/Users/[redacted]/Desktop/Air Video Server.app)
    Twonky    UNKNOWN (missing value)
EEventManager    Application  (/Applications/Epson Software/Event Manager.app/Contents/Resources/Assistants/Event Manager/EEventManager.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 15.0.0 - SDK 10.10 Check version
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    Flash Player: Version: 16.0.0.305 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    WebClient: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.2 [Click for support]
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.2.9 [Click for support]
    SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.4.7 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30317.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Flash Player  [Click for support]
    MacFUSE  [Click for support]
    Perian  [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        34%    uTorrent
        18%    WindowServer
         9%    VLC
         4%    coreaudiod
         1%    systemstatsd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    155 MB    uTorrent
    133 MB    Finder
    120 MB    Google Chrome
    102 MB    Google Chrome Helper
    86 MB    WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    27 MB    Free RAM
    1.07 GB    Active RAM
    1.05 GB    Inactive RAM
    1.08 GB    Wired RAM
    69.96 GB    Page-ins
1.14 GB    Page-outs

   Start up in Safe Mode. http://support.apple.com/kb/PH18760
Reset SMC.     http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964
Choose the method for:
"Resetting SMC on portables with a battery you should not remove on your own".
Repair Disk
Steps 1 through 7
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5836
Upgrading RAM to 8GB will help.
Best.

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