Spinning beach ball, OS 10.8.5 Etracheck report

Below is my EtaCheck report. Hoping to resolve the spinning beach ball issue. Any help is appreciated.
Problem description:
Spinning beach ball. This makes it difficult to work productively.
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
Report generated March 28, 2015 5:47:31 PM EDT
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2012) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro10,2
    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    8 GB RAM
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            4 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless:  en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 12
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: 768 MB
        Thunderbolt Display 2560 x 1440
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.8.5 (12F45) - Time since boot: 6 days 6:58:50
Disk Information: ℹ️
    APPLE SSD SM128E disk0 : (121.33 GB)
        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / : 120.47 GB (35.44 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
USB Information: ℹ️
    X-Rite, Inc. ColorMunki Display
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Western Digital My Book 1230 4 TB
        disk3s1 (disk3s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
        My Book (disk3s2) /Volumes/My Book 1 : 4.00 TB (3.89 TB free)
    Western Digital My Book 1230 4 TB
        disk4s1 (disk4s1) <not mounted> : 315 MB
        My Book 2 (disk4s2) /Volumes/My Book 2 : 4.00 TB (3.98 TB free)
     hub_device
        Generic Flash Card Reader/Writer 15.93 GB
        16GB-1 (disk1s1) /Volumes/16GB-1 : 15.93 GB (2.08 GB free)
        Seagate  Backup+  BK 2 TB
        disk2s1 (disk2s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Doris Back-up 1 (disk2s2) /Volumes/Doris Back-up 1 : 2.00 TB (892.53 GB free)
        Logitech USB Receiver
    Apple Inc. Display Audio
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Display)
    Apple Inc. Apple Thunderbolt Display
Thunderbolt Information: ℹ️
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
        Apple Inc. Thunderbolt Display
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions: ℹ️
        /System/Library/Extensions
    [loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
        /System/Library/Extensions/Seagate Storage Driver.kext/Contents/PlugIns
    [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_4 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5 (5.2.6 - SDK 10.5) [Click for support]
    [not loaded]    com.seagate.driver.SeagateDriveIcons (5.2.6 - SDK 10.4) [Click for support]
Startup Items: ℹ️
    ProTec6b: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ProTec6b
    Startup items are obsolete in OS X Yosemite
Problem System Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.accountsd.plist
    [failed]    com.apple.CalendarAgent.plist [Click for details]
    [failed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.authentication.plist [Click for details]
    [failed]    com.apple.printtool.agent.plist [Click for details]
Problem System Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [failed]    com.apple.coreservices.appleid.passwordcheck.plist [Click for details]
    [failed]    com.apple.wdhelper.plist
    [running]    com.seagate.TBDecorator.plist [Click for support]
Launch Agents: ℹ️
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.cisco.anyconnect.gui.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.xrite.device.softwareupdate.plist [Click for support]
Launch Daemons: ℹ️
    [running]    com.cisco.anyconnect.ciscod.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.cisco.anyconnect.vpnagentd.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.daemon.plist [Click for support]
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist [Click for support]
    [running]    com.xrite.device.xrdd.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]
    [running]    com.seagate.dashboard.plist [Click for support]
User Login Items: ℹ️
    iTunesHelper    Application  (/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)
    Dropbox    Application  (/Applications/Dropbox.app)
    GoFlex Home Agent    Application  (/Applications/GoFlex Home Desktop Applications/GoFlex Home Agent.app)
    Google Chrome    Application Hidden (/Applications/Google Chrome.app)
    TuneupMyMac    UNKNOWN  (missing value)
    ColorMunkiDisplayTray    Application  (/Library/Application Support/Colormunki/Display/Tools/ColorMunkiDisplayTray.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 [Click for support]
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.0 - SDK 10.6 [Click for support]
    o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.40.2.0 - SDK 10.8 [Click for support]
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 8 Update 25 Check version
Safari Extensions: ℹ️
    Searchme [Adware! - Remove]
    Slick Savings [Adware! - Remove]
    Amazon Shopping Assistant [Adware! - Remove]
    Ebay Shopping Assistant [Adware! - Remove]
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    Java  [Click for support]
    Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X  [Click for support]
    Seagate Dashboard for Mac OSX  [Click for support]
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Skip System Files: NO
    Auto backup: YES
    Volumes being backed up:
        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 120.47 GB Disk used: 85.04 GB
    Destinations:
        My Book [Local]
        Total size: 4.00 TB
        Total number of backups: 38
        Oldest backup: 2015-03-16 01:45:24 +0000
        Last backup: 2015-03-28 20:49:25 +0000
        Size of backup disk: Excellent
            Backup size 4.00 TB > (Disk size 120.47 GB X 3)
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
        11%    dynamic_pager
         2%    WindowServer
         1%    fontd
         0%    ColorMunkiDisplayTray
         0%    coreservicesd
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    198 MB    ColorMunkiDisplayTray
    103 MB    mds
    94 MB    Finder
    52 MB    WindowServer
    34 MB    Creative Cloud
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    5.20 GB    Free RAM
    1.03 GB    Active RAM
    458 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.90 GB    Wired RAM
    38.30 GB    Page-ins
    41.33 GB    Page-outs

Your VM processing shows that you are running too much stuff at once so getting a lot of swapping going on.
Previous to Yosemite not unusual to see page ins to virtual memory -- its when things are being paged in and out that too much stuff is trying to run at the same time.   If you were to upgrade to Yosemite - Yosemite kills processes that are not being used after a certain amount of time.  Try loading less stuff at once.
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    5.20 GB    Free RAM
    1.03 GB    Active RAM
    458 MB    Inactive RAM
    1.90 GB    Wired RAM
    38.30 GB    Page-ins
   41.33 GB    Page-outs

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    My computer
    Problem description:
    My  macbook pro since this afternoon has been slower, every application I open, it takes a long time to open, and shows the spinning beach ball for a while before it opens or performs some task, or responds to a click…
    EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
    Report generated 31 de março de 2015 18:29:15 BRT
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    Hardware Information: ℹ️
        MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) (Technical Specifications)
        MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro8,1
        1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
        16 GB RAM Upgradeable
            BANK 0/DIMM0
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            BANK 1/DIMM0
                8 GB DDR3 1333 MHz ok
        Bluetooth: Old - Handoff/Airdrop2 not supported
        Wireless:  en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n
        Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 250
    Video Information: ℹ️
        Intel HD Graphics 3000 - VRAM: 512 MB
            Color LCD 1280 x 800
    System Software: ℹ️
        OS X 10.10.2 (14C1514) - Time since boot: 0:25:47
    Disk Information: ℹ️
        Hitachi HTS545032B9A302 disk0 : (320,07 GB)
            EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
            Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>  [Recovery]: 650 MB
            Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 318.84 GB (47.94 GB free) - 51 errors
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            Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
        Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
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        [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist [Click for support]
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        Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: Unknown
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        Java  [Click for support]
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        Perian  [Click for support]
        Trusteer Endpoint Protection  [Click for support]
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             1%    mds
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             0%    distnoted
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        86 MB    rapportd
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        69 MB    mds_stores
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        2.53 GB    Active RAM
        428 MB    Inactive RAM
        1.66 GB    Wired RAM
        1.04 GB    Page-ins
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