Suddenly slow loading of websites and RBB in Safari and Chrome

I'm working with a MBPro 17" 2009, Mavericks 10.9.4 and suddenly RAM seems to be full especially when using Chrome or Safari Broswers. I know there is a problem with a sector of my hard drive, this is an old story; the slow web page loading and rotating beach ball are new. My ethernet connection is reasonably fast, 29 ms ping + 6mbps down + 2mbps up. I tested DNS with name bench and changed to the fastest servers.
Occasionally also seeing this slowness with iPhoto, or when moving photos to an email, etc.
Posted below is my EtreCheck summary and also a snapshot of a SmartUtility run tonight, which indicates the hard drive problem.
One thing I notice is that even after uninstalling Chrome (which had become practically impossible to use), I still see some references to Chrome as a user login item and internet plug-in. I don't know how to remove these, if that would help. (Uninstalling Chrome helped.)
Also attached are screenshots of Activity Monitor showing CPU usage and Memory usage.
Thanks for any advice.
Steve
EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 5, 2014 at 10:19:18 PM EDT
Hardware Information: ?
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2009) (Verified)
MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro5,2
1 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT - VRAM: 512 MB
Color LCD 1680 x 1050
X223W 1680 x 1050 @ 60 Hz
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 1 day 5:50:17
Disk Information: ?
FUJITSU MHZ2320BH FFS G1 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Raam Drive (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (219.56 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N
USB Information: ?
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2 TB
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk1s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
disk1s2 (disk1s2) <not mounted>: 2 TB
Boot OS X (disk1s3) <not mounted>: 134.2 MB
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
ALCOR Generic USB Hub
LITEON Technology USB Keyboard
Kensington Kensington USB/PS2 Wheel Mouse
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
Gatekeeper: ?
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ?
[loaded] com.Cycling74.driver.Soundflower (1.6.2 - SDK 10.6) Support
Startup Items: ?
ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Problem System Launch Daemons: ?
[failed] com.apple.AOSNotificationOSX.plist
[failed] com.apple.wdhelper.plist
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[failed] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
[loaded] com.citrixonline.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
iTunesHelper
Google Chrome
Dropbox
Octoshape
Auto Mute
proXPN
Internet Plug-ins: ?
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.176 - SDK 10.6 Support
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
nplastpass: Version: 2.5.5 Support
googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.4.2.18903 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.30514.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
DirectorShockwave: Version: 12.1.0r150 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
Safari Extensions: ?
LastPass-2
AdBlock
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: 1.0.105 Support
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 7.1 Support
OctoshapeWeb: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.8 Support
RealPlayer Plugin: Version: Unknown
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
Flash Player Support
Time Machine: ?
Skip System Files: NO
Mobile backups: ON
Auto backup: YES
Volumes being backed up:
Raam Drive: Disk size: 297.29 GB Disk used: 92.81 GB
Destinations:
TOSHIBA EXT [Local] (Last used)
Total size: 2 TB
Total number of backups: 25
Oldest backup: 2014-08-22 11:12:48 +0000
Last backup: 2014-09-06 01:52:46 +0000
Size of backup disk: Excellent
Backup size 2 TB > (Disk size 297.29 GB X 3)
Time Machine details may not be accurate.
All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      4% WindowServer
      0% fontd
      0% Dropbox
      0% System Events
      0% Memory Clean
Top Processes by Memory: ?
287 MB Safari
160 MB Finder
127 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
86 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
70 MB WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ?
1009 MB Free RAM
1.42 GB Active RAM
516 MB Inactive RAM
672 MB Wired RAM
2.50 GB Page-ins
24 MB Page-outs

are you suggesting a used hard drive?
No; $35 is sufficient for a brand new 320 GB internal hard disk drive with a warranty. Another $19 will buy one with three times that capacity. Do not buy "used".
And do you think this is the problem I've described?
It is a problem that must be corrected before addressing anything else that could be a contributing factor. It is premature to conclude it is the only problem though.
Consider yourself fortunate in that you have been given advance warning of its impending doom, and that you already have a Time Machine backup. Hard disk drives often fail with no warning at all. They are all wear items that should be considered disposable, given their replacement cost.

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