System extremely slow. how can i speed it up?

I MAC speed is 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Memory is 4 GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM. OS X 10.9.4 since downloading 10.9.4 extremely slow. Any remedies? also have parallels for windows.

EtreCheck version: 1.9.15 (52)
Report generated September 18, 2014 at 9:08:38 AM CDT
Hardware Information: ?
iMac (24-inch, Early 2008) (Verified)
iMac - model: iMac8,1
1 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
4 GB RAM
Video Information: ?
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro - VRAM: 256 MB
iMac 1920 x 1200
Cinema HD 1920 x 1200
System Software: ?
OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 0:53:58
Disk Information: ?
Hitachi HDP725032GLA380 disk0 : (320.07 GB)
S.M.A.R.T. Status: Verified
EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 319.21 GB (190.84 GB free)
Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information: ?
EPSON USB2.0 MFP(Hi-Speed)
Apple Computer, Inc. Apple Cinema HD Display
Apple, Inc. Keyboard Hub
Apple, Inc Apple Keyboard
Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
Generic USB Ear-Microphone
Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
Gatekeeper: ?
Anywhere
Kernel Extensions: ?
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMControl (1.4.16 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.4.16 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.4.16 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.4.16 - SDK 10.5) Support
[not loaded] com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.4.16 - SDK 10.6) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSB (3.0.12) Support
[not loaded] net.pocketmac.driver.BlackberryUSBDev (3.0.12) Support
Startup Items: ?
ParallelsDesktopTransporter: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ParallelsDesktopTransporter
Launch Daemons: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
[loaded] com.ciscosystems.ciscoconnect.daemon.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.dispatcher.launchdaemon.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.kextloader.launchdaemon.plist Support
Launch Agents: ?
[not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
[loaded] com.parallels.mobile.prl_deskctl_agent.launchagent.plist Support
User Launch Agents: ?
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
[loaded] com.divx.agent.postinstall.plist Support
[running] com.genieo.completer.download.plist Support
[loaded] com.genieo.completer.update.plist Support
[loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
[running] com.parallels.mobile.startgui.launchagent.plist Support
[running] com.zeobit.MacKeeper.Helper.plist Support
User Login Items: ?
Garmin Express Service
iTunesHelper
KiesAgent
EpsonRegReminder
TuneupMyMac
fuspredownloader
EEventManager
Internet Plug-ins: ?
Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 Support
Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.4.4.2 Support
OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 Support
AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 10.1.10 Support
FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.1 Support
Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
Flash Player: Version: 15.0.0.152 - SDK 10.6 Support
iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
AdobePDFViewer: Version: 10.1.10 Support
GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.1.0 Release - SDK 10.4 Support
Safari Extensions: ?
Omnibar
DivXHTML5
OpenIE
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 ?
Move-Media-Player: Version: npmnqmp 071500000273 Support
Picasa: Version: 1.0 Support
3rd Party Preference Panes: ?
DivX Support
Flash Player Support
Flip4Mac WMV Support
MacFUSE Support
Time Machine: ?
Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ?
      7% mds
      2% WindowServer
      1% fontd
      0% EPSON Scanner
      0% aosnotifyd
Top Processes by Memory: ?
213 MB com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
139 MB com.apple.IconServicesAgent
123 MB mds_stores
111 MB MacKeeper
82 MB Safari
Virtual Memory Information: ?
1.62 GB Free RAM
1.71 GB Active RAM
146 MB Inactive RAM
531 MB Wired RAM
506 MB Page-ins
0 B Page-outs

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