Third party in my problem system launch daemons

Question

I read in another post that if I had third party links in my problem system launch daemons section, then I had a problem.  I have ftp-proxy.plist listed under that section.  This is my etrecheck report.
Hardware Information:
          iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
          iMac - model: iMac12,2
          1 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 4 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          AMD Radeon HD 6770M - VRAM: 512 MB
System Software:
          Mac OS X 10.7.5 (11G63) - Uptime: 2 days 1:48:13
Disk Information:
          ST31000528AS disk0 : (1 TB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999.35 GB (459.17 GB free)
                    Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
          OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5680H 
USB Information:
          Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
                    Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
          Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
          Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
          Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple, Inc. iMac
Kernel Extensions:
Startup Items:
          ChmodBPF: Path: /Library/StartupItems/ChmodBPF
Problem System Launch Daemons:
          [System] ftp-proxy.plist 3rd-Party support link
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitedaemon.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
Launch Agents:
          [System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitealerts.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.carbonite.launchd.carbonitestatus.plist 3rd-Party support link
          [System] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist 3rd-Party support link
User Launch Agents:
          [not loaded] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-[...]@me.com-SharedServices.Agent.plist
          [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
          Dropbox
          Spotify
          NETGEARGenie
Internet Plug-ins:
          JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 51 3rd-Party support link
          FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
          Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.44 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          GarminGpsControl: Version: 4.0.4.0 Release - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
          iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0 - SDK 10.8
Audio Plug-ins:
          iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.7
User Internet Plug-ins:
          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin: Version: 1.0.105 3rd-Party support link
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          Carbonite  3rd-Party support link
          Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
          Java  3rd-Party support link
Bad Fonts:
          None
Old Applications:
          None
Time Machine:
          Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU:
               1%          WindowServer
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          NETGEARGenie
               1%          Finder
               1%          NETGEARGenieDaemon
Top Processes by Memory:
          254 MB          WebProcess
          225 MB          Safari
          197 MB          Deskjet_3050A_J611_series__144729_
          147 MB          PhotoStreamAgent
          139 MB          mds
Virtual Memory Information:
          348 MB          Free RAM
          1.87 GB          Active RAM
          586 MB          Inactive RAM
          1.21 GB          Wired RAM
          2.56 GB          Page-ins
          1.59 GB          Page-outs
Any Input?  Thanks.

Answer 1

Symptom:  You have a very large number of pageouts for having been up for only 2 days since your last boot.  that averages out to 2 pageouts per minute, and since you most likely are not using your Mac 24/7, you most likely had some very high pageout rates while you were using your Mac.
A high pageout rate generally results in slow performance.
Why you have a high pageout rate is unknown, but you should look for memory hungry apps.  Activity Monitor can help there.
Carbonite can add to your disk contention if it is doing backups while you are using your system.  If it is doing backup during the middle of the night while you are sleeping, that is not an issue.
You could consider either running fewer memory hungry apps concurrently, or adding more RAM to your system (Crucial.com and MacSales.com are highly respected RAM vendors by this and other Mac related forums).
If you suspect 3rd party additions affecting your performance, you could boot in "Safe Mode" which will not load 3rd party stuff during boot and login.  Boot holding the "Shift" key to enter Safe Mode.
You could also run 'sar -g' to monitor your pageout activity over time both in "Safe Mode" and booted normally
Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal
sar -g 60 100
which will report your pageouts once a minute for 100 minutes (adjust the numbers to suit your tastes).  Now use your system as you normally would, and go back and review the sar output when you notice you are experiencing performance issues.  What you really want to see is mostly zeros, with an occasional blip of a few pageouts.  Sustained pageouts or huge runs of high pageout numbers is an indication that you are using more RAM than you have available and should look for why, and if the app you are running really does need lots of RAM, then think about buying more.