Virus/Trojan on '08 Macbook with OS 10.5?

Hey, all.
Basically, I'm a broke college student who needs this puppy to last to the end of the next semester.
Last night, my computer was running extra slow (I think); this morning, the homepage on Firefox had been set to usa.com.  The battery dropped from 90% to 30% in twenty minutes, which it has never done before, and the McAfee Security my school forces me to install has malware updates as failing.  To be fair, that might have been happening before ... but I can't remember.
Clearly, there's an issue here.
If anyone knows what's buggering up my poor baby, that's awesome.  If anyone can recommend some free, GOOD anti-malware/anti-virus software for a Macbook, that's EVEN BETTER.
Thank you so much!

Hey MacBookDad,
The top culprits for a slow machine are:
1) Lack of RAM
2) Too full hard drive
3) Failing hard drive
4) Directory corruption
Ask him to back up his data right away, just in case the hard drive is failing. Then let me know the answers to the questions below:
1) How much RAM is in his computer?
2) How large is the hard drive & how much space is free?
~Lyssa

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    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  46 May  6 08:48 ttyre
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  47 May  6 08:48 ttyrf
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  48 May  6 08:48 ttys0
    crw--w----   1 MP    tty        16,   0 May  7 13:34 ttys000
    crw--w----   1 MP    tty        16,   1 May  7 13:34 ttys001
    crw--w----   1 MP    tty        16,   2 May  7 13:35 ttys002
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  49 May  6 08:48 ttys1
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  50 May  6 08:48 ttys2
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  51 May  6 08:48 ttys3
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  52 May  6 08:48 ttys4
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  53 May  6 08:48 ttys5
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  54 May  6 08:48 ttys6
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  55 May  6 08:48 ttys7
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  56 May  6 08:48 ttys8
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  57 May  6 08:48 ttys9
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  58 May  6 08:48 ttysa
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  59 May  6 08:48 ttysb
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  60 May  6 08:48 ttysc
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  61 May  6 08:48 ttysd
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  62 May  6 08:48 ttyse
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  63 May  6 08:48 ttysf
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  64 May  6 08:48 ttyt0
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  65 May  6 08:48 ttyt1
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  66 May  6 08:48 ttyt2
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  67 May  6 08:48 ttyt3
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  68 May  6 08:48 ttyt4
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  69 May  6 08:48 ttyt5
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  70 May  6 08:48 ttyt6
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  71 May  6 08:48 ttyt7
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  72 May  6 08:48 ttyt8
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  73 May  6 08:48 ttyt9
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  74 May  6 08:48 ttyta
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  75 May  6 08:48 ttytb
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  76 May  6 08:48 ttytc
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  77 May  6 08:48 ttytd
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  78 May  6 08:48 ttyte
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  79 May  6 08:48 ttytf
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  80 May  6 08:48 ttyu0
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  81 May  6 08:48 ttyu1
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  82 May  6 08:48 ttyu2
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  83 May  6 08:48 ttyu3
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  84 May  6 08:48 ttyu4
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  85 May  6 08:48 ttyu5
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  86 May  6 08:48 ttyu6
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  87 May  6 08:48 ttyu7
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  88 May  6 08:48 ttyu8
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  89 May  6 08:48 ttyu9
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  90 May  6 08:48 ttyua
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  91 May  6 08:48 ttyub
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  92 May  6 08:48 ttyuc
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  93 May  6 08:48 ttyud
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  94 May  6 08:48 ttyue
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  95 May  6 08:48 ttyuf
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  96 May  6 08:48 ttyv0
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  97 May  6 08:48 ttyv1
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  98 May  6 08:48 ttyv2
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4,  99 May  6 08:48 ttyv3
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 100 May  6 08:48 ttyv4
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 101 May  6 08:48 ttyv5
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 102 May  6 08:48 ttyv6
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 103 May  6 08:48 ttyv7
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 104 May  6 08:48 ttyv8
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 105 May  6 08:48 ttyv9
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 106 May  6 08:48 ttyva
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 107 May  6 08:48 ttyvb
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 108 May  6 08:48 ttyvc
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 109 May  6 08:48 ttyvd
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 110 May  6 08:48 ttyve
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 111 May  6 08:48 ttyvf
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 112 May  6 08:48 ttyw0
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 113 May  6 08:48 ttyw1
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 114 May  6 08:48 ttyw2
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 115 May  6 08:48 ttyw3
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 116 May  6 08:48 ttyw4
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 117 May  6 08:48 ttyw5
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 118 May  6 08:48 ttyw6
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 119 May  6 08:48 ttyw7
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 120 May  6 08:48 ttyw8
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 121 May  6 08:48 ttyw9
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 122 May  6 08:48 ttywa
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 123 May  6 08:48 ttywb
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 124 May  6 08:48 ttywc
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 125 May  6 08:48 ttywd
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 126 May  6 08:48 ttywe
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       4, 127 May  6 08:48 ttywf
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   0 May  7 13:35 tun0
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   1 May  7 06:18 tun1
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,  10 May  7 06:18 tun10
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,  11 May  7 06:18 tun11
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,  12 May  7 06:18 tun12
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,  13 May  7 06:18 tun13
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,  14 May  7 06:18 tun14
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,  15 May  7 06:18 tun15
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   2 May  7 06:18 tun2
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   3 May  7 06:18 tun3
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   4 May  7 06:18 tun4
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   5 May  7 06:18 tun5
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   6 May  7 06:18 tun6
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   7 May  7 06:18 tun7
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   8 May  7 06:18 tun8
    crw-rw----   1 root  wheel      35,   9 May  7 06:18 tun9
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel      13,   1 May  6 08:48 urandom
    brw-------   1 root  operator    2,   0 May  6 08:48 vn0
    brw-------   1 root  operator    2,   1 May  6 08:48 vn1
    brw-------   1 root  operator    2,   2 May  6 08:48 vn2
    brw-------   1 root  operator    2,   3 May  6 08:48 vn3
    crw-rw-rw-   1 root  wheel       3,   3 May  6 08:48 zero
    4) ioreg -w 120
    Please take note of everything that is unregistered (!registered)
    +-o Root  <class IORegistryEntry, id 0x100000100, retain 12>
      +-o MacBookPro9,1  <class IOPlatformExpertDevice, id 0x100000110, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (16654 ms), ret$
        +-o AppleACPIPlatformExpert  <class AppleACPIPlatformExpert, id 0x100000111, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (5$
        | +-o IOPMrootDomain  <class IOPMrootDomain, id 0x100000114, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (14 ms), retain 47$
        | | +-o IORootParent  <class IORootParent, id 0x100000115, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 7>
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000002e3, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000002e4, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000002e5, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000002e6, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000002e8, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000002eb, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000002ee, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000002f2, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x1000003df, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100000428, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100000448, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x10000058f, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002cef, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002cf7, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d1d, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d1e, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d24, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d25, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d26, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d29, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d2a, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d2b, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d2d, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d2f, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d39, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d3a, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d42, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d59, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | | +-o RootDomainUserClient  <class RootDomainUserClient, id 0x100002d5b, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, r$
        | +-o cpus  <class IOPlatformDevice, id 0x100000117, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 14>
        | +-o CPU0@0  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x100000118, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (412 ms), retain 8>
        | | +-o AppleACPICPU  <class AppleACPICPU, id 0x100000125, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (406 ms), retain 8>
        | |   +-o AppleACPICPUInterruptController  <class AppleACPICPUInterruptController, id 0x10000012d, registered, matc$
        | |   +-o X86PlatformPlugin  <class X86PlatformPlugin, id 0x100000301, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (309 ms)$
        | |     +-o IOPlatformEnabler  <class IOPlatformPluginDevice, id 0x10000036f, registered, matched, active, busy 0 ($
        | |     +-o AGPMEnabler  <class IOPlatformPluginDevice, id 0x100000370, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (8 ms),$
        | |     | +-o AGPMController  <class AGPMController, id 0x100000373, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain $
        | |     +-o X86PlatformShim  <class X86PlatformShim, id 0x100000371, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain $
        | +-o CPU1@2  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x100000119, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (6 ms), retain 8>
        | | +-o AppleACPICPU  <class AppleACPICPU, id 0x100000126, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | +-o CPU2@4  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x10000011a, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (7 ms), retain 8>
        | | +-o AppleACPICPU  <class AppleACPICPU, id 0x100000127, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | +-o CPU3@6  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x10000011b, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (8 ms), retain 8>
        | | +-o AppleACPICPU  <class AppleACPICPU, id 0x100000128, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | +-o CPU4@1  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x10000011c, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (9 ms), retain 8>
        | | +-o AppleACPICPU  <class AppleACPICPU, id 0x100000129, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | +-o CPU5@3  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x10000011d, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (10 ms), retain 8>
        | | +-o AppleACPICPU  <class AppleACPICPU, id 0x10000012a, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | +-o CPU6@5  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x10000011e, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (11 ms), retain 8>
        | | +-o AppleACPICPU  <class AppleACPICPU, id 0x10000012b, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | +-o CPU7@7  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x10000011f, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (12 ms), retain 8>
        | | +-o AppleACPICPU  <class AppleACPICPU, id 0x10000012c, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | +-o io-apic@fec00000  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x100000120, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), re$
        | | +-o AppleAPICInterruptController  <class AppleAPICInterruptController, id 0x10000012f, registered, matched, act$
        | +-o AppleACPIEventController  <class AppleACPIEventController, id 0x100000130, !registered, !matched, active, bus$
        | +-o boot-ec  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x100000131, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1 ms), retain 7>
        | | +-o AppleACPIEC  <class AppleACPIEC, id 0x100000132, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 5>
        | +-o bios  <class IOPlatformDevice, id 0x100000133, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | | +-o AppleSMBIOS  <class AppleSMBIOS, id 0x100000134, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 5>
        | +-o PCI0@0  <class IOACPIPlatformDevice, id 0x100000138, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (5300 ms), retain 43$
        | | +-o AppleACPIPCI  <class AppleACPIPCI, id 0x1000001d5, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (5288 ms), retain 37$
        | | | +-o MCHC@0  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x100000196, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (215 ms), retain 10>
        | | | | +-o AppleSMCPDRC  <class AppleSMCPDRC, id 0x100000306, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 5$
        | | | +-o P0P2@1  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x100000197, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (203 ms), retain 13>
        | | | | +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x1000001f5, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (198 ms), $
        | | | |   +-o GFX0@0  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x100000198, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (109 ms), retain 27>
        | | | |   | +-o NVDAHal  <class IOService, id 0x10000032b, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (4 ms), retain 6>
        | | | |   | +-o NVDAgl  <class IOService, id 0x10000032c, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (4 ms), retain 6>
        | | | |   | +-o NVDA,Display-A@0  <class IONDRVDevice, id 0x10000032f, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (47 ms),$
        | | | |   | | +-o NVDA  <class NVDA, id 0x10000033d, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (40 ms), retain 16>
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleMCCSControlModule  <class AppleMCCSControlModule, id 0x100000341, registered, matched, act$
        | | | |   | |   | +-o AppleMCCSParameterHandler  <class AppleMCCSParameterHandler, id 0x100000343, registered, matc$
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver  <class AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver, id 0x100000342, registered$
        | | | |   | |   +-o AGPM  <class AGPM, id 0x100000375, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (2 ms), retain 8>
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleGraphicsControlBacklightNub  <class AppleGraphicsControlBacklightNub, id 0x10000038b, !reg$
        | | | |   | |   +-o gpu-sensor  <class IOService, id 0x1000003b3, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (23 ms), reta$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferI2CInterface  <class IOFramebufferI2CInterface, id 0x1000003b6, registered, matche$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferSharedUserClient  <class IOFramebufferSharedUserClient, id 0x1000003eb, !registere$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferUserClient  <class IOFramebufferUserClient, id 0x100002ce4, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |   | +-o NVKernel  <class NVKernel, id 0x100000336, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 19>
        | | | |   | | +-o NV2DContextTesla  <class NV2DContextTesla, id 0x100002ce9, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0,$
        | | | |   | | +-o NV2DContextTesla  <class NV2DContextTesla, id 0x100002cea, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0,$
        | | | |   | | +-o NV2DContextTesla  <class NV2DContextTesla, id 0x100002ceb, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0,$
        | | | |   | | +-o NV2DContextTesla  <class NV2DContextTesla, id 0x100002cec, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0,$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvDeviceTesla  <class nvDeviceTesla, id 0x100002cf2, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retai$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvFermiGLContextTesla  <class nvFermiGLContextTesla, id 0x100002cf4, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvDeviceTesla  <class nvDeviceTesla, id 0x100002d47, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retai$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvFermiGLContextTesla  <class nvFermiGLContextTesla, id 0x100002d49, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvFermiGLContextTesla  <class nvFermiGLContextTesla, id 0x100002d4b, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvDeviceTesla  <class nvDeviceTesla, id 0x100002d60, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retai$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvFermiGLContextTesla  <class nvFermiGLContextTesla, id 0x100002d62, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvFermiGLContextTesla  <class nvFermiGLContextTesla, id 0x100002d64, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvFermiGLContextTesla  <class nvFermiGLContextTesla, id 0x100002d6c, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   | | +-o nvFermiGLContextTesla  <class nvFermiGLContextTesla, id 0x100002d6f, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   | +-o NVDA,Display-B@1  <class IONDRVDevice, id 0x100000330, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1 ms), $
        | | | |   | | +-o NVDA  <class NVDA, id 0x100000345, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1 ms), retain 12>
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleMCCSControlModule  <class AppleMCCSControlModule, id 0x100000349, registered, matched, act$
        | | | |   | |   | +-o AppleMCCSParameterHandler  <class AppleMCCSParameterHandler, id 0x10000034c, registered, matc$
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver  <class AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver, id 0x10000034a, registered$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferI2CInterface  <class IOFramebufferI2CInterface, id 0x1000003bb, registered, matche$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferUserClient  <class IOFramebufferUserClient, id 0x100002ce5, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |   | +-o NVDA,Display-C@2  <class IONDRVDevice, id 0x100000331, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (6 ms), $
        | | | |   | | +-o NVDA  <class NVDA, id 0x10000034e, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1 ms), retain 12>
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleMCCSControlModule  <class AppleMCCSControlModule, id 0x100000351, registered, matched, act$
        | | | |   | |   | +-o AppleMCCSParameterHandler  <class AppleMCCSParameterHandler, id 0x100000354, registered, matc$
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver  <class AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver, id 0x100000352, registered$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferI2CInterface  <class IOFramebufferI2CInterface, id 0x1000003bd, registered, matche$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferUserClient  <class IOFramebufferUserClient, id 0x100002ce6, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |   | +-o NVDA,Display-D@3  <class IONDRVDevice, id 0x100000332, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (2 ms), $
        | | | |   | | +-o NVDA  <class NVDA, id 0x100000356, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 12>
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleMCCSControlModule  <class AppleMCCSControlModule, id 0x100000359, registered, matched, act$
        | | | |   | |   | +-o AppleMCCSParameterHandler  <class AppleMCCSParameterHandler, id 0x10000035b, registered, matc$
        | | | |   | |   +-o AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver  <class AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver, id 0x10000035a, registered$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferI2CInterface  <class IOFramebufferI2CInterface, id 0x1000003be, registered, matche$
        | | | |   | |   +-o IOFramebufferUserClient  <class IOFramebufferUserClient, id 0x100002ce7, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |   | +-o NVDAinitgl  <class IOService, id 0x1000003b4, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain 6>
        | | | |   +-o HDAU@0,1  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x10000019a, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (159 ms), retain 12$
        | | | |     +-o AppleHDAController@0,1  <class AppleHDAController, id 0x100000307, registered, matched, active, bus$
        | | | |       +-o IOHDACodecDevice@0,1,0  <class IOHDACodecDevice, id 0x100000366, registered, matched, active, bus$
        | | | |         +-o IOHDACodecDriver  <class IOHDACodecDriver, id 0x100000368, !registered, !matched, active, busy $
        | | | |           +-o IOHDACodecFunction@0,1,0,1  <class IOHDACodecFunction, id 0x100000369, registered, matched, a$
        | | | |             +-o AppleHDACodecGeneric  <class AppleHDACodecGeneric, id 0x10000036a, registered, matched, act$
        | | | |               +-o AppleHDADriver  <class AppleHDADriver, id 0x10000036e, registered, matched, active, busy $
        | | | +-o PEG1@1,1  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x10000019b, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1133 ms), retain 12>
        | | | | +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x1000001f2, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1129 ms),$
        | | | |   +-o UPSB@0  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x10000019c, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1129 ms), retain 16>
        | | | |     +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x100000205, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1122 $
        | | | |       +-o DSB0@0  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x10000019d, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1122 ms), retain$
        | | | |       | +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x10000022b, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1$
        | | | |       |   +-o NHI0@0  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x10000019e, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1111 ms), re$
        | | | |       |     +-o AppleThunderboltHAL  <class AppleThunderboltHAL, id 0x100000241, registered, matched, activ$
        | | | |       |       +-o AppleThunderboltNHIType1  <class AppleThunderboltNHIType1, id 0x10000024e, registered, ma$
        | | | |       |         +-o IOThunderboltController  <class IOThunderboltController, id 0x10000024f, registered, ma$
        | | | |       |           +-o IOThunderboltLocalNode  <class IOThunderboltLocalNode, id 0x100000252, registered, ma$
        | | | |       |           +-o IOThunderboltPort@6  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x100000255, registered, matched, a$
        | | | |       |             +-o IOThunderboltSwitchType1  <class IOThunderboltSwitchType1, id 0x100000257, register$
        | | | |       |               +-o IOThunderboltPort@1  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x10000029a, registered, matche$
        | | | |       |               +-o IOThunderboltPort@2  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x10000029b, registered, matche$
        | | | |       |               +-o IOThunderboltPort@7  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x10000029c, registered, matche$
        | | | |       |               | +-o AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter  <class AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter, id 0x100$
        | | | |       |               +-o IOThunderboltPort@8  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x10000029d, registered, matche$
        | | | |       |               | +-o AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter  <class AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter, id 0x100$
        | | | |       |               +-o IOThunderboltPort@9  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x10000029e, registered, matche$
        | | | |       |               | +-o AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter  <class AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter, id 0x100$
        | | | |       |               +-o IOThunderboltPort@A  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x10000029f, registered, matche$
        | | | |       |               | +-o AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter  <class AppleThunderboltPCIDownAdapter, id 0x100$
        | | | |       |               +-o IOThunderboltPort@C  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x1000002a0, registered, matche$
        | | | |       |               | +-o AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter  <class AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter, id 0x1000002aa$
        | | | |       |               +-o IOThunderboltPort@D  <class IOThunderboltPort, id 0x1000002a1, registered, matche$
        | | | |       |                 +-o AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter  <class AppleThunderboltDPInAdapter, id 0x1000002ab$
        | | | |       +-o DSB1@3  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x10000019f, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (10 ms), retain 1$
        | | | |       | +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x100000236, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0$
        | | | |       +-o DSB2@4  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001a0, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (8 ms), retain 12$
        | | | |       | +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x100000228, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0$
        | | | |       +-o DSB3@5  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001a2, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (8 ms), retain 12$
        | | | |       | +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x100000231, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0$
        | | | |       +-o DSB4@6  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001a4, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (7 ms), retain 11$
        | | | |         +-o IOPCI2PCIBridge  <class IOPCI2PCIBridge, id 0x10000022f, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0$
        | | | +-o IGPU@2  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001a5, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1903 ms), retain 22>
        | | | | +-o AppleIntelCapriController  <class AppleIntelCapriController, id 0x100000326, registered, matched, activ$
        | | | | | +-o AppleMEClientController  <class AppleMEClientController, id 0x100000339, registered, matched, active,$
        | | | | +-o AppleIntelFramebuffer@0  <class AppleIntelFramebuffer, id 0x100000334, registered, matched, active, bus$
        | | | | | +-o AppleMCCSControlModule  <class AppleMCCSControlModule, id 0x10000033b, registered, matched, active, b$
        | | | | | | +-o AppleMCCSParameterHandler  <class AppleMCCSParameterHandler, id 0x10000033f, registered, matched, a$
        | | | | | +-o AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver  <class AppleUpstreamUserClientDriver, id 0x10000033c, registered, matc$
        | | | | | +-o AGPM  <class AGPM, id 0x100000374, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (1339 ms), retain 8>
        | | | | | +-o AppleGraphicsControlBacklightNub  <class AppleGraphicsControlBacklightNub, id 0x10000038c, !registere$
        | | | | | +-o IOFramebufferI2CInterface  <class IOFramebufferI2CInterface, id 0x1000003ae, registered, matched, act$
        | | | | | +-o IOFramebufferSharedUserClient  <class IOFramebufferSharedUserClient, id 0x1000003ec, !registered, !ma$
        | | | | | +-o display0  <class IODisplayConnect, id 0x100002774, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain$
        | | | | | | +-o AppleBacklightDisplay  <class AppleBacklightDisplay, id 0x100002775, registered, matched, active, b$
        | | | | | +-o IOFramebufferUserClient  <class IOFramebufferUserClient, id 0x100002ce3, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | | +-o IntelAccelerator  <class IntelAccelerator, id 0x100000328, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), $
        | | | |   +-o IGAccel2DContext  <class IGAccel2DContext, id 0x100002ce8, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelDevice  <class IGAccelDevice, id 0x100002cf1, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 6>
        | | | |   +-o IOAccelSharedUserClient  <class IOAccelSharedUserClient, id 0x100002cf3, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelGLContext  <class IGAccelGLContext, id 0x100002cf5, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelSurface  <class IGAccelSurface, id 0x100002d00, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain $
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelSurface  <class IGAccelSurface, id 0x100002d01, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain $
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelDevice  <class IGAccelDevice, id 0x100002d16, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 6>
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelSurface  <class IGAccelSurface, id 0x100002d2e, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain $
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelSurface  <class IGAccelSurface, id 0x100002d41, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain $
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelDevice  <class IGAccelDevice, id 0x100002d45, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 6>
        | | | |   +-o IOAccelSharedUserClient  <class IOAccelSharedUserClient, id 0x100002d46, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelGLContext  <class IGAccelGLContext, id 0x100002d48, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelGLContext  <class IGAccelGLContext, id 0x100002d4a, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelSurface  <class IGAccelSurface, id 0x100002d4d, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain $
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelDevice  <class IGAccelDevice, id 0x100002d5e, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain 6>
        | | | |   +-o IOAccelSharedUserClient  <class IOAccelSharedUserClient, id 0x100002d5f, !registered, !matched, activ$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelGLContext  <class IGAccelGLContext, id 0x100002d61, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelGLContext  <class IGAccelGLContext, id 0x100002d63, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelSurface  <class IGAccelSurface, id 0x100002d65, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, retain $
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelGLContext  <class IGAccelGLContext, id 0x100002d6d, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o IGAccelGLContext  <class IGAccelGLContext, id 0x100002d70, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | +-o XHC1@14  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001cf, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (29 ms), retain 12>
        | | | | +-o AppleUSBXHCI  <class AppleUSBXHCI, id 0x100000200, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (21 ms), retain $
        | | | |   +-o XHCI Root Hub SS Simulation@14  <class IOUSBRootHubDevice, id 0x100000204, registered, matched, activ$
        | | | |   | +-o AppleUSBHub  <class AppleUSBHub, id 0x10000023e, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain$
        | | | |   | +-o IOUSBInterface@0  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x100000240, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o XHCI Root Hub USB 2.0 Simulation@14  <class IOUSBRootHubDevice, id 0x100000243, registered, matched, $
        | | | |     +-o AppleUSBHub  <class AppleUSBHub, id 0x10000025a, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain$
        | | | |     +-o IOUSBInterface@0  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x10000025c, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | +-o pci8086,1e3a@16  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001e6, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (27 ms), retain $
        | | | | +-o AppleIntelMEIDriver  <class AppleIntelMEIDriver, id 0x100000304, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0$
        | | | +-o EHC2@1A  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001c9, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (121 ms), retain 12>
        | | | | +-o AppleUSBEHCI  <class AppleUSBEHCI, id 0x100000202, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (106 ms), retain$
        | | | |   +-o EHCI Root Hub Simulation@1A  <class IOUSBRootHubDevice, id 0x100000220, registered, matched, active, $
        | | | |   | +-o AppleUSBHub  <class AppleUSBHub, id 0x100000245, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain$
        | | | |   | +-o IOUSBInterface@0  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x100000247, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o HubDevice@1a100000  <class IOUSBHubDevice, id 0x100000271, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (4 ms)$
        | | | |   | +-o AppleUSBHub  <class AppleUSBHub, id 0x100000273, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (0 ms), retain$
        | | | |   | +-o IOUSBInterface@0  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x100000275, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0, ret$
        | | | |   +-o FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)@1a110000  <class IOUSBDevice, id 0x10000028b, registered, matched, acti$
        | | | |     +-o IOUSBCompositeDriver  <class IOUSBCompositeDriver, id 0x10000028e, !registered, !matched, active, b$
        | | | |     +-o FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)@0  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x10000028f, registered, matched, active$
        | | | |     +-o IOUSBInterface@1  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x100000290, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (16 ms$
        | | | |     +-o IOUSBInterface@2  <class IOUSBInterface, id 0x100000291, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (6 ms)$
        | | | +-o HDEF@1B  <class IOPCIDevice, id 0x1000001b7, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (300 ms), retain 12>
        | | | | +-o AppleHDAController@1B  <class AppleHDAController, id 0x100000314, registered, matched, active, busy 0 ($
        | | | |   +-o IOHDACodecDevice@1B,0  <class IOHDACodecDevice, id 0x10000033a, registered, matched, active, busy 0 ($
        | | | |     +-o IOHDACodecDriver  <class IOHDACodecDriver, id 0x100000348, !registered, !matched, active, busy 0 (2$
        | | | |       +-o IOHDACodecFunction@1B,0,1  <class IOHDACodecFunction, id 0x10000034b, registered, matched, active$
        | | | |         +-o AppleHDACodecGeneric  <class AppleHDACodecGeneric, id 0x10000034d, registered, matched, active,$
        | | | |           +-o AppleHDADriver  <class AppleHDADriver, id 0x10000035e, registered, matched, active, busy 0 (2$
        | | | |             +-o AppleHDAEngineInput@1B,0,1,0  <class AppleHDAEngineInput, id 0x100000381, registered, match$
        | | | |             | +-o AppleHDAStream  <class AppleHDAStream, id 0x100000382, registered, matched, active, busy $
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioSelectorControl  <class IOAudioSelectorControl, id 0x100000383, !registered, !matc$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x10000043b, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioLevelControl  <class IOAudioLevelControl, id 0x100000384, !registered, !matched, a$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x10000043c, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioToggleControl  <class IOAudioToggleControl, id 0x100000385, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x10000043d, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioToggleControl  <class IOAudioToggleControl, id 0x100000386, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x10000043e, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioEngineUserClient  <class IOAudioEngineUserClient, id 0x100000439, !registered, !ma$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioEngineUserClient  <class IOAudioEngineUserClient, id 0x100000444, !registered, !ma$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioEngineUserClient  <class IOAudioEngineUserClient, id 0x100002d22, !registered, !ma$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioEngineUserClient  <class IOAudioEngineUserClient, id 0x100002d35, !registered, !ma$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioEngineUserClient  <class IOAudioEngineUserClient, id 0x100002d6a, !registered, !ma$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioToggleControl  <class IOAudioToggleControl, id 0x100002def, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |             |   +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df0, !registered,$
        | | | |             |   +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df1, !registered,$
        | | | |             |   +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df2, !registered,$
        | | | |             |   +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df3, !registered,$
        | | | |             |   +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df4, !registered,$
        | | | |             +-o AppleHDAEngineInput@1B,0,1,1  <class AppleHDAEngineInput, id 0x100000387, registered, match$
        | | | |             | +-o AppleHDAStream  <class AppleHDAStream, id 0x100000389, registered, matched, active, busy $
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioSelectorControl  <class IOAudioSelectorControl, id 0x100000393, !registered, !matc$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100000431, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioLevelControl  <class IOAudioLevelControl, id 0x100000394, !registered, !matched, a$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100000432, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioLevelControl  <class IOAudioLevelControl, id 0x100000395, !registered, !matched, a$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100000433, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioToggleControl  <class IOAudioToggleControl, id 0x100000396, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100000434, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioToggleControl  <class IOAudioToggleControl, id 0x100000397, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100000435, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioToggleControl  <class IOAudioToggleControl, id 0x100000398, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100000436, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioSelectorControl  <class IOAudioSelectorControl, id 0x100000399, !registered, !matc$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100000437, !registered,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df5, !registered,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df6, !registered,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df7, !registered,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100002df8, !registered,$
        | | | |             | +-o IOAudioToggleControl  <class IOAudioToggleControl, id 0x10000039b, !registered, !matched,$
        | | | |             | | +-o IOAudioControlUserClient  <class IOAudioControlUserClient, id 0x100000438, !registered,$
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    Message was edited by: Klaus1

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