Why is my mac overheating?

For the past few weeks i have noticed that my MacBook Pro has been getting very hot and then shutting down. i downloaded a prgram to monitor the heat sensors and i am seeing a spike of 105 degress C in the cpu. is there any common issue causing mid-2009 MacBook Pro's to over heat?

Open Activity Monitor when these conditions arise and determine what applications are running. Some games will load the processors causing high internal temperatures which would be considered 'normal'. If your only web browsing, that would be abnormal.
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Why is my Mac overheated and taken a lot of space

Hello. I have trouble for two months and I never experience this before. When I boot up Mac and start to use some programs e.g. Safari or Adobe Photoshop, my Mac begins to overheat and hear the noise from a fan in side. Moreover, when I check at "About my Mac" and see available space, from 60GB left to less than 10 GB in few minute. In the other hand, my Windows 7 has no trouble at all.
So I decide to delete bootcamp, clear up disk and reinstall OS X. But, again, after I launch Safari which is newly preinstalled, my Mac is overheat again and now it steals 20 GB.
I have no idea on how to solve this problem and need urgent helps from the ones who know.
I use MacBook Air (Mid 2012) and run OS X Yosemite 10.10.2.
Thank you for reading and trying to solve my problem.

Problem description:
My MacBook Air is overheated and run out of spaces after launching some applications for sometime e.g. Safari or Adobe Photoshop.
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Hardware Information: ℹ️
    MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012) (Technical Specifications)
    MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir5,2
    1 1.8 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2-core
    4 GB RAM Not upgradeable
        BANK 0/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
        BANK 1/DIMM0
            2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz ok
    Bluetooth: Good - Handoff/Airdrop2 supported
    Wireless: en0: 802.11 a/b/g/n
    Battery Health: Normal - Cycle count 285
Video Information: ℹ️
    Intel HD Graphics 4000
        Color LCD 1440 x 900
System Software: ℹ️
    OS X 10.10.2 (14C109) - Time since boot: 0:5:36
Disk Information: ℹ️
    APPLE SSD SM256E disk0 : (251 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted> : 210 MB
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted> [Recovery]: 650 MB
        BOOTCAMP (disk0s4) /Volumes/BOOTCAMP : 90.00 GB (66.02 GB free)
        Macintosh HD (disk1) / : 159.77 GB (112.89 GB free)
            Encrypted AES-XTS Unlocked
            Core Storage: disk0s2 160.14 GB Online
USB Information: ℹ️
    Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    JetFlash Mass Storage Device 16.23 GB
        LALALALALA! (disk2s1) /Volumes/LALALALALA! : 16.23 GB (15.28 GB free)
    Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
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    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper: ℹ️
    Mac App Store and identified developers
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    BitTorrent    Application (/Applications/BitTorrent.app)
Internet Plug-ins: ℹ️
    Default Browser: Version: 600 - SDK 10.10
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
3rd Party Preference Panes: ℹ️
    None
Time Machine: ℹ️
    Time Machine not configured!
Top Processes by CPU: ℹ️
         6%    WindowServer
         4%    hidd
         2%    System Information
         1%    com.apple.WebKit.Networking
         1%    BitTorrent
Top Processes by Memory: ℹ️
    82 MB    com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
    77 MB    mds_stores
    69 MB    Safari
    64 MB    sandboxd
    60 MB    WindowServer
Virtual Memory Information: ℹ️
    726 MB    Free RAM
    1.80 GB    Active RAM
    1.01 GB    Inactive RAM
    758 MB    Wired RAM
    1.12 GB    Page-ins
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Diagnostics Information: ℹ️
    Feb 4, 2015, 02:49:51 PM    Self test - passed
    Feb 4, 2015, 02:47:17 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/installd_2015-02-04-144717_[redacted].cpu_resou rce.diag [Click for details]
    Feb 4, 2015, 02:21:12 PM    /Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent_2015-02-04-142112_[ redacted].cpu_resource.diag [Click for details]
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Why is the CPU overheating?

Hi!
The CPU and Heat Sink A of my late 2008 MB (2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 8GB RAM) are at 70-80 C about 80% of the time, although CPU and RAM usage is only at around 10% each. This causes the fan to run at ~6000 rpm. Why is the CPU overheating?
The reason does not seem to be a sofware issue: The overheating occurs both in safe mode and as a new user (sometimes even right after starting the machine). I have no Adware installed. SMC Reset did not help. Energy usage settings are as efficient as possible. I deleted Adobe flash player items in the library. Spotlight indexing is not the issue.
Therefore I suspect a hardware problem, although both AHT and the hardware test at the Genius bar did not show any problems. I have cleaned the fan and surrounding area thoroughly. The fan itself seems to be OK, since it correlates positively and perfectly with CPU temperature.
Genius bar suggested to switch from 10.9.2. back to 10.6., but this is not a long-term option for me. I think would have to hand in the machine to a specialist for further analysis, or for examining/renewingthermal paste, but I do not want to spend too much money on the machine anymore.
This is why I hope this forum has further advice!

Hardware Information:
    MacBook (13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008)
    MacBook - model: MacBook5,1
    1 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo CPU: 2 cores
    8 GB RAM
Video Information:
    NVIDIA GeForce 9400M - VRAM: 256 MB
System Software:
    OS X 10.9.2 (13C1021) - Uptime: 0 days 1:59:22
Disk Information:
    TOSHIBA MK1653GSX disk0 : (160,04 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209,7 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 159,18 GB (33,01 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
    HL-DT-ST DVDRW GS21N
USB Information:
    Apple Inc. Built-in iSight
    Apple, Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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Configuration files:
    /etc/sysctl.conf - Exists
Gatekeeper:
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Kernel Extensions:
    [not loaded]    com.ZTE.driver.ZTEUSBCDCACMControl (1.2.4) Support
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    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungACMData (1.2.55 - SDK 10.6) Support
    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungComposite (1.2.55 - SDK 10.6) Support
    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungMTP (1.2.55 - SDK 10.5) Support
    [not loaded]    com.devguru.driver.SamsungSerial (1.2.55 - SDK 10.6) Support
    [not loaded]    com.kodak.print.printerdock.merge (1.0.0) Support
Startup Items:
    HP IO: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HP IO
    HPlaserjet Trap Monitor: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HPlaserjet Trap Monitor
    HWNetMgr: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWNetMgr
    HWPortDetect: Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
    LoginServer: Path: /Library/StartupItems/LoginServer
Launch Daemons:
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.cloudpath.maccmd.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.JavaUpdateHelper.plist Support
    [failed]    com.sec.faxdb.plist Support
    [loaded]    net.sourceforge.MonolingualHelper.plist Support
    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist Support
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    [loaded]    com.hp.help.tocgenerator.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Support
    [running]    com.samsung.AWPAgent.plist Support
    [loaded]    org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist Support
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    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.scheduledScan.plist Support
    [failed]    com.macpaw.CleanMyMac2Helper.trashWatcher.plist Support
    [running]    com.spotify.webhelper.plist Support
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    RescueTime
    Dropbox
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    Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.3.0.14 Support
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
    iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 7.0
    Flash Player: Version: 13.0.0.214 - SDK 10.6 Support
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.5 Support
    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    net.juniper.DSSafariExtensions: Version: (null) Support
    OfficeLiveBrowserPlugin: Version: 12.3.6 Support
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 Support
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: Java 7 Update 55 Check version
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    Slick Savings: Version: 1.0
    Searchme: Version: 1.3
    Amazon Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
    Ebay Shopping Assistant: Version: 1.1
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
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    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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    Flip4Mac WMV Support
    Growl Support
    Java Support
    MacFUSE Support
    NTFS-3G Support
    Paragon NTFS for Mac ® OS X Support
    TeXDistPrefPane Support
Time Machine:
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    Mobile backups: ON
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        My Passport [Local] (Last used)
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        Last backup: 2014-05-14 16:06:09 +0000
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    All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
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         3%    WindowServer
         1%    sysmond
         0%    fontd
         0%    SystemUIServer
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    893 MB    firefox
    229 MB    Finder
    172 MB    mds_stores
    164 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent
    106 MB    Preview
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    3.85 GB    Free RAM
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    759 MB    Wired RAM
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