EtreCheckPro version: 6.8.3 (68032)
Report generated: 2024-01-01 09:09:51
Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com
Runtime: 1:35
Performance: Excellent

Problem: No problem - just checking

Major Issues: None

Minor Issues:
  These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. 
  Apps crashing - There have been numerous app crashes.
  Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage.
  Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. These files could be old, incompatible, and cause problems. They should be reviewed.
  Limited permissions - More information may be available with Full Disk Access.
  Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future.
  Sharing enabled - This computer has sharing services enabled that could be a security risk.

Hardware Information:
  MacBook Pro (14-inch, Nov 2023)
    Status: Supported
  MacBook Pro Model: Mac15,6
  Apple M3 Pro CPU: 12-core
  18 GB RAM - Not upgradeable
  Battery: Health = Normal - Cycle count = 4

Video Information:
  Apple M3 Pro
    Color LCD 3024 x 1964
    CS2730 2560 x 1440

Drives:
  disk0 - APPLE SSD AP1024Z 1.00 TB (Solid State - TRIM: Yes) 
  Internal Apple Fabric NVM Express
    disk0s1 [APFS Container] 524 MB
      disk1 [APFS Virtual drive] 524 MB (Shared by 4 volumes)
        disk1s1 - iSCPreboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (6 MB used)
        disk1s2 - xART (APFS) (6 MB used)
        disk1s3 - Hardware (APFS) (4 MB used)
        disk1s4 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (20 KB used)
    disk0s2 [APFS Container] 994.66 GB
      disk3 [APFS Virtual drive] 994.66 GB (Shared by 6 volumes)
        disk3s1 (APFS) [APFS Container] (10.13 GB used)
          disk3s1s1 - Macintosh HD (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (10.13 GB used)
        disk3s2 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (6.06 GB used)
        disk3s3 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (923 MB used)
        disk3s4 - Update (APFS) (17 MB used)
        disk3s5 - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (192.56 GB used)
        disk3s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (20 KB used)
    disk0s3 [APFS Container] 5.37 GB
      disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 5.37 GB (Shared by 2 volumes)
        disk2s1 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (905 MB used)
        disk2s2 - Update (APFS) (41 KB used)

  disk4 - G-DRIVE mobile SSD 2.00 TB
  External USB super_speed_limited USB
    disk4s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk4s2 - 1********D (Journaled HFS+) 1.95 TB (1.14 TB used)
    disk4s3 [APFS Container] 50.00 GB
      disk5 [APFS Virtual drive] 50.00 GB (Shared by 5 volumes)
        disk5s2 - Update (APFS) (328 KB used)
        disk5s3 - E********m (APFS) (979 KB used)
        disk5s4 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (20 KB used)
        disk5s5 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (20 KB used)
        disk5s6 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (20 KB used)

  disk6 - G-DRIVE Thunderbolt 3 4.00 TB
  External USB 5 Gbit/s USB
    disk6s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB
    disk6s2 - 4********p (Journaled HFS+) 4.00 TB (3.87 TB used)

Mounted Volumes:
  disk1s1 - iSCPreboot [APFS Preboot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/iSCPreboot
    Used: 6 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 524 MB
      Free: 503 MB

  disk1s2 - xART
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/xarts
    Used: 6 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 524 MB
      Free: 503 MB

  disk1s3 - Hardware
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Hardware
    Used: 4 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 524 MB
      Free: 503 MB

  disk3s1s1 - Macintosh HD [APFS Snapshot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /
    Read-only: Yes
    Used: 10.13 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 994.66 GB
      Free: 784.76 GB
      Available: 796.79 GB

  disk3s2 - Preboot [APFS Preboot]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot
    Used: 6.06 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 994.66 GB
      Free: 784.76 GB
      Available: 796.79 GB

  disk3s4 - Update
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update
    Used: 17 MB
    Shared values
      Size: 994.66 GB
      Free: 784.76 GB
      Available: 796.79 GB

  disk3s5 - Data [APFS Virtual drive]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data
    Encrypted
    Used: 192.56 GB
    Shared values
      Size: 994.66 GB
      Free: 784.76 GB
      Available: 796.79 GB

  disk3s6 - VM [APFS VM]
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM
    Used: 20 KB
    Shared values
      Size: 994.66 GB
      Free: 784.76 GB
      Available: 796.79 GB

  disk4s2 - 1********D
    Filesystem: Journaled HFS+
    Mount point: /Volumes/1********D
    Owners enabled: No
    Used: 1.14 TB
    Size: 1.95 TB
    Free: 813.61 GB
    Available: 814.02 GB

  disk5s3 - E********m
    Filesystem: APFS
    Mount point: /Volumes/E********m
    Owners enabled: No
    Used: 979 KB
    Shared values
      Size: 50.00 GB
      Free: 49.89 GB
      Available: 49.90 GB

  disk6s2 - 4********p
    Filesystem: Journaled HFS+
    Mount point: /Volumes/4********p
    Used: 3.87 TB
    Size: 4.00 TB
    Free: 129.70 GB
    Available: 129.72 GB

Network:
  Interface en4: Ethernet Adapter (en4)
  Interface en5: Ethernet Adapter (en5)
  Interface en6: Thunderbolt Ethernet Slot 0
  Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge
  Interface en0: Wi-Fi
    802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax

  Printer sharing: Enabled

System Software:
  macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 (23C71) 
  Time since boot: Less than an hour

Notifications:
  com.paragon-software.ntfs.notification-agent.app
    3 notifications

Security:
  Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers
  System Integrity Protection: Enabled

  Antivirus software: Apple

  Printer sharing: Enabled

Unsigned Files:
  Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.volkswagen.discovercare.plist
    Executable: /Applications/DiscoverCare.app/Contents/MacOS/DiscoverCareChecker
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Launchd: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
    Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE/PDApp/UWA/UpdaterStartupUtility -mode=scheduled
    Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK

  Apps: 4

Applications:
  610 apps
  60 x86-only apps
  8 unsigned apps

Kernel Extensions:
  /Library/Extensions
    [Not Loaded] EPSONUSBPrintClass.kext - com.epson.print.kext.USBPrintClass (2.7.3)
    [Loaded] ufsd_NTFS.kext - com.paragon-software.filesystems.ntfs (15.9.314 - SDK 10.10)

System Launch Daemons:
  [Not Loaded]  41 Apple tasks
  [Loaded]  195 Apple tasks
  [Running]  164 Apple tasks
  [Other]  One Apple task

System Launch Agents:
  [Not Loaded]  21 Apple tasks
  [Loaded]  221 Apple tasks
  [Running]  181 Apple tasks

Launch Daemons:
  [Not Loaded] com.adobe.acc.installer.v2.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-11-25)
    Executable: /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.adobe.acc.installer.v2

  [Loaded] com.google.GoogleUpdater.wake.system.plist (Google LLC - installed 2023-12-17)
    Command: /Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/Current/GoogleUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleUpdater --wake-all --enable-logging --vmodule=*/components/update_client/*=2,*/chrome/updater/*=2 --system

  [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-17)
    

  [Loaded] com.paragon-software.ntfs.loader.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2021-10-05)
    Command: /sbin/kextload /Library/Extensions/ufsd_NTFS.kext

  [Running] com.paragon-software.ntfsd.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2023-11-25)
    Executable: /Library/Application Support/Paragon Software/com.paragon-software.ntfsd

Launch Agents:
  [Not Loaded] com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-09-20)
    Command: /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud/ACC/Creative Cloud.app/Contents/MacOS/Creative Cloud --showwindow=false --onOSstartup=true

  [Loaded] com.adobe.ElementsAutoCreator-19.0.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-11-27)
    Executable: /Applications/Adobe Elements 2021 Organizer.app/Contents/Elements Auto Creations 2021.app/Contents/MacOS/Elements Auto Creations 2021

  [Not Loaded] com.adobe.ccxprocess.plist (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-10-01)
    Command: /Applications/Utilities/Adobe Creative Cloud Experience/CCXProcess/CCXProcess.app/Contents/MacOS/CCXProcess --openAtBoot

  [Not Loaded] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2023-12-31)
    Executable: /Applications/Epson Software/EPSON Software Updater.app/Contents/EPSON Software Updater Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/EPSON Software Updater Agent

  [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-17)
    

  [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-17)
    

  [Running] com.paragon-software.ntfs.notification-agent.plist (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2021-10-05)
    Executable: /Library/Application Support/Paragon Software/com.paragon-software.ntfs.notification-agent.app/Contents/MacOS/NotificationAgent

User Launch Agents:
  [Loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist (Not signed - installed 2021-11-27)
    Command: /Library/Application Support/Adobe/OOBE/PDApp/UWA/UpdaterStartupUtility -mode=scheduled

  [Loaded] com.dropbox.DropboxMacUpdate.agent.plist (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2023-09-17)
    Command: ~/Library/Dropbox/DropboxMacUpdate.app/Contents/MacOS/DropboxMacUpdate -check periodic

  [Loaded] com.google.GoogleUpdater.wake.plist (Google LLC - installed 2023-12-17)
    Command: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/GoogleUpdater/Current/GoogleUpdater.app/Contents/MacOS/GoogleUpdater --wake-all --enable-logging --vmodule=*/components/update_client/*=2,*/chrome/updater/*=2

  [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-17)
    

  [Not Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-12-17)
    

  [Loaded] com.volkswagen.discovercare.plist (Not signed - installed 2023-07-01)
    Executable: /Applications/DiscoverCare.app/Contents/MacOS/DiscoverCareChecker

User Login Items:
  [Not Loaded] AppCleaner SmartDelete (Julien Ramseier - installed 2023-11-25)
    Modern Login Item
    /Applications/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner SmartDelete.app

  [Running] Dropbox (Dropbox, Inc. - installed 2023-12-22)
    Application
    /Applications/Dropbox.app

  [Loaded] FSMenuAppLoginItemHelper (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2021-11-30)
    Modern Login Item
    /Applications/NTFS for Mac.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/FSMenuAppLoginItemHelper.app

App Extensions:
  Safari extensions:
    Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on - /Applications/Google Analytics Opt Out.app

  Photo editing extensions:
    Edit in Affinity Photo - /Applications/Affinity Photo 2.app

  File providers:
    Dropbox - /Applications/Dropbox.app

  Share services:
    Dropbox Transfer - /Applications/Dropbox.app

  Finder sync extensions:
    Dropbox Finder Extension - /Applications/Dropbox.app

  QuickLook Previews:
    EtreCheckQuickLook - ~/Downloads/EtreCheckPro.app
      com.etresoft.etrecheck4 *.etrecheck

  QuickLook Previews (legacy):
    QuickLook - /Applications/Affinity Publisher 2.app
      com.seriflabs.affinity.package *.afpackage
      com.seriflabs.affinitypublisher.document *.afpub
      com.seriflabs.affinity *.fh10
      com.seriflabs.affinity.template *.aftemplate
      com.seriflabs.affinityphoto.document *.afphoto
      com.seriflabs.affinitypublisher.book *.afbook
      com.seriflabs.affinitydesigner.document *.afdesign

Internet Plug-ins:
  AdobeAAMDetect: 3.0.0.0 (Adobe Inc. - installed 2023-09-20)

3rd Party Preference panels:
  ParagonNTFS (Paragon Software GmbH - installed 2021-10-05)

Backup:
  Time Machine information is limited without Full Disk Access
  Destinations: 
    4********p [Local] (Last used)
  4 local snapshots
  Oldest local snapshot: 2023-12-31 13:18:20
  Last local snapshot: 2023-12-31 17:11:47

Performance:
  System Load: 3.21 (1 min ago) 5.99 (5 min ago) 3.27 (15 min ago)
  Nominal I/O usage: 3.56 MB/s
  File system: 6.12 seconds
  Write speed: 5755 MB/s
  Read speed: 3732 MB/s

CPU Usage Snapshot:
  Type Overall
  System: 3 %
  User: 8 %
  Idle: 88 %

Top Processes Snapshot by CPU:
  Process (count) CPU (Source - Location)
  contactsd 22.68 % (Apple)
  logd 19.94 % (Apple)
  EtreCheckPro 19.20 % (Etresoft, Inc.)
  suggestd 13.94 % (Apple)
  WindowServer 13.60 % (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Memory:
  Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location)
  EtreCheckPro 1.26 GB (Etresoft, Inc.)
  Dropbox (3) 524 MB (Dropbox, Inc.)
  com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (5) 476 MB (Apple)
  Dropbox Helper (Renderer) (2) 235 MB (Dropbox, Inc.)
  Finder 232 MB (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use:
  Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location)
  mDNSResponder 232 KB / 187 KB (Apple)
  apsd 102 KB / 222 KB (Apple)
  trustd 144 KB / 178 KB (Apple)
  Dropbox 17 KB / 142 KB (Dropbox, Inc.)
  cloudd 124 KB / 19 KB (Apple)

Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use:
  Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location)
  logd 42 (Apple)
  WindowServer 7 (Apple)
  backupd 5 (Apple)
  BiomeAgent 3 (Apple)
  mds_stores 1 (Apple)

Virtual Memory Information:
  Physical RAM: 18 GB

  Free RAM: 686 MB
  Used RAM: 8.44 GB
  Cached files: 8.89 GB

  Available RAM: 9.56 GB
  Swap Used: 0 B

Software Installs (past 60 days):
  Install Date Name (Version)
  2023-11-25 MRTConfigData (1.93)
  2023-11-25 Keynote (13.2)
  2023-11-25 Numbers (13.2)
  2023-11-25 Pages (13.2)
  2023-11-25 Syncovery (10.8.1)
  2023-11-26 macOS 14.1.1 (14.1.1)
  2023-12-03 macOS 14.1.2 (14.1.2)
  2023-12-03 EPSON Printer (12.62)
  2023-12-03 iMovie (10.4)
  2023-12-17 macOS 14.2 (14.2)
  2023-12-17 GarageBand (10.4.10)
  2023-12-22 XProtectPlistConfigData (2177)
  2023-12-22 XProtectPayloads (122)
  2023-12-22 macOS 14.2.1 (14.2.1)
  2023-12-22 RosettaUpdateAuto (1.0.0.0.1.1702662373)
  2023-12-31 EPSON Software Updater (2.6.3)

Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days):
  2024-01-01 09:07:14 Elements Auto Creations 2021 Crash (10 times)
    Executable: /Applications/Adobe Elements 2021 Organizer.app

  2024-01-01 09:07:07 PhotoshopServer Crash (20 times)
    Executable: /Applications/Adobe Elements 2021 Organizer.app

  2023-12-31 14:01:56 spotlightknowledged High CPU Use (2 times)
    Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreSpotlight.framework/spotlightknowledged

  2023-12-31 13:54:51 knowledgeconstructiond High CPU Use (3 times)
    Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IntelligencePlatformCore.framework/Versions/A/knowledgeconstructiond

  2023-12-31 12:34:22 NotificationAgent Crash
    Executable: /Library/Application Support/Paragon Software/com.paragon-software.ntfs.notification-agent.app
    Details:
      libsystem_c.dylib: abort() called

  2023-12-29 17:59:22 trustd High CPU Use
    Executable: /usr/libexec/trustd

  2023-12-29 15:18:45 AMPDevicesAgent High CPU Use
    Executable: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AMPDevices.framework/Versions/A/Support/AMPDevicesAgent

  2023-12-29 12:53:43 MDCrashReportTool Crash

  2023-12-27 13:31:24 signpost_reporter High CPU Use
    Executable: /usr/libexec/signpost_reporter

  2023-12-27 12:42:12 Finder Crash
    Executable: /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app
    Details:
      libsystem_c.dylib: abort() called

  2023-12-27 10:34:50 Affinity Publisher 2.app Hang
    Executable: /Applications/Affinity Publisher 2.app


End of report