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iMac Crashing Lots Lately Please Help This Mac Mom

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jds96d

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My iMac is crashing on a regular basis now for the past 24 hours. Sometimes it crashes in Safari unexpectedly and says it is a Safari problem and sometimes it crashes randomly and says it is a OS X problem. I use 10.5.8 and did a software update yesterday. Only Flash and Security needed update.

The only add-on software I have is iAntivirus, iSlysoft Video Converter, iTalk Sync, Cynq, Dropbox, Docs To Go, Flipshare, Handbrake, Silverlight (Netflix), and K9 Security. I also get the random grey shadow screen that makes me do a mandatory restart at times. Sometimes when it reboots it hangs at the Apple screen and sometimes it hangs on the blue screen. It is running okay now. Is it a OSX problem, virus or something, or Safari? Here is the crash report I was told to send. Please help this new mom out. Thanks Mac Einsteins.


Interval Since Last Panic Report: 524 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: 6285A990-1103-43FE-B59C-DA50FE267533

Mon Jul 4 08:20:56 2011
panic(cpu 1 caller 0x001AB0FE): Kernel trap at 0x003239c6, type 14=page fault, registers:
CR0: 0x80010033, CR2: 0x00000008, CR3: 0x014ad000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x0481d601, ECX: 0x00000000, EDX: 0x073c1100
CR2: 0x00000008, EBP: 0x1b9dbd98, ESI: 0x04e1a7a0, EDI: 0x0481d630
EFL: 0x00010297, EIP: 0x003239c6, CS: 0x00000008, DS: 0x00000010
Error code: 0x00000000

Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x1b9dbad8 : 0x12b4c6 (0x45f91c 0x1b9dbb0c 0x13355c 0x0)
0x1b9dbb28 : 0x1ab0fe (0x469a98 0x3239c6 0xe 0x469248)
0x1b9dbc08 : 0x1a1713 (0x1b9dbc20 0x1 0x1b9dbd98 0x3239c6)
0x1b9dbc18 : 0x3239c6 (0xe 0x4810048 0x1b9d0010 0x10)
0x1b9dbd98 : 0x1f7f59 (0x1b9dbdb0 0x246 0x1b9dbdd8 0x1f7fb2)
0x1b9dbdd8 : 0x1dd9ba (0x481d630 0x51254c4 0x1b9dbe08 0x1dda34)
0x1b9dbdf8 : 0x1dda2a (0x481d630 0x481d630 0x1b9dbe38 0x0)
0x1b9dbe18 : 0x1ee72b (0x481d630 0x1 0x1b9dbec8 0x51253c0)
0x1b9dbe78 : 0x36cd1e (0x5233bc8 0x1b9dbec8 0x2 0x1b9dbeb0)
0x1b9dbee8 : 0x36d119 (0x38f49c0 0x5233bc8 0x492fcd4 0x52cbc0)
0x1b9dbf28 : 0x36d1d5 (0x0 0x10 0x1b9dbf5c 0x1)
0x1b9dbf78 : 0x3e3a7f (0x492fcd4 0x51253c0 0x5125404 0xffffffff)
0x1b9dbfc8 : 0x1a1c0a (0x74d9960 0x0 0x1a40b5 0x74d9960)
No mapping exists for frame pointer
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0xb01c3008

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: TextEdit

Mac OS version:
9L30

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.8.0: Wed Jul 15 16:55:01 PDT 2009; root:xnu-1228.15.4~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: iMac8,1 (Mac-F226BEC8)

System uptime in nanoseconds: 716799543523
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.4.0 - last unloaded 178404771065
loaded kexts:
com.bluecoat.kext.bckd 2.11.10 - last loaded 108550582643
com.xxxchurch.x3nke 1.0.0
com.pctools.iantivirus.kfs 1.0.1
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.0.2
com.apple.driver.InternalModemSupport 2.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAPlatformDriver 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAHardwareConfigDriver 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 2.7.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.1.9f10
com.apple.kext.ATY_Iago 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9d0
com.apple.driver.AppleGraphicsControl 2.8.15
com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X 6.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.AppleIRController 113
com.apple.ATIRadeonX2000 5.4.8
com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin 3.4.0a17
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleTyMCEDriver 1.0.0d28
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 1.6.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.0.6
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP 1.7.7
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.9f10
com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard 1.0.9b4
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 3.5.2
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.1.1
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 2.7.91
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.2.2
com.apple.iokit.IOATAPIProtocolTransport 1.5.3
com.apple.driver.AppleFileSystemDriver 1.1.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43xx 365.91.19
com.apple.iokit.AppleYukon2 3.1.13b2
com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI 3.9.7
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 1.7.0
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPIIXATA 2.0.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBUHCI 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.2.3
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPCI 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.2.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.security.seatbelt 107.12
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 1.8.77
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 3
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 76.2.0
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 199
com.apple.BootCache 30.4
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.7.1a2
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 9.4
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.7.1a2
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 3.4.0a17
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 2.3.1d1
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 1.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 1.7.3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.6.9fc5
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.1
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.1.9f10
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.1.9f10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 3.4.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.1.1
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 216.1
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.6.1
com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily 3.4.9
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 1.5.0
com.apple.iokit.IOATAFamily 2.0.1
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 3.5.2
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.5.6
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.5.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.2.0
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
 
Here is the Safari crash report if you need it too. Thanks guys.

Process: Safari [1191]
Path: /Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari
Identifier: com.apple.Safari
Version: 5.0.5 (5533.21.1)
Build Info: WebBrowser-75332101~2
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [134]

Interval Since Last Report: 4469 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 12
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 716 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 3

Date/Time: 2011-07-04 10:23:09.736 -0500
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L30)
Report Version: 6
Anonymous UUID: 6285A990-1103-43FE-B59C-DA50FE267533

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000078
Crashed Thread: 0

Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92edd5a9 JSC::CodeBlock::~CodeBlock() + 217
1 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92edd432 JSC::FunctionCodeBlock::~FunctionCodeBlock() + 66
2 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92edd257 JSC::FunctionExecutable::~FunctionExecutable() + 55
3 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92e9689f JSC::JSFunction::~JSFunction() + 303
4 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92f4dd12 JSC::Heap::sweep() + 274
5 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92f49e71 JSC::Heap::collectAllGarbage() + 65
6 com.apple.WebCore 0x95e04878 __ZN7WebCoreL7collectEPv + 24
7 com.apple.WebCore 0x95e0482b WebCore::Timer<WebCore::GCController>::fired() + 43
8 com.apple.WebCore 0x95cd3bee WebCore::ThreadTimers::sharedTimerFiredInternal() + 158
9 com.apple.WebCore 0x95cd3ac2 WebCore::ThreadTimers::sharedTimerFired() + 66
10 com.apple.WebCore 0x9659ba54 __ZN7WebCoreL10timerFiredEP16__CFRunLoopTimerPv + 68
11 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9365a8f5 CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 4469
12 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9365aaa8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
13 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9551a2ac RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 283
14 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x9551a0c5 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 374
15 com.apple.HIToolbox 0x95519f39 BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 106
16 com.apple.AppKit 0x920eb6d5 _DPSNextEvent + 657
17 com.apple.AppKit 0x920eaf88 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128
18 com.apple.Safari 0x00015d97 0x1000 + 85399
19 com.apple.AppKit 0x920e3f9f -[NSApplication run] + 795
20 com.apple.AppKit 0x920b11d8 NSApplicationMain + 574
21 com.apple.Safari 0x0000a38e 0x1000 + 37774

Thread 1:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d834e __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9742dd81 sleep$UNIX2003 + 63
2 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x93000825 WTF::TCMalloc_PageHeap::scavengerThread() + 213
3 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x93000b1f WTF::TCMalloc_PageHeap::runScavengerThread(void*) + 15
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 2:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d834e __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402ccd pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73
2 com.apple.WebCore 0x95be4824 WebCore::IconDatabase::syncThreadMainLoop() + 260
3 com.apple.WebCore 0x95be0b2c WebCore::IconDatabase::iconDatabaseSyncThread() + 188
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 3:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d1166 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d895c mach_msg + 72
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x93659e7e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1790
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9365aaa8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
4 com.apple.CFNetwork 0x9510c18c CFURLCacheWorkerThread(void*) + 388
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 4:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d1166 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d895c mach_msg + 72
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x93659e7e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1790
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9365aaa8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
4 com.apple.Safari 0x0002eacf 0x1000 + 187087
5 com.apple.Safari 0x0002e818 0x1000 + 186392
6 com.apple.Safari 0x0002e7b1 0x1000 + 186289
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 5:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d834e __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402ccd pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73
2 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92ea3151 WTF::ThreadCondition::timedWait(WTF::Mutex&, double) + 81
3 com.apple.Safari 0x001ad898 0x1000 + 1755288
4 com.apple.Safari 0x00044981 0x1000 + 276865
5 com.apple.Safari 0x000448d1 0x1000 + 276689
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 6:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d1166 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d895c mach_msg + 72
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x93659e7e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1790
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9365aaa8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x93fa4520 +[NSURLConnection(NSURLConnectionReallyInternal) _resourceLoadLoop:] + 320
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f40dfd -[NSThread main] + 45
6 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f409a4 __NSThread__main__ + 308
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
8 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 7:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9742060a select$DARWIN_EXTSN + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 8:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d834e __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402ccd pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73
2 com.apple.JavaScriptCore 0x92ea3151 WTF::ThreadCondition::timedWait(WTF::Mutex&, double) + 81
3 com.apple.WebCore 0x95f3473c WebCore::LocalStorageThread::threadEntryPoint() + 188
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 9:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d834e __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402ccd pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73
2 libGLProgrammability.dylib 0x977b4b32 glvmDoWork + 162
3 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 10:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d1166 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d895c mach_msg + 72
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x93659e7e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1790
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9365aaa8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
4 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9197a5f8 HALRunLoop::OwnThread(void*) + 160
5 com.apple.audio.CoreAudio 0x9197a480 CAPThread::Entry(CAPThread*) + 96
6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 11:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d834e __semwait_signal + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402ccd pthread_cond_wait$UNIX2003 + 73
2 com.apple.ColorSync 0x91cef3c8 pthreadSemaphoreWait(t_pthreadSemaphore*) + 42
3 com.apple.ColorSync 0x91d01d4e CMMConvTask(void*) + 54
4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 12:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d11c6 semaphore_timedwait_signal_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x974031af _pthread_cond_wait + 1244
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97404a33 pthread_cond_timedwait_relative_np + 47
3 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f86dbc -[NSCondition waitUntilDate:] + 236
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f86bd0 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:beforeDate:] + 144
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f86b35 -[NSConditionLock lockWhenCondition:] + 69
6 com.apple.AppKit 0x921516e8 -[NSUIHeartBeat _heartBeatThread:] + 753
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f40dfd -[NSThread main] + 45
8 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f409a4 __NSThread__main__ + 308
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 13:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9743a1a2 __workq_ops + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9743a1d2 start_wqthread + 30

Thread 14:
0 ??? 0000000000 0 + 0

Thread 15:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x974018c6 kevent + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 16:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x9742060a select$DARWIN_EXTSN + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
2 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 17:
0 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d1166 mach_msg_trap + 10
1 libSystem.B.dylib 0x973d895c mach_msg + 72
2 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x93659e7e CFRunLoopRunSpecific + 1790
3 com.apple.CoreFoundation 0x9365aaa8 CFRunLoopRunInMode + 88
4 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f753d5 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) runMode:beforeDate:] + 213
5 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f814f4 -[NSRunLoop(NSRunLoop) run] + 84
6 com.apple.Safari 0x00088e4e 0x1000 + 556622
7 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f40dfd -[NSThread main] + 45
8 com.apple.Foundation 0x93f409a4 __NSThread__main__ + 308
9 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97402055 _pthread_start + 321
10 libSystem.B.dylib 0x97401f12 thread_start + 34

Thread 0 crashed with X86 Thread State (32-bit):
eax: 0x101f8620 ebx: 0x00000000 ecx: 0x00000010 edx: 0x11ebe900
edi: 0x000000e0 esi: 0x00000010 ebp: 0x00000008 esp: 0xbfffea90
ss: 0x0000001f efl: 0x00010246 eip: 0x92edd5a9 cs: 0x00000017
ds: 0x0000001f es: 0x0000001f fs: 0x00000000 gs: 0x00000037
cr2: 0x00000078

Binary Images:
 
And the rest...couldn't put it all on one thread

Safari Crash Report
 
If it's a new Mac, call Apple Care. You've paid for the support with the purchase, and they're the best qualified to help.

General rule of thumb is that random problems tend to be hardware related. Though with two security programs running you may have a conflict happening there that may appear to cause random problems. Quite frankly, from what I've read, anti-virus programs on a Mac cause more problems than they solve.

So, if it's hardware you will need to take it into a store.

One way to tell if it's software is to set up a new account (in Settings) - just plain standard account. Then log out of your regular account and into the new account. Don't install any of your software. Safari will be there by default. Do some surfing and give the system a work out (but don't install anything, including extensions). Open up lots of Safari tabs, for instance. Play some movies from Youtube, etc etc

If the system crashes, then it is probably hardware related. If the system is stable, then it's something to do with the software you installed, in all likelihood. And my guess would be the security or the anti-virus packages, but that is just a guess.

Good Luck.

For what it's worth, when it's running well OS X shouldn't crash at all. The last time I had a grey-screen crash was years ago, and then only because I had installed a lot of silly small programs. Once I reinstalled the OS and added back only the software I really needed I've been crash free, except for hardware problems (once on this notebook, and once on my desktop system).
 
snberk103 said:
If it's a new Mac, call Apple Care. You've paid for the support with the purchase, and they're the best qualified to help.

General rule of thumb is that random problems tend to be hardware related. Though with two security programs running you may have a conflict happening there that may appear to cause random problems. Quite frankly, from what I've read, anti-virus programs on a Mac cause more problems than they solve.

So, if it's hardware you will need to take it into a store.

One way to tell if it's software is to set up a new account (in Settings) - just plain standard account. Then log out of your regular account and into the new account. Don't install any of your software. Safari will be there by default. Do some surfing and give the system a work out (but don't install anything, including extensions). Open up lots of Safari tabs, for instance. Play some movies from Youtube, etc etc

If the system crashes, then it is probably hardware related. If the system is stable, then it's something to do with the software you installed, in all likelihood. And my guess would be the security or the anti-virus packages, but that is just a guess.

Good Luck.

For what it's worth, when it's running well OS X shouldn't crash at all. The last time I had a grey-screen crash was years ago, and then only because I had installed a lot of silly small programs. Once I reinstalled the OS and added back only the software I really needed I've been crash free, except for hardware problems (once on this notebook, and once on my desktop system).
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Thanks a lot for your time. I will try a new account and see what happens. I will also uninstall iAntivirus too. Any other thought from anyone else....chime in.
 
jds96d said:
Thanks a lot for your time. I will try a new account and see what happens. I will also uninstall iAntivirus too. Any other thought from anyone else....chime in.
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You're welcome.... we're (for the most part) a nice crowd here.

Try searching for "iAntivirus" in this forum. That will bring up posts from people with experience with it. I've just done a quick scan, and iAntivirus is getting unfavourable reviews. You may want to uninstall it.... but do the search and read the comments for yourself, perhaps.
 
jds96d said:
The only add-on software I have is iAntivirus,

Is it a OSX problem, virus or something, or Safari?
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It's not a virus. No viruses exist in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, and there never have been any, since it was released 10 years ago. The handful of trojans that exist can be easily avoided with some basic education, common sense and care in what software you install:
I recommend you uninstall iAntiVirus. You don't need antivirus software to protect your Mac from malware. Read the link.
 
snberk103 said:
You're welcome.... we're (for the most part) a nice crowd here.

Try searching for "iAntivirus" in this forum. That will bring up posts from people with experience with it. I've just done a quick scan, and iAntivirus is getting unfavourable reviews. You may want to uninstall it.... but do the search and read the comments for yourself, perhaps.
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Thanks for looking and yes you guys have been great. No belittling..haha. I will uninstall iAntivirus. I am using a guest login and things are just fine now. I wonder which of those other programs I should uninstall like Dropbox, Skype, or Cinq. Thanks
 
GGJstudios said:
It's not a virus. No viruses exist in the wild that can run on Mac OS X, and there never have been any, since it was released 10 years ago. The handful of trojans that exist can be easily avoided with some basic education, common sense and care in what software you install:
I recommend you uninstall iAntiVirus. You don't need antivirus software to protect your Mac from malware. Read the link.
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Thanks I will give it a shot. Any other software that looks unstable?
 
jds96d said:
I wonder which of those other programs I should uninstall like Dropbox, Skype, or Cinq. Thanks
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You don't need to uninstall apps you're using. There's a benefit to using those apps. There's no benefit to running antivirus if you exercise care in what software you install.
 
So the consensus is that iAntivirus is causing the Safari/OSX issues? I sure hope so because I love iSkysoft and Handbreak for videos and Cinq for photos on my iPhone. :)
 
GGJstudios said:
You don't need to uninstall apps you're using. There's a benefit to using those apps. There's no benefit to running antivirus if you exercise care in what software you install.
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Would apps that that are installed to work with my phone be causing a problem like Cinq or Dropbox that share the network together? Also do I need the latest OS to run the Mac better?
 
jds96d said:
Would apps that that are installed to work with my phone be causing a problem like Cinq or Dropbox that share the network together? Also do I need the latest OS to run the Mac better?
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I wouldn't suspect any problems with Cinq or Dropbox. I also run 10.5.8 and it has been completely stable. I'm also not familiar with K9 Security. You might consider uninstalling that and see if it affects your stability. If it has no effect, you can always reinstall it.

The only effective method for complete app removal is manual deletion:
 
In theory the best way to diagnose a misbehaving app is to start fresh, and install them one by one - and push the system after each installation - until the problem reappears. That last app is probably the one causing the problems.

In practice, that is a pain in the neck.

On this forum, do a search on each application's name. You will find somebody has had a problem with each and every one... so don't be discouraged. However, if you methodically search each name, and read a little bit of each thread (not all, just scan) you will likely find that one will stand out. Uninstall that application (using the advice GGJstudios has provided - he's a good source of info on these forums, and I trust his advice). With luck your issues will have cleared up. I would also recommend deleting the K9 thing. I know and use Dropbox with no issues, and it has a good reputation. Lots of people use Handbrake with no issues. The others I have no experience with.

Do you have a good backup?
 
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