My Mac mini smaller base model is really slow

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  EtreCheck version: 3.0.3 (307)

  Report generated 2016-09-17 08:11:02

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  Duration 11:48

  Performance: Poor

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  Problem: Computer is too slow

  Hardware Information: ⓘ

  Mac mini (late 2012)

  [Data sheet] - [User Guide] - [warranty & Service]

  Mini Mac - model: Macmini6, 2

  1 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 4 strands

  4 GB of RAM expandable - [Instructions]

  BANK 0/DIMM0

  OK 2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  BANK 1/DIMM0

  OK 2 GB DDR3 1600 MHz

  Bluetooth: Good - transfer/Airdrop2 taken in charge

  Wireless: en1: 802.11 a/b/g/n

  Video information: ⓘ

  Graphics Intel HD 4000

  S236HL 1920 x 1080

  Software: ⓘ

  OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 (15-1004) - since startup time: less than an hour

  Disc information: ⓘ

  HTS541010A9E662 disk HARD APPLE disk0: (1 TB) (rotation)

  EFI (disk0s1) < not mounted >: 210 MB

  Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 999,35 go-go (607,22 free)

  Recovery HD (disk0s3) < not mounted > [recovery]: 650 MB

  USB information: ⓘ

  Receiver IR of Apple, Inc..

  Apple Inc. BRCM20702 hub.

  Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB host controller.

  Lightning information: ⓘ

  Apple Inc. Thunderbolt_bus.

  Guardian: ⓘ

  Mac App Store and identified developers

  Kernel extensions: ⓘ

  / Library/Application Support/Avast/components/fileshield/not signed

  [loading] com.avast.AvastFileShield (3.0.0 - SDK 10.9-2016-08-18) [Support]

  / Library/Application Support/Avast/components/proxy/not signed

  [loading] com.avast.PacketForwarder (2.1 - SDK 10.11 - 2016-08-18) [Support]

  Launch system officers: ⓘ

  [no charge] 7 tasks Apple

  [loading] 154 jobs Apple

  [running] Apple 77 jobs

  Launch system demons: ⓘ

  [cannot] com.apple.security.syspolicy.plist (2015-08-23)

  [no charge] 45 Apple jobs

  tasks of Apple 155 [loading]

  Apple tasks 90 [performance]

  Launch officers: ⓘ

  [cannot] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a2 3d420d.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

  [performance] com.avast.secureline.update - agent.plist (2016-07-04) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.secureline.userinit.plist (2016-07-04) [Support]

  [performance] com.avast.update - agent.plist (2016-08-22) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.userinit.plist (2016-08-22) [Support]

  [loading] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

  [loading] com.oracle.java.Java - Updater.plist (2016-08-23) [Support]

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  [loading] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (2016-07-12) [Support]

  [loading] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist (2016-06-29) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.init.plist (2016-08-22) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.secureline.init.plist (2016-07-04) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.secureline.uninstall.plist (2016-07-04) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.secureline.update.plist (2016-07-04) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.uninstall.plist (2016-08-22) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.update.plist (2016-08-22) [Support]

  [loading] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist (2016-09-02) [Support]

  [loading] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist (2014-02-26) [Support]

  [loading] com.oracle.java.Helper - Tool.plist (2016-08-23) [Support]

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  [cannot] com.adobe.ARM. [...]. plist (2014-09-02) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.home.userinit.plist (2016-08-22) [Support]

  [loading] com.avast.secureline.home.userinit.plist (2016-07-05) [Support]

  [loading] com.f - secure.sync.BTCloud.plist (2015-07-31) [Support]

  [cannot] com.lastpass.LastPassHelper.plist (2015-04-14) [Support]

  com.spotify.webhelper.plist [running] (2016-09-11) [Support]

  Items in user login: ⓘ

  iTunesHelper Application (/ Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesHelper.app)

  Dropbox application (/ Applications/Dropbox.app)

  Plug-ins Internet: ⓘ

  FlashPlayer - 10.6: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-19) [Support]

  QuickTime Plugin: 7.7.3 (2016-07-22)

  AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 15.017.20053 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-03) [Support]

  AdobePDFViewer: 15.017.20053 - SDK 10.11 (2016-08-03) [Support]

  Flash Player: 22.0.0.209 - SDK 10.9 (2016-07-19) obsolete! Update

  Default browser: 601 - SDK 10.11 (2016-07-22)

  SharePointBrowserPlugin: 14.6.7 - SDK 10.6 (2016-08-25) [Support]

  nplastpass: 3.1.89 - SDK 10.10 (2015-04-14) [Support]

  Silverlight: 5.1.41105.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-12-21) [Support]

  JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 update 101 build 13 (2016-08-23) check the version of

  User Plug-ins internet: ⓘ

  WebEx64: 1.0 - SDK 10.6 (2015-07-17) [Support]

  Web of Google Earth plugin: 7.1 (2013-10-07) [Support]

  Safari extensions: ⓘ

  LastPass - LastPass - https://lastpass.com (2015-09-04)

  3rd party preference panes: ⓘ

  Flash Player (2016-06-29) [Support]

  Java (2016-06-22) [Support]

  Time Machine: ⓘ

  Time Machine not configured!

  Top of page process CPU: ⓘ

  update_dyld_shared_cache 17%

  8% kernel_task

  6% WindowServer

  1% systemstatsd

  1% com.avast.daemon

  Top of page process of memory: ⓘ

  905 MB update_dyld_shared_cache

  Kernel_task 421 MB

  152 MB Safari

  Dropbox 147 MB

  Mdworker (10) 127 MB

  Virtual memory information: ⓘ

  137 MB free RAM

  3.86 GB used RAM (1.10 GB being cached)

  67 MB used Swap

  Diagnostic information: ⓘ

  Sep 17, 2016, 07:50:32 self-test - spent

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