Why is my MacBook's fan running loudly and causing frequent crashes?

My MacBook fan periodically runs louder than usual. This has been happening on and off for several years, and I've just ignored it. Lately the computer has been crashing several times a day, whether I'm using it or have been away from the desk and came back to find a message on the screen that the computer had restarted because of an error. I don't know if the problems are related. Is the fan noise likely due to a problem like dust? How do I address that, by myself or with a repair service? Or is it a technical issue, which might be related to the crashes?


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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.4

Posted on May 7, 2025 7:45 PM

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Posted on Jun 20, 2025 8:19 PM

Thanks for the EtreCheck report. I'm not a macOS software expert, but I can get things started.


First, it appears you have AVG anti-virus installed on your computer, or maybe had? I've never seen AVG uninstallers lised in an EtreCheck before. This is very odd. You need to uninstall AVG completely. The best option is probably to boot into Safe Mode so you can try manually deleting the following AVG files:


~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.avg.antitrack.Uninstaller.plist

~/Library/Application\ Support/AVG\ AntiTrack/Uninstaller.app

~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.avg.breachguard.Uninstaller.plist

~/Library/Application\ Support/AVG\ BreachGuard/Uninstaller.app

~/Downloads/AVG\ AntiTrack.app



And delete the following item listed in the CleanUp section near the end of the EtreCheck report:

  /Library/LaunchAgents/com.logitech.manager.daemon.plist


Just in case I got this wrong, look in the following folders to make sure there are not files with "avg" in the name:

/Library/LaunchAgents

/Library/LaunchDaemons

~/Library/LaunchAgents



Also, turn off the real time protection in MalwareBytes at least while you troubleshoot the issue with your laptop. There is really no need to have MalwareBytes running all the time. If you suspect you have a malware or adware infection, then running a MalwareBytes scan manually is Ok and it is sufficient.


FYI, anti-virus software, cleaning/optimizer apps, and third party security software are not needed on a Mac. These types of apps usually cause more problems than they solve because the interfere with the normal operation of macOS. These types of apps are the source of the majority of system performance issues, fans running at high speed & high temps, and system crashes.



Unfortunately the Kernel Panic summaries shown in the EtreCheck report don't contain any useful details. Please post several of the full Kernel Panic logs so we can inspect them for more clues. Kernel Panic logs are located in the "/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports" folder with names containing "kernel" and/or "panic". If no Kernel Panic logs are there, then check the "Retired" subfolder. Post the Kernel Panic log here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper on the forum editing toolbar.


I'll leave the other contributors to further evaluate the EtreCheck report for any other possible software issues.

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Jun 22, 2025 11:51 AM in response to HWTech

I checked the diagnostic logs, and the Retired folder, but there are no files with the words kernel or panic. The Retired folder has keywords such as Analytics, bluetoothd, Jetsam event, and logd. Are there other terms I should be looking for? When I look at the crash reports after a restart, I usually see the words panic and kernel in them, but not here. I've pasted a copy of a crash report from a couple of days ago in the additional ext window.


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