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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox Packages?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
75% remove it25% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #6,803
United States Rank #4,458
Reach 0.0637%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 36.85 days
1087.12 days >
Average installed length: 571.20 days

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Mozilla Firefox Packages

What is Mozilla Firefox Packages?

Mozilla Firefox Packages uses the InstallCore Click run software which is an installer that bundles legitimate applications that may also offer additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user. Such third party applications are typically installed onto users’ computers by default, but also include an option to ‘opt-out’ during or after the installation process. Typical bundled installs include DealPly as well as other potentially unwanted programs.

About  (from installCore)

During the installation process, the software may collect certain non-personally identifiable information about you, such as country, language, version ID, setup ID, affiliate IDs, and installation date. Other than this information the software will not collect nor maintain any other personally or non-personally identi...  Read more

Overview

The main program executable is uninstaller.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 1.06 MB (1,114,624 bytes).
  • Possible malware installed by this program
  • Bundles additional prorgams in setup
  • Many experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Mozilla Firefox Packages.
uninstaller.exe (8c7fb9078a63b7e5e899e7a2dbb0db53) has been flagged by the following 6 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Avira AntiVir 7.11.124.56 ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
Dr.Web 9.0.0.08 Adware.InstallCore.90
ESET-NOD32 8.9264 Win32/InstallCore.AZ
F-Prot v6.4.7.1.166 W32/InstallCore.W.gen
Rising Antivirus 23.00.65.14106 PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 BScope.P2P-Worm.Palevo
Mozilla Firefox Packages has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\0b1t1l2v1t1j1l\mozilla firefox packages
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\MozillaFirefoxPackages\UninstallPackages\Uninstall.exe /Uninstall /NM="Mozilla Firefox Packages"
Estimated size: 1.06 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox Packages

Program executable:uninstaller.exe (Malware detected)
Name:Installer
Installer Setup
Path:C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\mozilla firefox packages\uninstaller.exe
MD5:8c7fb9078a63b7e5e899e7a2dbb0db53

How do I remove Mozilla Firefox Packages?

You can uninstall Mozilla Firefox Packages from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Mozilla Firefox Packages, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Mozilla Firefox Packages.
  4. If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win 7 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 75%
Keep it 25%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#6,803

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.18%
Windows 10 11.40%
Windows Vista 11.24%
Windows XP 7.10%
Windows Server 2003 0.08%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 53.25%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 9.16%
Windows 7 Professional 8.27%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.07%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.91%
Windows 8 2.65%

Distribution by countryGeography

71.15% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 71.15%
  United Kingdom 7.86%
  Germany 7.24%
  Canada 3.05%
  France 2.21%
  Brazil 2.04%
  Italy 1.92%
  Netherlands 0.74%
  Spain 0.57%
  Australia 0.45%
  Mexico 0.45%
  Poland 0.40%
  Portugal 0.28%
  Switzerland 0.23%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.50%
Dell 24.48%
Acer 14.93%
Toshiba 11.38%
ASUS 4.65%
Samsung 3.43%
Lenovo 3.18%
GIGABYTE 3.18%
Gateway 1.35%
American Megatrends 1.35%
Medion 1.35%
Intel 1.22%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 8.59%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 5.21%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 4.95%
Dell Inspiron 1545 3.13%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.34%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.34%

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