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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #788
United States Rank #496
Reach 0.8695%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.33 days
216.24 days >
Average installed length: 113.62 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
31.0 100.00%

Typically installed together

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Mozilla Firefox 31.0 x86 en-US

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

Firefox has established a reputation as one of the most innovative web browsers in the market. Its advanced features include built-in spell checking, tabbed browsing, live bookmarking which allows you to keep an eye on changes to news sites form the bookmarks bar, private browsing, and geolocation that can help customize location-based recommendations.

About  (from Mozilla)

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most...  Read more

Overview

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named firefox.exe. The setup package generally installs about 91 files and is usually about 71.1 MB (74,552,319 bytes). The installed file updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.mozilla.org
Help link: support.mozilla.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe"
Estimated size: 71.1 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 31.0 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:21565a394b054cb03a3d6e14c81c89db
Additional files:
  • Firefox Setup Stub 23.0.1.exe - Firefox
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe - Mozilla Webapp Runtime App Uninstaller
  • freebl3.dll - Network Security Services (NSS freebl Library)
  • nssckbi.dll - NSS Builtin Trusted Root CAs
  • nssdbm3.dll - Legacy Database Driver
  • softokn3.dll - NSS PKCS #11 Library
  • maintenanceservice_installer.exe - 'Firefox' (Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer)
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll
  • breakpadinjector.dll
  • crashreporter.exe
  • gkmedias.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • maintenanceservice.exe
  • mozalloc.dll
  • mozglue.dll
  • nss3.dll
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Firefox
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe - Plugin Hang UI for Firefox
  • sandboxbroker.dll
  • updater.exe - Firefox Software Updater
  • webapprt-stub.exe
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task named 'avastBCLRestartS-1-5-21-533329874-1912532446-2336050486-1001'.
  • plugin-container.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A1B8C27B-1C75-4BF6-9CAB-0FD856693224}' (runs on registration).
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D6AB524D-0E78-40E8-B1F8-88570EE594D1}' (runs on registration).
  • crashreporter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A7DE8F93-7AEF-4BB5-9B21-E4B2962BA0D9}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • firefox.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Quarantine Management.
Service
  • maintenanceservice.exe runs as a service named 'MozillaMaintenance' (MozillaMaintenance) "The Mozilla Maintenance Service ensures that you have the latest and most secure version of Mozilla Firefox on your computer. Keeping Firefox up to date is very important for your online security, and Mozilla strongly recommends that you keep this service enabled.".
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • maintenanceservice.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'maintenanceservice' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe".
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'RunIt' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" abouC:newaddon?id={64d64833-9296-421b-a362-83cfbd6291b6}.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Firefox' which loads as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
4 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • firefox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe'.
  • plugin-container.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Add\Browser\Firefox\plugin-container.exe'.
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-hang-ui.exe'.
  • crashreporter.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe'.

How do I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

You can uninstall Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US 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 31.0 (x86 en-US), 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 x86 en-US.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 54%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.25%
Windows 10 30.33%
Windows XP 5.34%
Windows Vista 5.05%
Windows Server 2003 0.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.53%
Windows 8.1 14.89%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.51%
Windows 7 Professional 11.39%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.28%
Windows 8.1 Pro 5.17%

Distribution by countryGeography

66.57% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 66.57%
  United Kingdom 3.96%
  Canada 3.80%
  India 3.79%
  Australia 2.34%
  Indonesia 1.31%
  Philippines 1.03%
  Malaysia 0.89%
  Iran 0.83%
  Egypt 0.83%
  Saudi Arabia 0.71%
  Romania 0.52%
  United Arab Emirates 0.50%
  BD 0.49%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.58%
Dell 24.86%
Acer 14.41%
ASUS 8.99%
Toshiba 7.99%
GIGABYTE 4.53%
Lenovo 4.42%
Samsung 2.99%
Intel 1.63%
Alienware 0.54%
American Megatrends 0.53%
MSI 0.52%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.62%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.17%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.28%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 3.71%
Dell Inspiron 3521 3.12%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.91%

About Mozilla

Mozilla is a free software community best known for producing the Firefox web browser.
Publisher URL: www.mozilla.org

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