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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
11% remove it89% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #2,518
United States Rank #1,781
Reach 0.2469%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 11.17 days
329.64 days >
Average installed length: 173.20 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
32.0.3 100.00%

Typically installed together

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Mozilla Firefox 32.0.3 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

Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 main program executable is firefox.exe. The software installer includes 105 files and is usually about 75.71 MB (79,385,649 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

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: 75.71 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 32.0.3 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:fb104d17018b4ca9f0c1a9bed02d15fc
Additional files:
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe - Mozilla Webapp Runtime App Uninstaller
  • freebl3.dll - Network Security Services (NSS freebl Library)
  • nspr4.dll - Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR Library)
  • nssckbi.dll - NSS Builtin Trusted Root CAs
  • nssdbm3.dll - Legacy Database Driver
  • nssutil3.dll - NSS Utility Library
  • plc4.dll - PLC Library
  • plds4.dll - PLDS Library
  • smime3.dll - NSS S/MIME Library
  • softokn3.dll - NSS PKCS #11 Library
  • ssl3.dll - NSS SSL Library
  • maintenanceservice_installer.exe - 'Firefox' (Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer)
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll - Firefox
  • 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
  • wow_helper.exe
  • xpcom.dll
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task named 'avastBCLRestartS-1-5-21-3798665243-2759445703-1823196798-1001'.
  • maintenanceservice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{45F9D6FF-CD25-4E16-838C-8343A5D28FC8}' (runs on registration).
  • plugin-container.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A1B8C27B-1C75-4BF6-9CAB-0FD856693224}' (runs on registration).
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}.
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:\Program Files\Mozilla 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 32.0.3 (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 7 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 11%
Keep it 89%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 59.20%
Windows 10 29.98%
Windows Vista 5.39%
Windows XP 5.37%
Windows Server 2003 0.06%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.50%
Windows 8.1 15.71%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.75%
Windows 7 Professional 12.32%
Microsoft Windows XP 5.24%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.49%

Distribution by countryGeography

65.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 65.23%
  United Kingdom 4.26%
  Canada 3.72%
  India 3.67%
  Australia 2.71%
  Indonesia 1.22%
  Malaysia 1.02%
  Philippines 1.01%
  Iran 0.95%
  Egypt 0.74%
  Saudi Arabia 0.65%
  Germany 0.56%
  United Arab Emirates 0.56%
  South Africa 0.53%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 29.40%
Dell 24.65%
Acer 14.49%
Toshiba 8.96%
ASUS 8.54%
Lenovo 4.69%
Samsung 3.52%
GIGABYTE 3.31%
Intel 1.86%
Sahara 0.57%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.39%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.08%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.38%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 4.20%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.71%
ASUS All Series 2.63%

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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