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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
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #10,835
United States Rank #9,393
Reach 0.0321%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 13.97 days
412.18 days >
Average installed length: 216.57 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.0 100.00%

Other programs by Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox 4.0 x86 en-US

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

Version 4 brought a new user interface and is said to be faster. Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation that is a heavily localized. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Functions can be added through extensions, created by third-party developers and thus provides an environment for web developers in which they can use built-in tools. Firefox uses a sandbox security model, and limits scripts from accessing data from other web sites based on the same origin policy.

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
  • Automatically starts with Windows
  • Installs a Windows Service

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.mozilla.com/en-US
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe
Estimated size: 30.91 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 4.0 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:7aaf26e5cec48a364fab61a3505668fb
Additional files:
  • Firefox Setup 3.5.2.exe - Firefox
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe - Mozilla Webapp Runtime App Uninstaller
  • mozcpp19.dll - Mozilla Custom C++ Runtime (User-Generated Microsoft (R) C/C++ Runtime Library)
  • freebl3.dll - Network Security Services (NSS freebl Library)
  • nspr4.dll - Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR Library)
  • nss3.dll - NSS Base 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
  • mozcrt19.dll - Mozilla Custom C Runtime
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll
  • breakpadinjector.dll
  • crashreporter.exe
  • gkmedias.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • maintenanceservice.exe
  • maintenanceservice_installer.exe - Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer
  • mozalloc.dll
  • mozglue.dll
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Firefox
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe - Plugin Hang UI for Firefox
  • updater.exe - Firefox Software Updater
  • webapprt-stub.exe
  • xpcom.dll
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

7 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task named 'avastBCLRestartS-1-5-21-533329874-1912532446-2336050486-1001'.
  • 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).
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7B9BD747-0888-4EE8-8220-D6161ADEF187}' (runs on registration).
  • maintenanceservice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{92BDEB50-12AA-41DD-9096-8D0FAF460827}' (runs on registration).
  • plugin-container.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E5F58276-5DC7-4150-BC37-105208FBD22E}' (runs on registration).
  • Plus 1 more
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 'Mozilla Maintenance Service' (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.".
Startup File (User Run)
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Firefox' and executes as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run Once)
  • firefox.exe is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'AVG_uninstallation_survey' which loads as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
2 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'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

firefox.exe
Memory:415.35 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0164294966%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00653282%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00989667%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:34,201,188
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:260
70 average
I/O reads/min:631.35 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:640.29 KB
105.02 KB average
plugin-container.exe
Memory:13.39 MB
Total CPU:0.0250919070%
Kernel CPU:0.01350604%
User CPU:0.01158587%
CPU cycles/sec:1,254,028
Switches/sec:604
I/O reads/min:87.33 KB
I/O writes/min:97.61 KB

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 4.0 (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.

WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#10,835

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 74.72%
Windows Vista 9.95%
Windows XP 9.64%
Windows 10 5.69%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 41.12%
Windows 7 Home Premium 21.76%
Microsoft Windows XP 9.12%
Windows 7 Professional 7.36%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.04%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.40%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.82% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.82%
  Iran 20.95%
  India 5.14%
  Canada 3.26%
  United Kingdom 2.63%
  Indonesia 2.26%
  Malaysia 1.51%
  Egypt 1.25%
  Singapore 1.13%
  Thailand 0.88%
  Philippines 0.88%
  Australia 0.63%
  BD 0.63%
  Romania 0.63%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 31.07%
Hewlett-Packard 18.80%
Acer 16.45%
GIGABYTE 13.05%
Toshiba 6.27%
ASUS 6.01%
Samsung 2.87%
Intel 2.61%
Lenovo 1.83%
American Megatrends 1.04%
Common models
Dell Inspiron 1545 3.79%
Dell Inspiron N5010 3.32%
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.32%
Gigabyte P41T-D3 2.84%
HP ProBook 4520s 2.84%
Dell Inspiron 1525 1.90%

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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