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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,575
United States Rank #3,266
Reach 0.1150%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 5.19 days
153.12 days >
Average installed length: 80.45 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
45.0 100.00%

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Mozilla Firefox 45.0 x86 en-US

Overview

Mozilla Firefox 45.0 x86 en-US is a program developed by Mozilla. 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 112 files and is usually about 88.27 MB (92,562,845 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 64% of users of Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US come from the United States, it is also popular in Italy and Canada.

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: 88.27 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 45.0 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:838977251485622d6a5aefba4d4fc643
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
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll - Firefox
  • breakpadinjector.dll
  • crashreporter.exe
  • lgpllibs.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • maintenanceservice.exe
  • maintenanceservice_installer.exe - Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer
  • mozavcodec.dll
  • mozavutil.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
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A0037D69-EF77-4766-BE69-F0D22445638E}' (runs on registration).
  • maintenanceservice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{26F42A31-D7CF-4DFF-BF63-C46E259F1F4A}' (runs on registration).
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)
  • 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.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • firefox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.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 45.0 (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 10 85%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 85.15%
Windows 7 13.57%
Windows Vista 0.88%
Windows XP 0.40%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 67.48%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 7.19%
Windows 10 Pro 6.18%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.81%
Windows 7 Ultimate 4.55%
Windows 7 Professional 3.57%

Distribution by countryGeography

64.32% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 64.32%
  Italy 6.16%
  Canada 4.16%
  United Kingdom 3.19%
  Germany 2.13%
  France 1.97%
  Australia 1.90%
  Spain 1.39%
  India 1.39%
  Netherlands 1.35%
  Brazil 0.87%
  Egypt 0.74%
  Norway 0.74%
  Philippines 0.68%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 71.28%
Hewlett-Packard 10.52%
Dell 9.51%
ASUS 2.95%
Lenovo 2.34%
Toshiba 1.98%
GIGABYTE 0.81%
Alienware 0.31%
Intel 0.31%
Common models
Acer Aspire E5-575G 11.08%
Acer Aspire E5-575 6.49%
Acer Aspire F5-573G 4.52%
Acer Aspire R5-571T 4.30%
Acer Aspire ES1-523 3.88%
Acer Aspire E5-774G 3.32%

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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