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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
12% remove it88% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #9,972
United States Rank #8,421
Reach 0.0362%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 16.07 days
474.20 days >
Average installed length: 249.16 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
13.0 100.00%

Typically installed together

Other programs by Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox 13.0 x86 en-US

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

Firefox 13 adds and updates several features, such as an updated new tab and home tab page. The updated new tab page is a feature similar to the Speed Dial already present in Opera, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and Windows Internet Explorer. The new tab page will display nine of the user's most visited websites, along with a cached image. Mozilla Firefox (US English locale) 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.org/firefox
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe
Estimated size: 37.04 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 13.0 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Signed by:Mozilla Corporation
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:2eac0f6e91d9fced7f367d5995550fa5
Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source web browser developed by the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Functions can be added through...
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)
  • 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
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll - Firefox
  • 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

5 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C664D506-70B0-40D0-9AF0-828D108A36B2}' (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 '{EF979948-3820-4AD2-A277-0141DC85C805}' (runs on registration).
  • updater.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CBB27B47-A5E0-4B24-AC03-D76840FDADA5}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • firefox.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Firefox - Start.
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.".
Startup File (User Run)
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Mozilla Firefox' and executes as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Mozilla Firefox' which loads 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\Internet\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe'.
  • plugin-container.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

firefox.exe
Memory:202.67 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.1648524689%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01727831%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.14757416%
0.015104% average
Switches/sec:758
70 average
crashreporter.exe
Kernel CPU:0.00011812%
plugin-container.exe
Memory:49.97 MB
Total CPU:0.3419110996%
Kernel CPU:0.18959793%
User CPU:0.15231317%
Switches/sec:316

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 13.0 (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) 57%
Win 8 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 12%
Keep it 88%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 71.95%
Windows 10 11.08%
Windows XP 10.38%
Windows Vista 6.59%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 31.07%
Windows 7 Home Premium 26.69%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.45%
Windows 7 Professional 9.46%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.37%
Windows 8.1 2.12%

Distribution by countryGeography

53.42% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 53.42%
  Iran 15.23%
  India 6.16%
  United Kingdom 2.13%
  Indonesia 2.02%
  Philippines 1.57%
  Canada 1.57%
  BD 1.34%
  Malaysia 1.01%
  Australia 0.90%
  United Arab Emirates 0.90%
  Egypt 0.90%
  Saudi Arabia 0.90%
  Thailand 0.78%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 26.14%
Hewlett-Packard 26.14%
Acer 11.88%
ASUS 8.91%
GIGABYTE 8.71%
Toshiba 8.12%
Intel 3.96%
Lenovo 2.97%
American Megatrends 1.58%
Samsung 0.79%
Alienware 0.79%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 11.49%
Dell Inspiron N5110 4.68%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.40%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.40%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 1.70%
Dell Inspiron 530s 1.70%

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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