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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
Good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,815
United States Rank #3,304
Reach 0.1080%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.57 days
606.73 days >
Average installed length: 318.79 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
17.0.1.0 0.75%
17.0.1 99.25%

Typically installed together

Other programs by Mozilla

Mozilla Firefox 17.0.1 x86 en-US

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

Firefox 17 was not planned to bring as many user-facing features as previous releases; it brings improved display of location bar results, improvements to the silent update mechanism for users with incompatible add-ons, and refinements to the Click-To-Play system introduced in Firefox 14. A new feature for developers, an HTML tree editor is also included. 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. Firefox 17 was not planned to bring as many user-facing features as previous releases; it brings improved display of location bar results, improvements to the silent update mechanism for users with incompatible add-ons, and refinements to the Click-To-Play system introduced in Firefox 14.[105] A new feature for developers, an HTML tree editor is also included.

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
  • Starts automatically
  • Adds 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: 44.23 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 17.0.1 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Signed by:Mozilla Corporation
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:5744fff8e72d105c138dae9e17bb29fe
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

7 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{99777579-7EEC-4A15-896E-F189094F3FDB}' (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).
  • maintenanceservice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D5FD986E-11DF-4E0C-B0A6-0C51D7F7CA3A}' (runs on registration).
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{7B9BD747-0888-4EE8-8220-D6161ADEF187}' (runs on registration).
  • plugin-container.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EF979948-3820-4AD2-A277-0141DC85C805}' (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 '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 '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 '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 httC://www.avg.com//special-uninstallation-feedback-app.
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:270.24 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0302472490%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01515125%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.01509600%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:66,590,057
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:268
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.68 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.96 MB
105.02 KB average
plugin-container.exe
Memory:32.06 MB
Total CPU:0.0432420810%
Kernel CPU:0.01993421%
User CPU:0.02330787%
CPU cycles/sec:153,186
Switches/sec:284
I/O reads/min:538.48 KB
I/O writes/min:249.74 KB
plugin-hang-ui.exe
Kernel CPU:0.00003501%

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 17.0.1 (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) 62%
Win 8 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? 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 7 70.83%
Windows XP 11.88%
Windows Vista 9.11%
Windows 10 7.98%
Windows Server 2003 0.19%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 36.87%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.25%
Windows 7 Professional 11.82%
Microsoft Windows XP 11.77%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.43%
Windows 8 Pro 2.29%

Distribution by countryGeography

67.34% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 67.34%
  Iran 5.10%
  United Kingdom 3.32%
  Canada 3.25%
  India 3.05%
  Australia 1.71%
  Malaysia 1.10%
  Indonesia 0.96%
  Philippines 0.92%
  Germany 0.55%
  Brazil 0.45%
  Thailand 0.45%
  IQ 0.45%
  MK 0.41%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 31.96%
Dell 28.56%
Acer 12.19%
GIGABYTE 6.80%
Toshiba 6.73%
ASUS 5.03%
Lenovo 2.55%
Intel 1.98%
Samsung 1.70%
American Megatrends 1.35%
Sahara 1.13%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 10.10%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 6.68%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 5.14%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.74%
Hewlett-Packard Compaq Pr... 2.23%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.05%

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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