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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,577
United States Rank #16,298
Reach 0.0104%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 22.95 days
677.00 days >
Average installed length: 355.71 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.0 100.00%

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Mozilla Firefox 6.0 x86 en-US

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

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

It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 primary executable is named firefox.exe. The setup package generally installs about 42 files and is usually about 38.3 MB (40,165,678 bytes). The installed file updater.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.

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: 38.3 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 6.0 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:8af1980ad5bd21364a960299015dbedd
Additional files:
  • 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 - Firefox
  • crashreporter.exe
  • gkmedias.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • mozalloc.dll
  • mozglue.dll
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Firefox
  • updater.exe - Firefox Software Updater
  • xpcom.dll
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task named 'avastBCLRestartS-1-5-21-1830394031-381009553-1733785786-1000'.
  • plugin-container.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{94E20C9F-C61C-4D99-888B-EDE08F825D76}'.
Startup File (User Run)
  • 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}.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • firefox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AOL Desktop 9.7\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:205.81 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0576053189%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.03776046%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.01984486%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:27,870,789
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:129
70 average
I/O reads/min:166.73 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:571.32 KB
105.02 KB average
plugin-container.exe
Memory:18.48 MB
Total CPU:0.1433004927%
Kernel CPU:0.03839265%
User CPU:0.10490785%
CPU cycles/sec:4,930,142
Switches/sec:187
I/O reads/min:281.37 KB
I/O writes/min:584.82 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 6.0 (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) 59%
Win XP 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 70.10%
Windows 10 14.71%
Windows XP 8.33%
Windows Vista 6.86%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 35.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.32%
Windows 7 Professional 11.39%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.42%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 5.94%
Windows 10 Home 3.96%

Distribution by countryGeography

58.62% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 58.62%
  India 9.20%
  Iran 4.98%
  Canada 4.21%
  Vietnam 1.92%
  Philippines 1.53%
  MA 1.15%
  Australia 1.15%
  IQ 1.15%
  Egypt 1.15%
  Italy 1.15%
  TZ 0.77%
  Qatar 0.77%
  Lebanon 0.77%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 29.53%
Hewlett-Packard 23.49%
Acer 22.15%
Toshiba 8.05%
ASUS 6.04%
GIGABYTE 2.68%
Lenovo 2.01%
Sahara 2.01%
Intel 1.34%
Samsung 1.34%
Alienware 0.67%
American Megatrends 0.67%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.17%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.33%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.50%
Dell Inspiron 580 2.50%
ASUSTeK CM5671 1.67%
Dell Inspiron 1545 1.67%

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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