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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 es-MX?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #24,950
Reach 0.0071%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 245.75 days
525.11 days >
Average installed length: 275.91 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
31.0 100.00%

Typically installed together

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Mozilla Firefox 31.0 x86 es-MX

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 es-MX?

Firefox has established a reputation as one of the most innovative web browsers in the market. Its advanced features include built-in spell checking, tabbed browsing, live bookmarking which allows you to keep an eye on changes to news sites form the bookmarks bar, private browsing, and geolocation that can help customize location-based recommendations.

Overview

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 39 files and is usually about 70.17 MB (73,582,000 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

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: 70.17 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 31.0 x86 es-MX

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:10f36fb8cd6218cd7f818268e0f3f9c6
Additional files:
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll - Firefox
  • breakpadinjector.dll
  • crashreporter.exe
  • Firefox Setup Stub 28.0.exe
  • freebl3.dll - Network Security Services (NSS freebl Library)
  • gkmedias.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • maintenanceservice.exe
  • maintenanceservice_installer.exe - Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer
  • mozalloc.dll
  • mozglue.dll
  • nspr4.dll - Netscape Portable Runtime (NSPR Library)
  • nss3.dll
  • 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
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Firefox
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe - Plugin Hang UI for Firefox
  • smime3.dll - NSS S/MIME Library
  • softokn3.dll - NSS PKCS #11 Library
  • updater.exe - Firefox Software Updater
  • webapprt-stub.exe
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe - Mozilla Webapp Runtime App Uninstaller
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 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).
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.
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'.

How do I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 es-MX?

You can uninstall Mozilla Firefox x86 es-MX 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 31.0 (x86 es-MX), 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 es-MX.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 53%
Win XP 1%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 7%
Keep it 93%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.31%
Windows 10 30.94%
Windows Vista 2.88%
Windows XP 2.88%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.12%
Windows 7 Home Premium 17.39%
Windows 7 Professional 13.04%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.25%
Windows 8.1 Single Langua... 6.52%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.80%

Distribution by countryGeography

76.87% of installs come from Mexico
Which countries install it?
  Mexico 76.87%
  United States 10.88%
  Venezuela 3.40%
  Colombia 2.72%
  Argentina 1.36%
  Ecuador 1.36%
  Spain 1.36%
  Dominican Republic 0.68%
  Guatemala 0.68%
  Nicaragua 0.68%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 32.63%
Dell 18.95%
Acer 15.79%
ASUS 9.47%
Toshiba 6.32%
Lenovo 5.26%
GIGABYTE 3.16%
Samsung 3.16%
Alienware 2.11%
Sony 2.11%
Gateway 1.05%
Common models
HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... 2.91%
Dell Inspiron 3421 1.94%
Alienware Alienware 14 1.94%
Intel Corporation Intel p... 1.94%
Dell OptiPlex GX620 ... 1.94%
Sony VPCEG23EL 1.94%

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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