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Should I remove Pale Moon x86 en-US?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #46,720
United States Rank #39,797
Reach 0.0017%

Versions

VersionDistribution
20.1 100.00%

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Pale Moon 20.1 x86 en-US

What is Pale Moon x86 en-US?

Pale Moon is a web browser based on Mozilla Firefox. Pale Moon builds on Firefox, optimizing for efficiency of code and aimed at current and modern microprocessors. Pale Moon is available free of charge as open source code archive and freeware binary releases. Though based on Firefox code, Pale Moon differs in several concepts, including performance optimization, user interface and legacy hardware support.

About  (from Mozilla)

Why settle for a basic build of your Firefox browser on Windows Operating Systems when you can have one that is specifically made for getting the most out of your system? Mozilla does not provide optimized browser packages for Windows, meaning you may be losing speed and efficiency when you use your browser; and trut...  Read more

Overview

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 palemoon.exe. The setup package generally installs about 30 files. 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.palemoon.org
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Pale Moon
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\uninstall\helper.exe

Program filesFiles installed by Pale Moon 20.1 x86 en-US

Program executable:palemoon.exe
Name:Pale Moon
Pale Moon optimized web browser
Path:C:\Program Files\pale moon\palemoon.exe
MD5:4607f0cc2dda1794709d7b659d2fdfbd
Additional files:
  • 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
  • gkmedias.dll - Palemoon
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • mozalloc.dll
  • mozglue.dll
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Palemoon
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe - Plugin Hang UI for Palemoon
  • updater.exe - Palemoon Software Updater
  • xpcom.dll
  • xul.dll
  • mozjs.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • palemoon.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{6A607B59-25B0-4ED7-A0DE-671AE0C6C57A}' (runs on registration).
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • plugin-container.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\plugin-container.exe'.
  • updater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\updater.exe'.
  • palemoon.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Pale Moon\palemoon.exe'.

How do I remove Pale Moon x86 en-US?

You can uninstall Pale Moon 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 Pale Moon 20.1 (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 Pale Moon x86 en-US.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win Vista (SP2) 3%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#46,720

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.53%
Windows XP 17.65%
Windows 10 5.88%
Windows Vista 2.94%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 30.30%
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.27%
Microsoft Windows XP 15.15%
Windows 7 Enterprise 9.09%
Windows 7 Professional 6.06%
Windows 8 Pro 6.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

54.76% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 54.76%
  United Kingdom 11.90%
  Germany 7.14%
  India 4.76%
  Netherlands 4.76%
  Brazil 2.38%
  Italy 2.38%
  Japan 2.38%
  MA 2.38%
  Sweden 2.38%
  Singapore 2.38%
  Turkey 2.38%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 21.43%
Acer 21.43%
Dell 14.29%
Toshiba 10.71%
ASUS 10.71%
GIGABYTE 7.14%
Sahara 3.57%
Lenovo 3.57%
Compaq 3.57%
Apple 3.57%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 6.90%
TOSHIBA Satellite M115 3.45%
TOSHIBA Satellite L500 3.45%
MSI MS-7309 3.45%
MouseComputer Co.,Ltd. W3... 3.45%
LENOVO 433336U 3.45%

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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