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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
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,387
United States Rank #2,863
Reach 0.1207%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.70 days
286.22 days >
Average installed length: 150.39 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
44.0.2 100.00%

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Mozilla Firefox 44.0.2 x86 en-US

Overview

Mozilla Firefox 44.0.2 x86 en-US is a program developed by Mozilla. 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 142 files and is usually about 87.62 MB (91,871,803 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 71% of users of Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.

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: 87.62 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 44.0.2 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:4234e76a1b12c5f76b264c99540fd736
Additional files:
  • Firefox Setup 14.0.1.exe - Firefox
  • Firefox Setup 3.6.exe
  • Firefox Setup 7.0.1.exe
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe - Mozilla Webapp Runtime App Uninstaller
  • 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)
  • 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
  • breakpadinjector.dll
  • crashreporter.exe
  • gkmedias.dll
  • lgpllibs.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • maintenanceservice.exe
  • maintenanceservice_installer.exe - Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer
  • mozalloc.dll
  • mozglue.dll
  • nss3.dll
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Firefox
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe - Plugin Hang UI for Firefox
  • sandboxbroker.dll
  • updater.exe - Firefox Software Updater
  • webapprt-stub.exe
  • wow_helper.exe
  • xpcom.dll
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task named 'avastBCLRestartS-1-5-21-3798665243-2759445703-1823196798-1001'.
  • maintenanceservice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{26F42A31-D7CF-4DFF-BF63-C46E259F1F4A}' (runs on registration).
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.".
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:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe'.

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 44.0.2 (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 10 60%
Win 8.1 0%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 60.46%
Windows 7 34.03%
Windows Vista 3.28%
Windows XP 2.14%
Windows Server 2003 0.08%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 34.49%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.37%
Windows 10 Pro 12.30%
Windows 7 Ultimate 9.55%
Windows 7 Professional 8.33%
Windows 8.1 5.75%

Distribution by countryGeography

71.28% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 71.28%
  United Kingdom 3.59%
  Canada 3.53%
  India 2.22%
  Australia 2.05%
  Indonesia 1.01%
  Philippines 0.98%
  Italy 0.77%
  BG 0.65%
  Egypt 0.59%
  Netherlands 0.56%
  South Africa 0.56%
  Romania 0.53%
  Iran 0.50%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.88%
Dell 25.60%
Acer 13.23%
ASUS 10.59%
Toshiba 8.94%
Lenovo 6.98%
GIGABYTE 3.18%
Samsung 2.57%
Intel 1.04%
MSI 0.55%
American Megatrends 0.43%
Common models
ASUS All Series 6.20%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.34%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.02%
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.70%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 2.54%
Dell Inspiron 3521 2.38%

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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