Should I remove Mozilla Maintenance Service?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4
United States Rank #7
Reach 40.1797%
(Not enough data to show 30 day installation trends)
Uninstallation trends (last 30 days)
Versions
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| 73.0a1 |
0.00% |
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| 72.0a1 |
0.00% |
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| 72.0 |
0.00% |
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| 71.0.0.7275 |
0.01% |
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0.00% |
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| 71.0.0.7264 |
0.00% |
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| 71.0 |
0.02% |
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| 70.0.1.7242 |
0.00% |
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| 70.0.1 |
0.01% |
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| 70.0.0.7228 |
0.00% |
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| 70.0 |
0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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| 68.0.1 |
0.00% |
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0.00% |
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0.00% |
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| 1,323 versions |
Typically installed together
Other programs by Mozilla
Mozilla Maintenance Service
What is Mozilla Maintenance Service?
Firefox now installs an optional service called the Mozilla Maintenance Service. This service allows Firefox to install updates without requiring you to click yes in the Windows User Account Control (UAC) dialog. Once Firefox has downloaded an update, the Mozilla Maintenance Service gets permission from Windows to allow the update to be applied without requiring you to click yes in the Windows User Account Control (UAC) dialog. Until that time, the service doesn't run so it doesn't use any computer resources. And once the update process begins, the service quits. Before this feature, when a user installs into the default Program Files directory, updates cannot be applied without us first prompting the user for elevated permissions with a User Account Control (UAC) dialog.
About (from Mozilla)
Now that this feature is implemented, Firefox uses a service to execute updates so that UAC prompts are not displayed. The service is run "on demand" and will remain stopped until it is needed. When the service is needed, it will be started again for the period of the update. If there are any problems updating through ... Read more
Overview
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Installs a Windows Service
Program details
URL: support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/what-mozilla-maintenance-service
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\mozilla maintenance service
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Maintenance Service\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 26.13 MB
Files installed by Mozilla Maintenance Service
| Program executable: | maintenanceservice.exe |
| Name: | Firefox |
| Signed by: | Mozilla Corporation |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\mozilla maintenance service\maintenanceservice.exe |
| MD5: | 96aa8ba23142cc8e2b30f3cae0c80254 |
| This is a component for Mozilla Firefox, 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... |
Additional files:
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Uninstall.exe - FirefoxDeveloperEdition (Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer)
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- 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) "De Mozilla Maintenance Service zorgt ervoor dat u de nieuwste en meest veilige versie van Mozilla Firefox op uw computer hebt. Het actueel houden van Firefox is zeer belangrijk voor uw online-veiligheid, en Mozilla raadt ten zeerste aan deze service ingeschakeld te houden.".
Startup File (User Run)
- maintenanceservice.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'maintenanceservice' and executes as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Uninstall.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Maintenance Service\uninstall.exe'.
How do I remove Mozilla Maintenance Service?
You can uninstall Mozilla Maintenance Service from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Mozilla Maintenance Service, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Mozilla Maintenance Service.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 48%
0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
52.57% |
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| Windows 10 |
37.11% |
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| Windows XP |
5.87% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.41% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.03% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
24.66% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.10% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
11.02% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.89% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
8.94% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.81% |
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Geography
44.40% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
44.40% |
| Germany |
9.24% |
| France |
4.43% |
| United Kingdom |
4.00% |
| Italy |
3.99% |
| Canada |
2.63% |
| Brazil |
2.08% |
| India |
1.65% |
| Netherlands |
1.57% |
| Australia |
1.46% |
| Spain |
1.33% |
| Iran |
1.03% |
| Belgium |
0.90% |
| MA |
0.87% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.07% |
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| Dell |
20.48% |
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| Acer |
18.18% |
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| ASUS |
11.18% |
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| Toshiba |
6.39% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.53% |
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| Lenovo |
5.19% |
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| Samsung |
3.70% |
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| Intel |
1.36% |
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| Medion |
0.97% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.95% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
6.09% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
5.59% |
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| ASUS All Series |
5.24% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
4.45% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.66% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.52% |
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About Mozilla
Mozilla is a free software community best known for producing the Firefox web browser.
Publisher URL: www.mozilla.org