Should I remove Internet Explorer?

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Internet Explorer is a program developed by Microsoft. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds an extension to the user's Internet Explorer web browser. 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 programs's main executable is iexplore.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 107.31 MB of memory. The software installer includes 28 files and is usually about 3.05 MB (3,199,259 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 42% of users of Internet Explorer come from the United States, it is also popular in DZ and MA.

URL: www.microsoft.com

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\internet explorer

Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

Estimated size: 3.05 MB

iexplore.exe
Memory:	107.31 MB	21.09 MB average
Total CPU:	0.1024412280%	0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:	0.06779402%	0.016088% average
User CPU:	0.03464721%	0.015104% average
Switches/sec:	321	70 average
I/O reads/min:	769.29 KB	435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:	269.37 KB	105.02 KB average
ieinstal.exe
Memory:	2.83 MB
Total CPU:	0.0548986155%
Kernel CPU:	0.03131411%
User CPU:	0.02358451%
ielowutil.exe
Memory:	1.78 MB
Total CPU:	0.0012943082%
Kernel CPU:	0.00061345%
User CPU:	0.00068086%
CPU cycles/sec:	13,948
I/O reads/min:	19 Bytes

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 Internet Explorer, 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 Internet Explorer.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 52% Win XP 4%

HOW IT STARTS Automatically starts? Yes (Found in the run registry)

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 5% Keep it 95%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	41.94%
DZ	6.45%
MA	6.45%
TN	6.45%
Vietnam	6.45%
Argentina	3.23%
Belgium	3.23%
Canada	3.23%
Switzerland	3.23%
Israel	3.23%
India	3.23%
Iran	3.23%
Saudi Arabia	3.23%
SY	3.23%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.

Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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