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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #23,380
United States Rank #25,385
Reach 0.0081%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 216.25 days
745.46 days >
Average installed length: 391.68 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.0.20 (tr) 0.63%
2.0.0.20 (sv-SE) 0.63%
2.0.0.20 (pt-BR) 1.26%
2.0.0.20 (nl) 1.26%
2.0.0.20 (mk) 0.63%
2.0.0.20 (it) 2.52%
2.0.0.20 (hu) 0.63%
2.0.0.20 (fr) 6.92%
2.0.0.20 (es-ES) 21.38%
2.0.0.20 (en-US) 55.97%
2.0.0.20 (en-GB) 1.89%
2.0.0.20 (de) 6.29%

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Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20

What is Mozilla Firefox?  (from Mozilla)

Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking, tab-browsing, integrated Google search, simplified privacy controls, a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most...  Read more

Overview

Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20 is a software program developed by Mozilla. The most common release is 2.0.0.20 (en-us), with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 firefox.exe. The setup package generally installs about 50 files and is usually about 24.04 MB (25,208,194 bytes). 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. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 36% of users of Mozilla Firefox come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Venezuela.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: pt-BR.www.mozilla.com/pt-BR
Installation folder: C:\ARQUIV~1\Mozilla Firefox
Uninstaller: C:\ARQUIV~1\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe
Estimated size: 24.04 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.20

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:8f93743d81634db09023c41154b3e320
Additional files:
  • updater.exe - Firefox (Software Updater)
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll
  • 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
  • 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
  • xpcom.dll
  • xpicleanup.exe
  • xpcom_compat.dll
  • xpcom_core.dll
  • xpistub.dll
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Firefox

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AEF978F3-95B3-42DF-9628-E26F51F45886}' (runs on registration).
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • plugin-container.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe'.
  • firefox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

plugin-container.exe
Memory:12.32 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0156631422%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00850619%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00715695%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:21,373,511
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:200
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.26 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.38 MB
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Mozilla Firefox?

You can uninstall Mozilla Firefox 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 (2.0.0.20), 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.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#23,380
 
REACH
~0.01%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 36.48%
Windows XP 25.16%
Windows Vista 22.01%
Windows 10 16.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Microsoft Windows XP 25.32%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 17.72%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.56%
Windows 7 Professional 9.49%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.86%
Windows 8.1 3.16%

Distribution by countryGeography

35.52% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 35.52%
  Germany 8.74%
  Venezuela 6.56%
  France 4.92%
  India 3.83%
  Canada 3.28%
  Spain 3.28%
  Italy 2.73%
  Sweden 2.19%
  United Kingdom 2.19%
  Australia 1.64%
  Mexico 1.64%
  Thailand 1.64%
  Argentina 1.64%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.55%
Dell 26.53%
Acer 10.20%
Intel 7.14%
Toshiba 6.12%
Lenovo 5.10%
ASUS 4.08%
GIGABYTE 4.08%
American Megatrends 4.08%
Samsung 2.04%
Sahara 2.04%
Gateway 1.02%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv4 Notebook ... 1.92%
HP-Pavilion GG781AA-ABA a... 1.92%
TOSHIBA Satellite A200 1.92%
INTEL DG31PR 1.92%
langchao 12345 1.92%
Dell Inspiron 530 1.92%

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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