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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #34,086
United States Rank #25,583
Reach 0.0036%

Versions

VersionDistribution
6.0.1 100.00%

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Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1 x86 en-US

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

Mozilla released its Mozilla Firefox 6.0 August 16, 2011. The update brought: permissions manager, new address bar highlighting (the domain name is black while the rest of the URL is gray), streamlining the look of the site identity block, quicker startup time, a ScratchPad JavaScript compiler, and many other new features. This update also brought the infamous feature that JavaScript entered in the address bar does not run. Mozilla Firefox is a free and open source is a web browser coordinated by Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Foundation that is a heavily localized. Firefox uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards. Functions can be added through extensions, created by third-party developers and thus provides an environment for web developers in which they can use built-in tools. Firefox uses a sandbox security model, and limits scripts from accessing data from other web sites based on the same origin policy.

Overview

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 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 42 files and is usually about 46.89 MB (49,166,132 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.mozilla.com/en-US
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe
Estimated size: 46.89 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Signed by:Mozilla Corporation
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:95110a1c5a1d228ac1ddf6ab67d00beb
Mozilla Firefox is 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 be added through...
Additional files:
  • Firefox Setup 1.0.4.exe - Firefox
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe - Mozilla Webapp Runtime App Uninstaller
  • freebl3.dll - Network Security Services (NSS freebl Library)
  • nss3.dll - NSS Base Library
  • nssckbi.dll - NSS Builtin Trusted Root CAs
  • nssdbm3.dll - Legacy Database Driver
  • softokn3.dll - NSS PKCS #11 Library
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll
  • breakpadinjector.dll
  • crashreporter.exe
  • gkmedias.dll
  • libEGL.dll
  • libGLESv2.dll
  • maintenanceservice.exe
  • maintenanceservice_installer.exe - Mozilla Maintenance Service Installer
  • mozalloc.dll
  • mozglue.dll
  • plugin-container.exe - Plugin Container for Firefox
  • plugin-hang-ui.exe - Plugin Hang UI for Firefox
  • updater.exe - Firefox Software Updater
  • webapprt-stub.exe
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

4 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{99777579-7EEC-4A15-896E-F189094F3FDB}' (runs on registration).
  • maintenanceservice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D5FD986E-11DF-4E0C-B0A6-0C51D7F7CA3A}' (runs on registration).
  • updater.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E06C89BE-A80A-41F5-98AD-BFD4563DB14D}' (runs on registration).
  • plugin-container.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A3D1B512-36E6-4EBE-B52C-E0275F6FB984}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • firefox.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Open FireFox.
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.".
Startup File (User Run)
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Firefox' and executes as C:\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Firefox' which loads as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run Once)
  • firefox.exe is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'AVG_uninstallation_survey' which loads as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe httC://www.avg.com//special-uninstallation-feedback-app.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • firefox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Programs\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe'.
  • plugin-container.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

firefox.exe
Memory:315.39 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0346404346%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.01651692%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.01812352%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:249,406,713
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:281
70 average
I/O reads/min:1.19 MB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:1.81 MB
105.02 KB average
plugin-container.exe
Memory:266.96 MB
Total CPU:0.0929630784%
Kernel CPU:0.04062063%
User CPU:0.05234244%
CPU cycles/sec:4,281,243
Switches/sec:163
I/O reads/min:1.38 MB
I/O writes/min:828.03 KB
plugin-hang-ui.exe
Kernel CPU:0.00003501%

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 6.0.1 (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 Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win Vista (SP2) 4%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 78.87%
Windows 10 9.86%
Windows XP 7.04%
Windows Vista 4.23%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 45.07%
Windows 7 Ultimate 21.13%
Windows 7 Professional 11.27%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.04%
Windows 8 Pro 4.23%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.23%

Distribution by countryGeography

67.02% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 67.02%
  India 5.32%
  Indonesia 3.19%
  Canada 3.19%
  South Africa 2.13%
  Iran 2.13%
  Malaysia 2.13%
  LY 1.06%
  Lebanon 1.06%
  GE 1.06%
  Pakistan 1.06%
  ET 1.06%
  Japan 1.06%
  Philippines 1.06%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 30.77%
Acer 26.92%
Dell 23.08%
ASUS 7.69%
GIGABYTE 5.77%
Lenovo 1.92%
American Megatrends 1.92%
Apple 1.92%
Common models
Dell Inspiron N5110 3.13%
Dell Inspiron N5010 3.13%
HP Compaq 6730s 3.13%
Acer Aspire V5-471G 3.13%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 3.13%
TOSHIBA Satellite S855 1.56%

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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