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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Good
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #11,593
United States Rank #7,831
Reach 0.0287%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 24.54 days
723.86 days >
Average installed length: 380.33 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
7.0.1 100.00%

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Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1 x86 en-US

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 en-US?

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

During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. 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 primary executable is named firefox.exe. The setup package generally installs about 53 files and is usually about 33.23 MB (34,844,922 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.

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: 33.23 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1 x86 en-US

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:4e5585800b561fbef64b27425365a36f
Additional files:
  • webapp-uninstaller.exe - Mozilla Webapp Runtime App Uninstaller
  • 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
  • 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
  • AccessibleMarshal.dll - Firefox
  • 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
  • xpcom.dll
  • xul.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

3 Scheduled Tasks
  • firefox.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{0EFB37F5-967C-4C7C-9A71-457C5C8117DA}' (runs on registration).
  • plugin-container.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E5F58276-5DC7-4150-BC37-105208FBD22E}' (runs on registration).
  • maintenanceservice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{8CEC45C7-5EF2-476B-870C-C9C2CD59E981}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • firefox.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Firefox - Start.
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 'Mozilla Firefox' and executes as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
  • firefox.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Mozilla Firefox' which loads as C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
  • firefox.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\AOL Desktop 9.7\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

crashreporter.exe
Kernel CPU:0.00011812%
0.016088% average
firefox.exe
Memory:205.81 MB
Total CPU:0.0576053189%
Kernel CPU:0.03776046%
User CPU:0.01984486%
CPU cycles/sec:27,870,789
Switches/sec:129
I/O reads/min:166.73 KB
I/O writes/min:571.32 KB
plugin-container.exe
Memory:18.48 MB
Total CPU:0.1433004927%
Kernel CPU:0.03839265%
User CPU:0.10490785%
CPU cycles/sec:4,930,142
Switches/sec:187
I/O reads/min:281.37 KB
I/O writes/min:584.82 KB

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 7.0.1 (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) 62%
Win Vista 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 72.04%
Windows Vista 10.62%
Windows XP 10.09%
Windows 10 7.26%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 34.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.74%
Windows 7 Professional 11.70%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.11%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 7.80%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.66%

Distribution by countryGeography

68.11% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 68.11%
  India 4.32%
  Canada 3.18%
  Australia 2.03%
  United Kingdom 1.91%
  Iran 1.65%
  Philippines 1.65%
  BD 1.14%
  Malaysia 1.14%
  Germany 0.89%
  MK 0.89%
  Egypt 0.64%
  Indonesia 0.64%
  Israel 0.64%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 31.64%
Hewlett-Packard 29.49%
Acer 13.14%
ASUS 6.97%
Toshiba 6.70%
GIGABYTE 6.17%
Lenovo 2.95%
Intel 2.14%
American Megatrends 0.80%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.14%
Dell Inspiron 1545 4.21%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.74%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.80%
TOSHIBA Satellite L655 2.80%
Dell Inspiron 560 2.34%

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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