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Should I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 pt-BR?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
9% remove it91% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,496
Reach 0.0290%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.40 days
218.33 days >
Average installed length: 114.71 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
23.0.1 100.00%

Typically installed together

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Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1 x86 pt-BR

What is Mozilla Firefox x86 pt-BR?  (from Mozilla)

Bringing together all kinds of awesomeness to make browsing better for you. Get to your favorite sites quickly – even if you don’t remember the URLs. Type your term into the location bar (aka the Awesome Bar) and the autocomplete function will include possible matches from your browsing history, bookmarked sites and op...  Read more

Overview

Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1 x86 pt-BR is a program developed by Mozilla. 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 programs's main executable is firefox.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 288.91 MB of memory. The software installer includes 42 files and is usually about 46.92 MB (49,198,391 bytes). updater.exe is the automatic update component of the software designed to download and apply new updates should new versions be released. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 94% of users of Mozilla Firefox x86 pt-BR come from Brazil, it is also popular in the United States and Japan.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.mozilla.com/pt-BR
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe"
Estimated size: 46.92 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1 x86 pt-BR

Program executable:firefox.exe
Name:Firefox
Signed by:Mozilla Corporation
Path:C:\Program Files\mozilla firefox\firefox.exe
MD5:b4cf3fb7e9b8ea69757541dce6ca20ed
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:
  • 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 - 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
  • 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).
  • updater.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E06C89BE-A80A-41F5-98AD-BFD4563DB14D}' (runs on registration).
  • maintenanceservice.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{30915DA8-65C1-4A91-A4DC-8E74960081F8}' (runs on registration).
  • plugin-container.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A3D1B512-36E6-4EBE-B52C-E0275F6FB984}' (runs on registration).
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 'RunIt' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" abouC:newaddon?id={64d64833-9296-421b-a362-83cfbd6291b6}.
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:\Programmer\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:288.91 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0165165793%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00826602%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00825056%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:58,859,079
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:119
70 average
I/O reads/min:435.75 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:957.21 KB
105.02 KB average
crashreporter.exe
Kernel CPU:0.00011812%
plugin-container.exe
Memory:16.51 MB
Total CPU:0.0058356467%
Kernel CPU:0.00377911%
User CPU:0.00205654%
CPU cycles/sec:4,864,793
Switches/sec:269
I/O reads/min:64.05 KB
I/O writes/min:89.46 KB

How do I remove Mozilla Firefox x86 pt-BR?

You can uninstall Mozilla Firefox x86 pt-BR 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 23.0.1 (x86 pt-BR), 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 pt-BR.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win 8 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 9%
Keep it 91%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.95%
Windows 10 16.26%
Windows XP 8.57%
Windows Vista 1.22%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Ultimate 35.84%
Windows 7 Professional 15.03%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.41%
Microsoft Windows XP 8.57%
Windows 7 Home Basic 7.34%
Windows 8 Pro 7.17%

Distribution by countryGeography

93.60% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
  Brazil 93.60%
  United States 3.01%
  Japan 0.94%
  Portugal 0.94%
  AO 0.19%
  Hong Kong 0.19%
  Ireland 0.19%
  MA 0.19%
  MZ 0.19%
  Netherlands 0.19%
  Romania 0.19%
  Sweden 0.19%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 24.24%
Dell 23.91%
Hewlett-Packard 18.18%
ASUS 10.44%
GIGABYTE 8.08%
Samsung 6.73%
Lenovo 3.37%
Intel 2.69%
American Megatrends 2.36%
Common models
Positivo MOBILE 3.93%
HP G42 Notebook PC 3.06%
Semp Toshiba Informatica ... 2.62%
Dell Dell System XPS L5... 2.18%
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L 2.18%
HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... 2.18%

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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