maintenanceservice.exe
Aurora by Mozilla Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 12 versions of maintenanceservice.exe in the wild, the latest version being 27.0a2. It is started as a Windows Service called 'MozillaMaintenance'. The average file size is about 114.03 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Mozilla Corporation by Thawte. The programs Aurora 25.0a2 (x86 en-US), Mozilla Maintenance Service and Aurora 20.0a2 (x86 en-US) have been observed as installing specific variations of maintenanceservice.exe.
What is maintenanceservice.exe?
This is a component for Mozilla Firefox, 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 extensions, created by third-party developers. Firefox uses a sandbox security model, and limits scripts from accessing data from other web sites based on the same origin policy.
 Details
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| File name: | maintenanceservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Mozilla Foundation |
| Product name: | Aurora |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\mozilla maintenance service\maintenanceservice.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Mozilla Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Thawte |
| Windows Service |
| Display name: | MozillaMaintenance |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Aurora.)
Aurora is the beta version of Mozilla Firefox.
Firefox now installs an optional service called the Mozilla Maintenance Service. This service allows Firefox to install updates without requiring you to click yes in the Windows User Account Control (...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of maintenanceservice.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
All file variations of maintenanceservice.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
28.57% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.29% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.29% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
7.14% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
7.14% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
7.14% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.14% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 28.57% of Aurora.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
50.00% |
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| ASUS |
33.33% |
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| Dell |
16.67% |
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