maintenanceservice.exe
Nightly by Mozilla Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 8 versions of maintenanceservice.exe in the wild, the latest version being 33.0a1. It is started as a Windows Service called 'MozillaMaintenance'. The average file size is about 115.1 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to Mozilla Corporation by Thawte. Numerous variations of maintenanceservice.exe have been installed with both Mozilla Maintenance Service and Nightly 24.0a1 (x86 en-US).
 Details
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| File name: | maintenanceservice.exe |
| Publisher: | Mozilla Foundation |
| Product name: | Nightly |
| 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 Nightly.)
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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 7 Home Premium |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
25.00% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
12.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
12.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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Distribution by country
Germany installs about 25.00% of Nightly.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
36.36% |
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| Intel |
36.36% |
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| Dell |
18.18% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
9.09% |
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