Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Relationships
Child process
Related files
waterfox.exe
Waterfox by Waterfox Limited (Signed)
| Version: | 18.0.1 |
| MD5: | dd0ffc6be0c013656fcc1e3d39205dda |
| SHA1: | 5dcb58fed6baa4ce7602c4527f46ccfdb84dcf9b |
| SHA256: | 83ee5564986a20a94a8f7ed9cd218d73786d0718f20d6e1984c37acea3b0e875 |
Overview
waterfox.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Waterfox published by Waterfox Limited, Waterfox from Waterfox Limited and Waterfox by Waterfox Limited. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Waterfox Limited which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | waterfox.exe |
| Publisher: | Mozilla Corporation |
| Product name: | Waterfox |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\waterfox\waterfox.exe |
| File version: | 18.0.1 |
| Size: | 702.11 KB (718,960 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Waterfox Limited |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
| .NET CLR: | Yes |
| .NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Waterfox is a high performance browser based on the Mozilla Firefox source code. Waterfox is specifically for 64-bit systems, with one thing in mind: speed. Waterfox was compiled with Intel's C++ Compiler with the following optimisations: Intel's Math Library, SSE3, AVX for supported Intel processors, jemalloc, Profile-Guided Optimisation and the /O3 switch. Your add-ons/extensions work on any version of Firefox, on any platform! That m...”
“Waterfox is a high performance browser based on the Mozilla Firefox source code. Waterfox is specifically for 64-bit systems, with one thing in mind: speed. Waterfox was compiled with Intel's C++ Compiler with the following optimisations: Intel's Math Library, SSE3, AVX for supported Intel processors, jemalloc, Profile-Guided Optimisation and the /O3 switch. Your add-ons/extensions work on any version of Firefox, on any platform! That m...”
Behaviors
Shell open commands
Network connections
[TCP] 162.198.170.108.bc.googleusercontent.com (108.170.198.162:80)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00044609% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007064% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00037545% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 702,473 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 30,207,484/sec | |
| Context switches: | 3,367/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 396.39 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 420.82 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 134.57 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 396.39 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 751.62 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 796.05 MB | |
| Working set: | 412.76 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 445.41 MB | |
| Page faults: | 19,519,167/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 796.49 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 455/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 2.55 MB/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 410/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 22.61 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2,039/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 58 | |
| Handles: | 765 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 478 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 770 | |
| GUI USER count: | 63 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 94 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\waterfox\waterfox.exe" -osint -url "httpC://get3.adobe.com/flashplayer/update/plugin" |
| Owner: | User |
Threads
Averages
| waterfox.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 7.13511447% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.73690593% | |
| User CPU: | 6.39820854% | |
| CPU cycles: | 184,226,645/sec | |
| Context switches: | 140/sec | |
| Memory: | 712 KB | |
| libiomp5md.dll (Intel OMP Runtime Library by Intel) |
| Total CPU: | 0.21912046% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.10727811% | |
| User CPU: | 0.11184235% | |
| CPU cycles: | 4,861,918/sec | |
| Context switches: | 509/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.27 MB | |
| d3d9.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.04641965% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00425992% | |
| User CPU: | 0.04215973% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,061,106/sec | |
| Context switches: | 3/sec | |
| Memory: | 2 MB | |
| xul.dll (Waterfox by Mozilla Foundation) |
| Total CPU: | 0.02393324% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01396105% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00997218% | |
| CPU cycles: | 400,264/sec | |
| Context switches: | 8/sec | |
| Memory: | 37.79 MB | |
| MSVCR110.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.01757334% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00624661% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01132673% | |
| CPU cycles: | 548,252/sec | |
| Context switches: | 9/sec | |
| Memory: | 824 KB | |
| ntdll.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.01263390% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01263390% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| CPU cycles: | 34,738/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
| easyredirect64.dll (EasyRedirect.dll by EasyTech) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00331280% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00155499% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00175781% | |
| CPU cycles: | 401,999/sec | |
| Context switches: | 18/sec | |
| Memory: | 548 KB | |
| WINMM.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.00003477% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00003477% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,623/sec | |
| Memory: | 236 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
80.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
20.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 80.00% of Waterfox.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
80.00% |
|
| ASUS |
20.00% |
|
