How to remove an brss01a error

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Brss01a.exe file information

The process belongs to software brother Industries Ltd brss01a.exe by brother Industries (www.brother.com).

Description: brss01a.exe is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32 or sometimes in a subfolder of C:\Windows. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 45,056 bytes (99% of all occurrences) or 65,536 bytes.
The program is not visible. The file is not a Windows system file. Brss01a.exe is a Microsoft signed file. Therefore the technical security rating is 31% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
It is possible to uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > Adobe Acrobat or WebClock).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as brss01a.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the brss01a.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

brss01a.exe is a process which is used by the Brother Print Processor (the Brother Print processor is an integral part of most Brother printer drivers). Terminating these processes will cause your PC to not be able to communicate with the Brother device if it is connected via the Parallel, USB or network interface. This program is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.
Abraham

Printer Driver
Clay

This file runs your Brother printer
Jacob (further information)

Brother Printer File
Bro. Paul

it is a Brother Print Processor ...
isaac

Printer Driver

It is NOT needed for successful use of the Brother HL6050D printer. You can delete it from the task manager.
Bobbymak

I don't have a brother printer, and cant delete it.
dilema

I have tried to kill this process over and over and it won't go away. We used to have this type of printer, but we unintstalled it years ago.
teke

Summary: Average user rating of brss01a.exe: based on 19 votes with 9 reviews.

13 users think brss01a.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 4 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 1 user think brss01a.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 2 users doesn't grade brss01a.exe ("not sure about it").

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