84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-185C?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
2% remove it98% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0014%

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.0.0 32.14%
1.0.1.0 50.00%
1.0.0.0 17.86%

Other programs by Brother Industries

Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-185C

What is Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-185C?

This is the software that allows your computer to recognize and print to the Brother Printer. This ensures that users can output documents using that type of printer. It also includes an OCR application for converting an image into text and it is integrated into PaperPort as well as various other software including the core printer and scanner drivers, the Brother Control Center and the ScanSoft PaperPort with OCR as well as a document management application for viewing scanned documents.

About  (from Brother Industries)

The MFL-Pro Suite software is a software program designed to give the greatest flexibility, functionality and enjoyment from your Brother machine. This program is included on the product CD-ROM and it is installed during the initial setup.

Overview

The most used version is 1.0.1.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 main program executable is Brinstck.exe. The software installer includes 12 files and is usually about 1.61 MB (1,690,717 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.brother.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl08x
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{48D082B9-18F6-4426-AFAC-8B6A3E7021B1}\Setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0007 UNINSTALL Reg=BH9_A4
Estimated size: 1.61 MB
Language: German

Program filesFiles installed by Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-185C

Program executable:Brinstck.exe
Name:Brother MFL Pro Suite
Installation Diagnostics for Brother MFL Pro
Path:C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl08x\Brinstck.exe
MD5:7ecc95ee5194b12d3c83524f92151ccd
Additional files:
  • BrIctEng.dll - Brother MFL-Pro Suite (Installation Diagnostics Tool (Lang Resource))
  • BrIctGer.dll
  • Brinstck.exe - Brother MFL Pro Suite (Installation Diagnostics for Brother MFL Pro)
  • BrScdSti.dll - Scanner Diagnostic (STI Device Diagnostic)
  • BrScdWia.dll - WIA Device Diagnostic
  • BrScUtil.exe - Scanner Utility (BrScUtil)
  • BrMfNt.dll - Brother BrMfNt (BrMfNt)
  • BrStDvPt.exe - SetDriverPort
  • BrRemPnP.dll - BrRemPnP (Device Driver Uninstall Tool)
  • BrRemPnP.exe
  • BrmfPrint.dll - BrmfPrint

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Scheduled Tasks
  • BrScUtil.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{795E8297-1152-4777-9536-661FB0C28BFD}' (runs on registration).
  • Brinstck.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A3D845B1-2892-4C91-8EE3-80C58FAC5E0D}' (runs on registration).
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
  • Brinstck.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Installation Diagnostics' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl06a\Brinstck.exe" /I DCP-330C USB.
  • BrStDvPt.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'SetDefPrt' which loads as C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl06a\BrStDvPt.exe.

How do I remove Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-185C?

You can uninstall Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-185C 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 Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-185C, 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 Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-185C.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 46%
Win 7 4%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 2%
Keep it 98%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 50.00%
Windows 10 35.71%
Windows XP 10.71%
Windows Vista 3.57%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.14%
Windows 10 Pro 14.29%
Windows 7 Ultimate 14.29%
Windows 8.1 14.29%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.71%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 3.57%

Distribution by countryGeography

62.07% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 62.07%
  United States 13.79%
  Philippines 10.34%
  Australia 6.90%
  Singapore 3.45%
  Netherlands 3.45%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 35.00%
Acer 25.00%
Medion 20.00%
Dell 10.00%
Intel 5.00%
GIGABYTE 5.00%
Common models
HP Compaq dc5850 Small Fo... 9.52%
ASUS All Series 9.52%
Acer Aspire X1470 4.76%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,L... 4.76%
Packard Bell imedia S1300 4.76%
Packard Bell imedia L4870 4.76%

About Brother Industries

Brother is an electronics equipment company whose products include printers, multifunction printers, sewing machines, large machine tools, label printers, typewriters, fax machines, and other computer-related electronics.
Publisher URL: www.brother-usa.com

commentsComments

user comment
No one has commented yet. Help others learn more about this software, share your comments.