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Should I remove Brother BRAgent?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #40,969
United States Rank #29,671
Reach 0.0023%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 782.12 days
1488.61 days >
Average installed length: 782.15 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.33.0000 100.00%

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Brother BRAgent 1.33.0000

What is Brother BRAgent?  (from Brother Industries)

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Overview

Brother BRAgent 1.33.0000 is a software program developed by Brother Industries. Upon being installed, the software adds a Windows Service which is designed to run continuously in the background. Manually stopping the service has been seen to cause the program to stop functing properly. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. The programs's main executable is BRAgtSrv.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 1.87 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 4 files and is usually about 1.17 MB (1,227,314 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 68% of users of Brother BRAgent come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Australia.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: solutions.brother.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\BRAgent
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{9390DEE7-32CF-4A2E-A47B-30270D624AA1}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -uninst -removeonly
Estimated size: 1.17 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Brother BRAgent 1.33.0000

Program executable:BRAgtSrv.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\Brother\BRAgent\BRAgtSrv.exe
MD5:fc6e85d2e0e9bdbc99ec6d8612af8d6f
Additional files:
  • AgRegSet.exe
  • BRAgtSrv.exe
  • BrMuSNMP.dll
  • UnInst.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Service
  • BRAgtSrv.exe runs as a service named 'Brother BRAgent' (WBA_Agent_Client) "Communicates with devices on remote networks and passes the device list information to the BRAgent Receiver software.".

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

BRAgtSrv.exe
Memory:1.87 MB
21.09 MB average
Kernel CPU:0.00000430%
0.016088% average
CPU cycles/sec:167,337
8,062,084 average
Switches/sec:2
70 average
I/O reads/min:54 Bytes
435.61 KB average

How do I remove Brother BRAgent?

You can uninstall Brother BRAgent 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 BRAgent 1.33.0000, 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 BRAgent.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 74%
Win XP 4%
 
HOW IT RUNS
Windows Service? Yes
(Installs a service)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 73.91%
Windows Vista 15.22%
Windows 10 6.52%
Windows XP 4.35%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 41.30%
Windows 7 Professional 19.57%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.04%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.87%
Microsoft Windows XP 4.35%
Windows 10 Home 4.35%

Distribution by countryGeography

68.18% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 68.18%
  Germany 7.58%
  Australia 4.55%
  Canada 4.55%
  France 3.03%
  New Zealand 3.03%
  Latvia 1.52%
  Austria 1.52%
  PR 1.52%
  Iran 1.52%
  Netherlands 1.52%
  United Kingdom 1.52%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 46.34%
Dell 17.07%
Acer 9.76%
Toshiba 9.76%
Medion 4.88%
Intel 2.44%
GIGABYTE 2.44%
Gateway 2.44%
American Megatrends 2.44%
ASUS 2.44%
Common models
Dell XPS 8300 5.00%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 5.00%
HP G62 Notebook PC 5.00%
HP EliteBook 8560p 5.00%
XFX65U XFX nForce 650i Ul... 2.50%
TOSHIBA TECRA R840 2.50%

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

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