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Should I remove Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-J315W?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #6,198
United States Rank #20,091
Reach 0.0736%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 31.31 days
703.12 days >
Average installed length: 369.44 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.0.0 52.00%
1.0.3.0 48.00%

Other programs by Brother Industries

Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-J315W

What is Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-J315W?

The Multi-Function Link Pro (DCP-J315W) Suite and the MFC Software Suite are software programs designed to give the greatest flexibility, functionality and enjoyment from your Brother machine. These programs are included on the product CD-ROM and they are installed during the initial setup. MFL Pro Suite/ MFC Software Suite includes the printer driver, scanner driver, Brother Control Center and ScanSoft with OCR.

Overview

The most used version is 2.0.0.0, 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 software installer includes 24 files and is usually about 1.58 MB (1,652,896 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.brother-usa.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl10b
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{FB83EAC4-E3F6-4666-B45B-44522F2344B6}\Setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0013 UNINSTALL Reg=BH9e2_
Estimated size: 1.58 MB
Language: Dutch

Program filesFiles installed by Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-J315W

  • BrIctCze.dll - Brother MFL-Pro Suite (Installation Diagnostics Tool (Lang Resource))
  • BrIctDan.dll
  • BrIctDut.dll
  • BrIctEng.dll
  • BrIctFin.dll
  • BrIctFre.dll
  • BrIctGer.dll
  • BrIctHun.dll
  • BrIctIta.dll
  • BrIctNor.dll
  • BrIctPol.dll
  • BrIctPor.dll
  • BrIctSpa.dll
  • BrIctSvk.dll
  • BrIctSwe.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 '{9239B51F-557F-4272-89A0-5E28FDEDE815}' (runs on registration).
  • Brinstck.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A3D845B1-2892-4C91-8EE3-80C58FAC5E0D}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (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.

How do I remove Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-J315W?

You can uninstall Brother MFL-Pro Suite DCP-J315W 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-J315W, 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-J315W.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 59%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 63.03%
Windows 10 27.66%
Windows Vista 5.66%
Windows XP 3.59%
Windows Server 2003 0.07%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 37.07%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.42%
Windows 7 Professional 11.07%
Windows 10 Home 8.71%
Windows 8.1 7.54%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 4.36%

Distribution by countryGeography

20.47% of installs come from Germany
Which countries install it?
  Germany 20.47%
  Australia 9.75%
  United Kingdom 8.70%
  France 8.22%
  Poland 8.01%
  United States 7.17%
  Netherlands 5.99%
  Spain 5.36%
  Belgium 3.48%
  Malaysia 3.41%
  IQ 3.13%
  Thailand 2.65%
  Italy 1.67%
  DZ 1.39%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Acer 23.67%
Hewlett-Packard 20.58%
ASUS 14.16%
Dell 12.28%
GIGABYTE 7.30%
Samsung 7.08%
Toshiba 6.42%
Lenovo 4.20%
Medion 3.43%
Sahara 0.88%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.52%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 3.52%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.98%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.71%
ASUS All Series 2.44%
HP G62 Notebook PC 2.17%

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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