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Should I remove Brother MFL-Pro Suite MFC-J870DW?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,766
United States Rank #4,708
Reach 0.0441%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 82.75 days
586.45 days >
Average installed length: 308.13 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.0.4.0 19.77%
1.0.3.0 80.23%

Typically installed together

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Brother MFL-Pro Suite MFC-J870DW

What is Brother MFL-Pro Suite MFC-J870DW?

Brother MFL-Pro Suite MFC-J870DW package contains software for the Brother device used to manage and connect the unit to a user's PC. The MFL-Pro Suite contains the required printer driver, scanner driver, PC-Fax software, remote setup utilities, the Brother Control Center and various optional programs including ScanSoft PaperPort (a document management application for viewing scanned documents), FaceFilter Studio and Presto PageManager (a document management application for viewing scanned documents and an OCR application).

Overview

The most common release is 1.0.3.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 setup package generally installs about 48 files and is usually about 2.48 MB (2,604,304 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.brother.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl13b
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{7B4C83B6-17C1-4BFD-B86D-4D7AD4498CBB}\Setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 UNINSTALL Reg=BHmini
Estimated size: 2.48 MB
Language: English

Program filesFiles installed by Brother MFL-Pro Suite MFC-J870DW

  • brmfrsif.dll - brmfrsif Dynamic Link Library (brmfrsif DLL)
  • brmfrmss.exe - Remote Setup Application (Brother remote setup application)
  • BrIctAru.dll - Brother MFL-Pro Suite (Installation Diagnostics Tool (Lang Resource))
  • BrIctBul.dll
  • BrIctChn.dll
  • BrIctCht.dll
  • BrIctCze.dll
  • BrIctDan.dll
  • BrIctDut.dll
  • BrIctEng.dll
  • BrIctFin.dll
  • BrIctFrc.dll
  • BrIctFre.dll
  • BrIctGer.dll
  • BrIctHrv.dll
  • BrIctHun.dll
  • BrIctInd.dll
  • BrIctIta.dll
  • BrIctJpn.dll
  • BrIctKor.dll
  • BrIctNor.dll
  • BrIctPol.dll
  • BrIctPor.dll
  • BrIctPtb.dll
  • BrIctRom.dll
  • BrIctRus.dll
  • BrIctSlv.dll
  • BrIctSpa.dll
  • BrIctSrl.dll
  • BrIctSvk.dll
  • BrIctSwe.dll
  • BrIctTha.dll
  • BrIctTrk.dll
  • BrIctUkr.dll
  • BrIctVit.dll
  • Brinstck.exe - Brother MFL Pro Suite (Installation Diagnostics for Brother MFL Pro)
  • BrScdSti.dll - Scanner Diagnostic (STI Device Diagnostic)
  • BrImgPDF.dll - Brother BrImgPDF (BrImgPDF)
  • BRCrypt.dll - Cryptograph DLL
  • BrMfNt.dll - Brother BrMfNt (BrMfNt)
  • OmniJoinTrial.exe - OmniJoin Trial (OmniJoin Trial (Main Program))
  • BrStDvPt.exe - SetDriverPort
  • brmfrsdg.dll - Remote Setup (brmfrsdg Remote Setup Resource DLL)
  • BrMuSNMP.dll - BrMuSNMP
  • BrRemPnP.dll - BrRemPnP (Device Driver Uninstall Tool)
  • BrRemPnP.exe
  • BrmfPrint.dll - BrmfPrint

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • Brinstck.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BE0924EB-9697-40E1-A83C-FA0C3BDD12AD}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (All Users Run Once)
  • OmniJoinTrial.exe is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'OmniJoinURL' which loads as C:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfl12d\OmniJoinTrial.exe /R.

How do I remove Brother MFL-Pro Suite MFC-J870DW?

You can uninstall Brother MFL-Pro Suite MFC-J870DW 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 MFC-J870DW, 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 MFC-J870DW.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 47%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#8,766

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 48.39%
Windows 10 44.25%
Windows Vista 5.06%
Windows XP 2.30%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.52%
Windows 10 Home 19.79%
Windows 8.1 12.04%
Windows 7 Professional 9.84%
Windows 10 Pro 5.44%
Windows 7 Ultimate 5.09%

Distribution by countryGeography

86.22% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 86.22%
  Germany 5.23%
  United Kingdom 2.28%
  Australia 1.11%
  Mexico 0.96%
  Canada 0.81%
  Netherlands 0.52%
  France 0.44%
  Austria 0.37%
  Belgium 0.29%
  New Zealand 0.29%
  Israel 0.29%
  Italy 0.29%
  Switzerland 0.22%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 32.01%
Hewlett-Packard 26.04%
Acer 14.29%
Toshiba 7.23%
ASUS 5.97%
Lenovo 5.61%
GIGABYTE 4.16%
Intel 1.45%
Samsung 1.45%
MSI 1.08%
Medion 0.72%
Common models
ASUS All Series 3.68%
Dell Inspiron 3847 3.68%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.68%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.34%
Dell Inspiron 660 3.01%
Dell XPS 8700 3.01%

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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