Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.008 50.00%
1.007 10.00%
1.004 40.00%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCloseKey, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue
kernel32.dll
FindFirstChangeNotificationA, CloseHandle, FindCloseChangeNotification, WaitForSingleObject, Sleep, SetEvent, WritePrivateProfileStringA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, lstrcpyA, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventA, SetFilePointer, CreateFileA, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, FreeLibrary, LocalFree, LocalAlloc, FindNextChangeNotification, lstrcmpA, GetModuleFileNameA, WriteFile, GetStringTypeW, GetACP, MultiByteToWideChar, RtlUnwind, HeapFree, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, GetVersionExA, GetEnvironmentVariableA, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, GetStringTypeA, GetCPInfo, WideCharToMultiByte, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, CreateThread, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, LCMapStringW, LCMapStringA, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, HeapAlloc, GetOEMCP, GetCurrentProcess, ExitProcess, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersion
user32.dll
DispatchMessageA, TranslateMessage, TranslateAcceleratorA, GetMessageA, EndDialog, BeginPaint, GetClientRect, PostQuitMessage, SetTimer, SendMessageA, DefWindowProcA, DestroyWindow, DialogBoxParamA, CreateWindowExA, ShowWindow, UpdateWindow, LoadCursorA, RegisterClassExA, LoadStringA, FindWindowA, PostMessageA, LoadAcceleratorsA, EndPaint, DrawTextA, wsprintfA
winspool.drv
EnumPrintersA, OpenPrinterA, SetPrinterA, EnumJobsA, SetJobA, ClosePrinter, GetPrintProcessorDirectoryA

brss01a.exe

brother Industries Ltd brss01a.exe by brother Industries Ltd

Remove brss01a.exe
Version:   1.008
MD5:   9b01d42d72fd0526360c174f34c52255
SHA1:   c5d7b41dbdb834701ce484e5b74ba6f5bc6ce7f8
SHA256:   4d7e18fe99261fa789af2fe55970da5efe4698e560c78c5a1c82892cce5b416a

What is brss01a.exe?

brss01a.exe is part of the Brother Printer Drivers installation package for Brother devices.

Overview

brss01a.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent brsvc01a.exe (brother Industries Ltd brsvc01a by brother Industries Ltd).

DetailsDetails

File name:brss01a.exe
Publisher:brother Industries Ltd
Product name:brother Industries Ltd brss01a.exe
Description:brss01a.exe
Typical file path:C:\windows\syswow64\brss01a.exe
File version:1.008
Product version:1, 0, 0, 8
Size:44 KB (45,056 bytes)
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00022068%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00011789%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00010279%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:436,809 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:46,033/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:872 KB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.12 MB
Private (minimum):2.77 MB
Non-paged memory:872 KB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:24.27 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):26.66 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.83 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.16 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:24,025/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:56
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:brss01a.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:brsvc01a.exe (brother Industries Ltd brsvc01a by brother Industries Ltd)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 30.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 30.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of brother Industries Ltd brss01a.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 33.33%
Sahara 33.33%
Samsung 16.67%
Acer 16.67%
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