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What is dssagent.exe? Broderbund DSSagent?

Vendor:      Br
Product:     Br
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Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data
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Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

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Purpose: DSSAGENT.EXE - A registration reminder for Mattel Interactive (Broderbund) applications and games. Reported to cause problems with some networks, and create heavy CPU usage. There are also reports of the module being installed by AOL 6.0 and hammering the DNS server with requests for www.brodcast.net. This product pops up un-solicited advertisements and analyses computer usage. The information is then sent back to the companies servers.

dssagent.exe DISABLE AND REMOVE. Intrusive adware or spyware.


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dssagent.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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dssagent.exe Technical Information

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 0 MB

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dssagent.exe



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