brss01a.exe is a component of Brother Print Processor, a software element that is a core part of the printer drivers for most Brother printers. It is responsible for enabling communication between the PC and printers connected to the parallel port, USB bus or network port. Terminating the process will cause the printer to become unusable until it is re-enabled. See also: brsvc01a.exe. 

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1508 users ask for this file. 13 users rated it as not dangerous. 4 users rated it as not so dangerous. 1 user rated it as neutral. 1 user rated it as dangerous. 2 users didn't rate it ("don't know").

All comments about brss01a.exe: brss01a.exe is a process which is used by the Brother Print Processor (the Brother Print processor is an integral part of most Brother printer drivers). Terminating these processes will cause your PC to not be able to communicate with the Brother device if it is connected via the Parallel, USB or network interface. This program is non-essential process to the running of the system, but should not be terminated unless suspected to be causing problems.   Abraham Printer Driver   Clay This file runs your Brother printer  See also: Link   Jacob Brother Printer File   Bro. Paul it is a Brother Print Processor ...   isaac Printer Driver   It is NOT needed for successful use of the Brother HL6050D printer. You can delete it from the task manager.   Bobbymak I don't have a brother printer, and cant delete it.   dilema I have tried to kill this process over and over and it won't go away. We used to have this type of printer, but we unintstalled it years ago.   teke If you know more about brss01a.exe, share your knowledge and help other users. Security Rating:  --- don't know ---  1 (not dangerous)  2  3 (neutral)  4  5 (dangerous) What do you know about this file: Link for more details: Your Name:

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