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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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advapi32.dll
RegDeleteKeyA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegEnumKeyExA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegCloseKey
comctl32.dll
PropertySheetA, DestroyPropertySheetPage, CreatePropertySheetPageA
comdlg32.dll
GetSaveFileNameA, GetOpenFileNameA, PrintDlgA
gdi32.dll
GetDeviceCaps, ExcludeClipRect, StartDocA, EndPage, StartPage, EndDoc, GetClipBox, CreateBitmap, SaveDC, RestoreDC, SetMapMode, SetViewportOrgEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, IntersectClipRect, CreatePen, PtVisible, RectVisible, TextOutA, ExtTextOutA, Escape, EnumFontFamiliesExA, MoveToEx, LineTo, SetBkMode, CreateCompatibleBitmap, CreateFontIndirectA, SetStretchBltMode, GetStockObject, StretchBlt, GetObjectA, BitBlt, CreateSolidBrush, CreateDCA, GetTextExtentPoint32A, CreateDIBSection, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, PatBlt, GetCurrentObject, SetTextColor, SetBkColor, GetTextMetricsA, GetTextColor, SetPixel, GetPixel, DeleteDC, GetTextExtentPointA, CreateDIBitmap, DeleteObject
kernel32.dll
GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, ExitProcess, RaiseException, TerminateProcess, HeapSize, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, IsBadWritePtr, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetDriveTypeA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, ExitThread, GetEnvironmentStrings, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, SetStdHandle, CreateThread, GetACP, HeapReAlloc, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, RtlUnwind, GetFullPathNameA, SetEndOfFile, FlushFileBuffers, WriteFile, GetCurrentProcess, SetErrorMode, WritePrivateProfileStringA, FindResourceExA, GetCPInfo, GetProcessVersion, TlsGetValue, LocalReAlloc, TlsSetValue, GlobalReAlloc, TlsFree, TlsAlloc, LocalAlloc, SizeofResource, GlobalFlags, GetCurrentThread, LocalFree, ResumeThread, lstrcpynA, MulDiv, SetLastError, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetVersion, GetCurrentThreadId, GlobalGetAtomNameA, GlobalAddAtomA, GlobalFindAtomA, GlobalDeleteAtom, FindResourceA, LoadResource, LockResource, OpenMutexA, CreateMutexA, GlobalHandle, CreateFileA, SetFilePointer, ReadFile, GetSystemTime, GetDateFormatA, GetExitCodeThread, CloseHandle, GetEnvironmentVariableA, GetVolumeInformationA, CreateDirectoryA, GetTempFileNameA, FileTimeToSystemTime, FindNextFileA, GetLocalTime, GetTempPathA, GetProfileStringA, GetPrivateProfileStringA, GetShortPathNameA, CreateProcessA, GetTickCount, lstrcatA, GetLastError, lstrcpyA, WaitForSingleObject, IsDBCSLeadByte, GlobalAlloc, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GlobalFree, DeleteFileA, GetOEMCP, MultiByteToWideChar, GetVersionExA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetStringTypeExW, GetStringTypeExA, WideCharToMultiByte, FindFirstFileA, FindClose, lstrlenA, GetModuleFileNameA, LoadLibraryA, GetProcAddress, FreeLibrary, GetModuleHandleA, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, Sleep, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, GetFileAttributesA, lstrcmpiA, FormatMessageA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, InterlockedExchange, SetCurrentDirectoryA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, lstrcmpA
ole32.dll
OleInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance, OleUninitialize, CoInitialize, CLSIDFromString
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, ExtractIconExA, ShellExecuteExA, SHFileOperationA, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHBrowseForFolderA, SHGetPathFromIDListA, SHGetMalloc, ShellExecuteA
user32.dll
GetTopWindow, GetCapture, WinHelpA, GetClassInfoA, RegisterClassA, GetMenu, GetMenuItemCount, GetMenuItemID, GetWindowTextLengthA, GetDlgCtrlID, GetKeyState, DefWindowProcA, CreateWindowExA, SetWindowsHookExA, CallNextHookEx, GetClassLongA, SetPropA, UnhookWindowsHookEx, GetPropA, CallWindowProcA, RemovePropA, GetMessageTime, GetMessagePos, GetLastActivePopup, GetForegroundWindow, GetWindow, SetWindowPos, IntersectRect, SystemParametersInfoA, GetWindowPlacement, GetNextDlgTabItem, EndDialog, IsWindow, CreateDialogIndirectParamA, DestroyWindow, GetDesktopWindow, SetCursorPos, IsWindowEnabled, GetActiveWindow, SetActiveWindow, SetForegroundWindow, LoadMenuA, GetSubMenu, CreatePopupMenu, InsertMenuA, TrackPopupMenu, GetCursorPos, IsWindowVisible, ScreenToClient, IsIconic, DrawIcon, GetDlgItemInt, IsRectEmpty, RegisterWindowMessageA, FindWindowExA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, DestroyIcon, MessageBoxA, LoadIconA, BringWindowToTop, LoadStringA, SetRectEmpty, EnumChildWindows, SetCursor, LoadCursorA, GetSysColor, FillRect, DrawFocusRect, ReleaseCapture, SetCapture, LoadBitmapA, PostMessageA, PtInRect, GetDlgItem, SendMessageA, LoadImageA, UnregisterClassA, HideCaret, ShowCaret, ExcludeUpdateRgn, DefDlgProcA, CharNextA, IsWindowUnicode, IsDialogMessageA, GetClientRect, SetRect, GetParent, InvalidateRect, UpdateWindow, SendDlgItemMessageA, PeekMessageA, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageA, MsgWaitForMultipleObjects, GetDC, GetSystemMetrics, AdjustWindowRectEx, SetFocus, GetFocus, DestroyMenu, CheckRadioButton, ReleaseDC, EnumWindows, GetWindowTextA, DrawTextA, wsprintfA, FindWindowA, KillTimer, SetTimer, EnableWindow, GetWindowLongA, SetWindowLongA, GetWindowRect, OffsetRect, InflateRect, GetSysColorBrush, GetClassNameA, WindowFromPoint, PostQuitMessage, MapDialogRect, GetAsyncKeyState, GetMessageA, ValidateRect, GrayStringA, TabbedTextOutA, EndPaint, BeginPaint, GetWindowDC, ClientToScreen, GetMenuCheckMarkDimensions, GetMenuState, ModifyMenuA, SetMenuItemBitmaps, CheckMenuItem, EnableMenuItem, ShowWindow, MoveWindow, SetWindowTextA, IsDlgButtonChecked, SetDlgItemInt, CopyRect, GetDlgItemTextA, MapWindowPoints
version.dll
VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, GetPrinterDriverA, OpenPrinterA, EnumPrintersA, DocumentPropertiesA

brctrcen.exe

ControlCenter2.0 by Brother Industries, Ltd

Remove brctrcen.exe
Version:   2, 0, 12, 4
MD5:   9c9275aaca0dee77e06cab44e294e935
SHA1:   6721279d0654edf3e1216b6cdcc20818880f5900
SHA256:   51b617c0bc6c9b172837418c235606a7deadf4a9544133b7bde1e7da7b84c90c

What is brctrcen.exe?

ControlCenter2.0 Main Program for the Brother Control Center interface enables you to create user profiles and customize your settings to make printing and scanning more efficient.

Overview

brctrcen.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This particular version is usually found on Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608).

DetailsDetails

File name:brctrcen.exe
Publisher:Brother Industries, Ltd.
Product name:ControlCenter2.0
Description:ControlCenter2.0 Main Program
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\brother\controlcenter2\brctrcen.exe
File version:2, 0, 12, 4
Size:844 KB (864,256 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'ControlCenter2.0' → C:\Program Files\Brother\ControlCenter2\brctrcen.exe /autorun

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00113957%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00048332%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00065625%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:21,875 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:65/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.86 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.86 MB
Private (minimum):7.24 MB
Non-paged memory:3.86 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:63.54 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):82.5 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.71 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.29 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,076/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:338 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:620 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:7/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:125
600
GUI GDI count:42
103
GUI USER count:38
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\brother\controlcenter2\brctrcen.exe" /autorun
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%
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