Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1, 0, 1, 7 3.33%
1, 0, 1, 3 83.33%
1, 0, 1, 2 3.33%
1, 0, 0, 8 10.00%

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advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegCloseKey, RegSetValueExA, OpenThreadToken, OpenProcessToken, AllocateAndInitializeSid, FreeSid, RegCreateKeyExA, RegEnumValueA, RegDeleteValueA, GetTokenInformation, EqualSid, RegDeleteKeyA, RegOpenKeyA, RegEnumKeyA, RegQueryValueA
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx
comdlg32.dll
GetSaveFileNameA, GetFileTitleA
gdi32.dll
SetViewportExtEx, OffsetViewportOrgEx, ScaleViewportExtEx, ExtTextOutA, RectVisible, PtVisible, Escape, SetWindowExtEx, ScaleWindowExtEx, DeleteDC, CreateBitmap, CreateSolidBrush, DPtoLP, EnumFontFamiliesExA, SetViewportOrgEx, GetClipBox, SetMapMode, SetBkColor, RestoreDC, SaveDC, TextOutA, PatBlt, LineTo, MoveToEx, SelectObject, SetTextColor, SetBkMode, GetTextMetricsA, GetStockObject, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, GetObjectA, GetTextExtentPoint32A, DeleteObject, CreatePen, GetDeviceCaps, CreateFontIndirectA
kernel32.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
OleInitialize, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, OleUninitialize, OleFlushClipboard, CoRevokeClassObject, OleRun, CoCreateInstance, CoUninitialize, CoInitialize, CoRegisterMessageFilter, OleIsCurrentClipboard
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteA, ShellExecuteW, SHGetMalloc, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation, SHGetPathFromIDListA, DoEnvironmentSubstA, Shell_NotifyIconA
shlwapi.dll
PathFindExtensionA, PathFindFileNameA, PathStripToRootA, PathFileExistsA, PathIsUNCA
user32.dll
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version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, VerQueryValueA
winmm.dll
PlaySoundA
winspool.drv
ClosePrinter, OpenPrinterA, DocumentPropertiesA

BrStMonW.exe

Brother Status Monitor Application by Brother Industries, Ltd

Remove BrStMonW.exe
Version:   1, 0, 1, 2
MD5:   375d992936b1c796330287627c293653
SHA1:   1c3be64ab5e01661d54f0f3f620107b9981fd4d5
SHA256:   6e595bb33d7495705793f31efa21444d7c7b2677f991a574f0cb812abf43ecaa

What is BrStMonW.exe?

The Brother Status Monitor will report issues with the printer. Take the corrective actions listed in the table below for the error message that the Status Monitor reports. The default setting for the Status Monitor is off. If you would like to turn the status monitor on, you can change the setting of the Status Monitor in the Device Options of the Advanced tab in the printer driver.

Overview

brstmonw.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).

DetailsDetails

File name:brstmonw.exe
Publisher:Brother Industries, Ltd.
Product name:Brother Status Monitor Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\browny02\brother\brstmonw.exe
File version:1, 0, 1, 2
Size:2.5 MB (2,621,440 bytes)
Digital DNA
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'
  • 'BrStsMon03' → "C:\Program Files\Browny02\Brother\BrStMonW.exe" /AUTORUN
  • 'BrStsMon02' → "C:\Program Files\Browny02\Brother\BrStMonW.exe" /AUTORUN
  • 'BrStsMon01' → "C:\Program Files\Browny02\Brother\BrStMonW.exe" /AUTORUN
  • 'BrStsMon00' → C:\Program Files\Browny02\Brother\BrStMonW.exe /AUTORUN

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00002792%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001764%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00001028%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:187 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:309,809/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.36 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):13.21 MB
Private (minimum):3.85 MB
Non-paged memory:4.36 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:101.76 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):114.75 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.68 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):13.23 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:23,349/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:264 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:16 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:15/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:155
600
GUI GDI count:42
103
GUI GDI peak:46
142
GUI USER count:53
49
GUI USER peak:55
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\browny02\brother\brstmonw.exe" /autorun
Owner:User

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 43.33%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 16.67%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.33%
Windows 8 Pro 3.33%
Windows 7 Ultimate 3.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.71% of Brother Status Monitor Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 44.44%
Sony 14.81%
Intel 14.81%
Hewlett-Packard 11.11%
ASUS 7.41%
GIGABYTE 7.41%
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