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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



brmfcwnd.exe (Brother Status Monitor Application)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.29%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 5 MB


In addition to the file name, brmfcwnd.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor is not specified
Product contains:Status Monitor
File name contains:\BROTHER\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.brother.com/



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BrMfcWnd.exe - Brother scanner status monitor. Does not need to run at startup, can be started manually.

brmfcwnd.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.

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MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called brmfcwnd.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
brmfcwnd.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x90ba7dab3c9b796a6bd7d67975cf9780 608 KB
2 0x28d28d75bd4c4a4738e2c5f1b596a48e 608 KB
3 0x7e17313ee7df61660fc95a633268dc74 608 KB
4 0x7e6efc5383fef3ef852f2c7d41dee83f 648 KB
5 0x140b21b5942af8dc21ac518dad56a0ea 608 KB
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x4e15ac0dc42e6dc895179d93bd07c370 622592 bytes
7 0x3c6ba8973c6071341eb4907b06c311ac 622592 bytes
8 0x6448d583e519fdcae31fec8964d69b40 663552 bytes
9 0x01b036128cd786b8b2644b624cc9e7cd 819200 bytes
10 0x2be77fe0ce11f0a742c35dc54c02666b 815104 bytes

Match #2



brmfcwnd.exe (BrMfcWnd.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.03%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 8 MB


In addition to the file name, brmfcwnd.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Brother Industries, Ltd.
Product contains:Brother Status Monitor Application
File name contains:\Program Files\Brother\Brmfcmon\BrMfcWnd.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




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BrMfcWnd.exe -

brmfcwnd.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

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Tips from the Pit Crew

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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