The file dssagent.exe seems to be installed by Broderbund software for their products or services. From what most users experienced regarding the file, they regard it as some form of spyware or adware. For most users, the file was automatically installed when they downloaded and installed Broderbund games, or played these games on the Internet. Users reported that the process keeps sending them pop-up ads, notifications of latest products, and even the latest news about Broderbund products or games. This happens every time the user is connected to the Web, regardless of whether or not user is actually visiting any of the sites affiliated with Broderbund. The file has also been known to hog CPU memory, which prevents other processes from running properly. The file is saved in C:\Windows\System 32. It has an average file size of 546,304 bytes. Because of users’ general experience regarding the file, the process is mostly regarded as an undesirable process to have installed on the computer.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. dssagent.exe. is used by Brodcast Background Agent, If you shut down dssagent.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop dssagent.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Brodcast Background Agent, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed dssagent.exe

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Brodcast Background Agent, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if dssagent.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that dssagent.exe, belongs to, in this case Brodcast Background Agent