DSSAgent is a program installed by
some Mattel/Broderbund products. Its purpose is to
download new splash screens to be displayed when the
products that support this program are started.The
problem with DSSAgent is the fact that it hammers
dns servers to communicate back with it's servers.Home
users, would be concerned with the fact that it does
slow their computers down.DSSAgent is difficult to
uninstall because it is not found in the Windows Add/Remove
Programs, and the program does not provide an uninstaller.
DSSAgent behaviour
DSSAgent records personal data / keystrokes
DSSAgent have inadequate uninstall procedures
DSSAgent uses excessive system resources
Users about DSSAgent
In Reply to: Re: What is DSSAgent.exe and what
does it do by H R Worthington - I can tell you what
dssagent.exe does on a corporate network............it
hammers the DNS server with repeated and continuous
calls for www.brodcast.net and all other suffixes that
appear in your domain suffix search orde.