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Microsoft Security Intelligence
Published Feb 28, 2008 | Updated Apr 16, 2011

Spyware:Win32/BrodcastDSSAGENT

Detected by Microsoft Defender Antivirus

Aliases: not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Background (Kaspersky) DSSAgent (McAfee) W32/Background.A (Norman) Adware/DSSAgent (Panda) Broadcast DSSAGENT (Sunbelt Software)

Summary

Spyware:Win32/BrodcastDSSAGENT is a program that connects to broadcast.net to change splash screens on products for popular kids programs from Mattel and Broderbund.
Use Microsoft Windows Defender, Microsoft Security Essentials, the Microsoft Safety Scanner, or another up-to-date scanning and removal tool to detect and remove this program and other unwanted software from your computer. For more information on Microsoft security products, see http://www.microsoft.com/protect/products/computer/default.mspx.
 
Broderbund has also provided a removal tool at this link:
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