The gwausb.sys file is the process called USB ADSL Driver that is used by the application GlobeSpanVirata WAN ADSL USB Modem created by GlobespanVirata and Conexant Systems. This is not a visible program. This process file is a driver. It is not a core file for Windows. A driver is a computer application that controls or operates a certain device connected to the computer. It communicates with the device usually by means of a communications subsystem or a computer bus that is connected to the hardware. It issues commands to the connected device when a program calls the driver for a routine. When the device sends data back, the driver will call for routines from the program. A driver is operating-system specific and dependent on hardware. Conexant Systems and GlobespanVirata have merged to provide a network that offers broadband Internet access and connects devices such as printers, game consoles and personal computers using both wireless and wired technologies.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as GlobeSpanVirata WAN ADSL USB Modem, 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 gwausb.sys. 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 gwausb.sys, belongs to, in this case GlobeSpanVirata WAN ADSL USB Modem