The process with the file name openvpnas.exe is called OpenVPN. The file provides users with an application that launches VPN attributes to secure Internet connections in an open source environment. Put another way, the file provides identity security to users when they connect to a hotspot by masking their IP address. This in turn, protects your private email, IM, and credit card details, among others. The software that installs the file is from AnchorFree, Inc. It has a general file size of 291.82 KB. It is set to run upon startup, and displays the startup name of “ExpatShieldService.” The file runs as a Windows service, executed through services.exe, which is your Operating System’s Windows Services Controller executable. The file has an average RAM usage of 4.74 MB. Context switches per second is 8, average Input/Output read and write operations is 87 per minute, and there are about 4 GDI objects associated with the process. File location is C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Bin\openvpnas.exe.

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

A process usually a part of an installed application such as OpenVPN, 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 openvpnas.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 openvpnas.exe, belongs to, in this case OpenVPN