The file goback2k.sys, known as Norton GoBack Engine Driver, belongs to software Norton GoBack by Sumantec. Norton GoBack is previously called WildFile GoBack, Roxio GoBack, and Adaptec GoBack. This software is a Microsoft Windows based disk utility that allows the disk drive to be restored to any point within the system history. Users have the option to restore the entire hard drive or just one individual file, allow older versions of files to be restored, or browse previous versions of the whole disk. GoBack has a simple interface that can be used to reverse software problems by allowing the user to choose the last time that the system worked and restoring the system to that time. It offers options for managing and moving previous versions of files, including searching of compressed archive files to find a file to be restored. The SafeTryMode feature allows users to download new software, observe how it affects the system, and remove it with a single click if some issues have been observed in the application.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. goback2k.sys. is used by Norton GoBack, If you shut down goback2k.sys, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop goback2k.sys, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Norton GoBack, 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 goback2k.sys

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Norton GoBack, 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 goback2k.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 goback2k.sys, belongs to, in this case Norton GoBack