Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

7.15.11.8120 2.22%
7.15.11.7948 11.11%
7.15.11.7808 2.22%
7.15.11.7644 20.00%
7.15.11.7568 15.56%
7.15.11.7521 2.22%
7.15.11.7521 11.11%
6.14.13.1090 6.67%
6.14.13.1070 8.89%
6.14.13.0142 8.89%
6.14.12.7533 2.22%
6.14.12.6658 2.22%
6.14.12.6635 2.22%
6.14.11.9713 4.44%

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
OpenProcessToken, RegDeleteKeyA, RegEnumKeyExA, GetLengthSid, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, FreeSid, RevertToSelf, AddAccessAllowedAce, SetSecurityDescriptorOwner, AllocateAndInitializeSid, RegDeleteValueA, InitializeAcl, ImpersonateSelf, RegCreateKeyExA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegSetValueExA, AccessCheck, SetSecurityDescriptorGroup, OpenThreadToken, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExA, RegQueryValueExA
comctl32.dll
InitCommonControlsEx
kernel32.dll
GetNumberFormatA, InterlockedExchange, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, RtlUnwind, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, SetFilePointer, VirtualQuery, GetSystemInfo, VirtualProtect, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, WriteFile, GetLocaleInfoA, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetFileType, GetStdHandle, SetHandleCount, TerminateProcess, ExitProcess, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, LCMapStringW, lstrlenA, GlobalMemoryStatus, lstrcpyA, LocalFree, GetModuleHandleA, FindResourceA, LocalAlloc, GetStartupInfoA, CreateProcessA, GetExitCodeProcess, Sleep, GetCurrentThread, GetCurrentProcess, CloseHandle, GetVersionExA, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexA, LoadLibraryExA, LockResource, LoadLibraryA, GlobalFree, GetProcAddress, SetLastError, GetLastError, GlobalAlloc, LoadResource, MultiByteToWideChar, WideCharToMultiByte, LCMapStringA, FreeLibrary, lstrcpynA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetCommandLineA, GetACP, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, HeapSize, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, CreateFileA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, lstrcmpA, lstrcatA, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, IsValidCodePage, GetModuleHandleW, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, DeleteCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LoadLibraryW, GetStartupInfoW, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, IsProcessorFeaturePresent
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, ShellExecuteExA
shlwapi.dll
SHGetValueA
user32.dll
DestroyWindow, PostQuitMessage, SendDlgItemMessageA, GetSubMenu, DeleteMenu, LoadMenuA, LoadIconA, wsprintfA, TrackPopupMenuEx, DefWindowProcA, GetCursorPos, DestroyMenu, SetDlgItemTextA, ModifyMenuA, SendMessageA, LoadImageA, GetMessageA, InsertMenuItemA, SetForegroundWindow, TranslateMessage, CreateDialogIndirectParamA, CreateWindowExA, GetDesktopWindow, GetMenuItemInfoA, ShowWindow, GetMenuItemCount, PostMessageA, DispatchMessageA, FindWindowA, SetMenuItemInfoA, LoadCursorA, DestroyIcon, RegisterClassA, IsWindow
Export table
NvMCRegisterApp
NvMCUnRegisterApp
NvMCUpdateStartSettings
NvTaskbarDelete
NvTaskbarInit
NvTaskbarNotify

NVMCTRAY.dll

NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVMCTRAY.dll
Version:   7.15.11.7948
MD5:   14377ed1cd04a871f0ec8db80a7e646f
SHA1:   8168cf703088389d697bfcf1174f1041407421d9
SHA256:   3a894b93c03f66723b5fdb6fd9808f10dc4a8976f2f4e54f5ce0dfd941ba78b7

What is NVMCTRAY.dll?

nvmctray.dll (NVIDIA Media Center Library) loads into nvtray.exe NVIDIA Settings is the program that runs in the notification area system tray.

Overview

nvmctray.dll executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvmctray.dll
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Media Center Library
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll
File version:7.15.11.7948
Size:90.53 KB (92,704 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, August 6, 2007
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Digital DNA
Entropy:5.230648
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'NvMediaCenter' → RUNDLL32.EXE C:\Windows\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00110054%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00086955%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00023099%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:250 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:3,887/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.71 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.93 MB
Private (minimum):3.03 MB
Non-paged memory:2.71 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:62.72 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):78.47 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.1 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.2 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,564/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O other transfer:3 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:80
600
GUI GDI count:18
103
GUI GDI peak:23
142
GUI USER count:7
49
GUI USER peak:8
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
rundll32.exe (Windows host process (Rundll32) by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00312158%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00245034%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00067124%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:60,780/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:56 KB
1.16 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 35.56%
Windows 7 Ultimate 24.44%
Windows Vista Home Premium 22.22%
Windows Vista Home Basic 8.89%
Windows 7 Enterprise 4.44%
Windows Vista Ultimate 2.22%
Windows 7 Home Premium 2.22%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of NVIDIA Media Center Library.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 28.57%
ASUS 28.57%
Intel 28.57%
Acer 14.29%
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