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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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NVMCTRAY.dll

NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVMCTRAY.dll
Version:   7.15.11.7568
MD5:   1b9f5c3c4675809cca1e8414c6985a76
SHA1:   0664a3467ab1695ad2a4a66ca70f6e816d9dd588
SHA256:   27396603c9da3a441c43a6723addd2c75a4c76b95a75ea22a6ccdab856e9cb0f

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:7.15.11.7568
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:0.00022625%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00017562%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005063%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:181 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:308,388/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.09 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.25 MB
Private (minimum):2.93 MB
Non-paged memory:3.09 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:58.81 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):76.76 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.07 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.69 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:7,259/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:97 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:15 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:102 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:44/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:66
600
GUI GDI count:16
103
GUI USER count:7
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit
  • rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit
Owner:User
Parent processes:

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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