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NVMCTRAY.dll

NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVMCTRAY.dll
Version:   7.15.11.5615
MD5:   7a7f2fda8852402ff43c5330bb899f49
SHA1:   e942d10e964f8c306c26949beefc5fe2e19c1b41
SHA256:   37c1383e4f8a911892481ecebbb27d02e7aa5db754ff07c157ba4f5cce3d5100

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:7.15.11.5615
Size:80 KB (81,920 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, January 9, 2009
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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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:0.00045911%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00040540%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00005371%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:234 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:7,874/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.09 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.39 MB
Private (minimum):160 KB
Non-paged memory:3.09 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:51.58 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):64.12 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:436 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.34 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,796/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:18.66 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:30 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:4 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:77
600
GUI GDI count:17
103
GUI USER count:7
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
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)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 74.67%
Windows 7 Ultimate 10.67%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 5.33%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.33%
Windows 8 Pro 1.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 29.33% of NVIDIA Media Center Library.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 32.73%
Compaq 18.18%
Hewlett-Packard 12.73%
Sony 10.91%
GIGABYTE 9.09%
American Megatrends 7.27%
Intel 7.27%
Acer 1.82%
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