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NVMCTRAY.dll

NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVMCTRAY.dll
Version:   6.14.13.1396
MD5:   7ee9b92eb8f3fcde0609844e2643cf96
SHA1:   11c02ac5e4a779c91d5bc29f18e441251d25cfd8

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 typically within the hosted context of rundll32.exe (Run a DLL as an App by Microsoft). 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:6.14.13.1396
Size:217.78 KB (223,008 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
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 48001

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00031868%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00002613%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00029254%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:11,063 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:9.63 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):17.52 MB
    Private (minimum):12.77 MB
    Non-paged memory:9.63 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:64.69 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):90.41 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:13.39 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):20.65 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:109,402/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:61 Bytes/sec
    1.02 MB/min
    I/O read operations:1/sec
    343/min
    I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:476 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:5/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:2
    12
    Handles:213
    600
    GUI GDI count:73
    103
    GUI USER count:17
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit -login
    Owner:User

    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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