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NVMCTRAY.dll
NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 6.14.13.0142 |
MD5: | 8a96ff6c6f5996a323954e2ae6deca79 |
SHA1: | 3f0e2408e145ed0872c01f45932dbba68111859b |
SHA256: | 6ee1497ccf8a70c76150ac05ad4809d9549c9cca1b0848f9fcf7e9b3bc03fc6e |
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).
Details
File name: | nvmctray.dll |
Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Product name: | NVIDIA Media Center Library |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll |
File version: | 6.14.13.0142 |
Size: | 105.81 KB (108,352 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
Behaviors
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
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.03862000% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.01365693% | |
User CPU: | 0.02496308% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 884,375 ms/min | |
Context switches: | 322/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 6.14 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 7.2 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 7.19 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 6.14 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 40.98 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 64.45 MB | |
Working set: | 7.19 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 14.03 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 6 | |
Handles: | 71 | |
GUI GDI count: | 26 | |
GUI USER count: | 7 | |
Process properties
Tray notification: | Yes |
Integrety level: | Undefined |
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) |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
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% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.22% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
2.22% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.00% of NVIDIA Media Center Library.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
28.57% |
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ASUS |
28.57% |
|
Intel |
28.57% |
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Acer |
14.29% |
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