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%

Relationships

Hosts
Parent process

PE structurePE file structure

Show functions
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:   7.15.11.7521
MD5:   96c2f50622a098460c667c0f8bdef85f
SHA1:   62708d9f2a8ca9f4a3b310e57a75b54c6abd10f0

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 (Windows host process (Rundll32) 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:7.15.11.7521
Size:80.53 KB (82,464 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:0.00002371%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002371%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:140 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:4.31 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):30.68 MB
Private (minimum):6.57 MB
Non-paged memory:4.31 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:69.67 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):106.47 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:28.23 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):30.7 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:58
600
GUI GDI count:17
103
GUI USER count:7
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-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 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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