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VersionsAdditional versions

7.15.11.7967 8.00%
7.15.11.7904 1.33%
7.15.11.7713 1.33%
7.15.11.7553 1.33%
7.15.11.6371 1.33%
7.15.11.5828 1.33%
7.15.11.5665 1.33%
7.15.11.5615 1.33%
7.15.11.0143 1.33%
7.15.10.9685 2.67%
6.14.13.2018 1.33%
6.14.13.1422 9.33%
6.14.13.1407 1.33%
6.14.13.1396 1.33%
6.14.13.0783 1.33%
6.14.13.0681 1.33%
6.14.13.0593 1.33%
6.14.12.9688 1.33%
6.14.12.8558 1.33%
6.14.12.8026 1.33%
6.14.12.7527 4.00%
6.14.12.6099 4.00%
6.14.12.5896 1.33%
6.14.11.9562 1.33%
6.14.11.9045 4.00%
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PE structurePE file structure

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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, LookupPrivilegeValueA, AdjustTokenPrivileges
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, OpenMutexA, GetVersion, GetProcessHeap, SetEndOfFile, WriteConsoleW, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetUserDefaultLCID, CreateFileA, LoadLibraryW, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, FatalAppExitA, DeleteCriticalSection, GetStartupInfoW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, GetModuleFileNameW, lstrcmpA, CreateFileW, lstrcatA, ReadFile, GetLocaleInfoW, DecodePointer, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, IsValidCodePage, EncodePointer, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, GetModuleHandleW, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, SetCurrentDirectoryA, RaiseException, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA
shell32.dll
Shell_NotifyIconA, ShellExecuteExA
shlwapi.dll
SHGetValueA, PathRemoveFileSpecA
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, LoadStringA, ExitWindowsEx, GetSystemMetrics
Export table
NvMCRegisterApp
NvMCUnRegisterApp
NvMCUpdateStartSettings
NvTaskbarDelete
NvTaskbarInit
NvTaskbarNotify
UpdateTrayIconA

NVMCTRAY.dll

NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVMCTRAY.dll
Version:   6.14.11.8224
MD5:   d2524a0c76e06e6ceb281a82ec2f086c
SHA1:   f0d16640f31a6f0c5f4b48a7ef5030456f9718d4
SHA256:   1c6954780f9e30ee7ffaf8d3c75f4fd67253de5e6e87ce7bca50a55d92b0e188

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. 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:6.14.11.8224
Size:84 KB (86,016 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:0.00082993%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00058363%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00024630%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:109 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.59 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.78 MB
Private (minimum):92 KB
Non-paged memory:2.59 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:32.14 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):51.57 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:324 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.69 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:3,204/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:87 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:793 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:5/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:43
600
GUI GDI count:19
103
GUI USER count:7
49

BehaviorsProcess 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)

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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