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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%

NVMCTRAY.dll

NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVMCTRAY.dll
Version:   6.14.13.1090
MD5:   fd0c3b46137514618595df2152408c7e
SHA1:   0e071bc41b731f59bdde8d7983db994317ddc1a1
SHA256:   15e5c3bdcfdb7ba991b5285d7045c2974aaadbfa1821c991440acd3a3f0c7a11

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:6.14.13.1090
Size:106.43 KB (108,984 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
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:0.00011199%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00009561%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00001639%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:86,102 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Memory
    Private memory:8.65 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):13.65 MB
    Private (minimum):6.84 MB
    Non-paged memory:8.65 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:47.85 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):63.27 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:9.47 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):21.15 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:12,754/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O read transfer:2.08 KB/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:7 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:2
    12
    Handles:116
    600
    GUI GDI count:50
    103
    GUI USER count:10
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command line:"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit -login
    Owner:User
    Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

    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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