Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.5.16 39.62%
1.0.5.16 5.66%
1.0.4.14 13.21%
1.0.3.10 1.89%
1.0.3.10 1.89%
1.0.2.5 5.66%
1.0.2.5 1.89%
1.0.2.5 5.66%
1"."0"."0"."1 1.89%
1"."0"."0"."1 20.75%
1"."0"."0"."1 1.89%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
DeregisterEventSource, ReportEventW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, SetServiceStatus, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, RegisterEventSourceW
crypt32.dll
CryptMsgClose, CryptQueryObject, CertGetNameStringW, CertFreeCertificateContext, CertFindCertificateInStore, CertCloseStore, CryptMsgGetParam
iphlpapi.dll
IcmpCreateFile, IcmpCloseHandle, GetIpAddrTable, IcmpSendEcho
kernel32.dll
ReleaseSemaphore, DuplicateHandle, GetCurrentProcess, CreateSemaphoreA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetProcessHeap, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, SystemTimeToFileTime, WriteFile, Sleep, FormatMessageW, FileTimeToSystemTime, ReadFile, CreateFileW, FlushFileBuffers, ResetEvent, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, ResumeThread, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, CreateDirectoryW, GetFileAttributesW, GetModuleFileNameW, RemoveDirectoryW, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, QueryPerformanceFrequency, InitializeCriticalSection, GetTimeZoneInformation, CompareStringW, QueueUserWorkItem, CreateEventW, MoveFileW, CreateIoCompletionPort, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, DeleteCriticalSection, WaitForMultipleObjects, PostQueuedCompletionStatus, EnterCriticalSection, QueueUserAPC, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, TerminateThread, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetQueuedCompletionStatus, SetWaitableTimer, LocalFree, DeleteFileW, LocalAlloc, MoveFileExW, GetTempFileNameW, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeFormatA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CreateWaitableTimerA, OpenEventA, FormatMessageA, SetEndOfFile, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, LoadLibraryW, HeapReAlloc, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetCurrentProcessId, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, SetLastError, TlsFree, CloseHandle, TlsAlloc, InterlockedExchangeAdd, InterlockedExchange, SetEvent, WaitForSingleObject, GetStartupInfoW, GetFileType, CreateEventA, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, GetFileAttributesExW, GetLastError, GetStringTypeW, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetCPInfo, GetCommandLineW, HeapSetInformation, ExitThread, GetCurrentThreadId, CreateThread, RtlUnwind, RaiseException, LCMapStringW, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, HeapSize, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleW, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, GetLocaleInfoW, HeapCreate, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, SetHandleCount
mswsock.dll
GetAcceptExSockaddrs, AcceptEx
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathRemoveFileSpecW
user32.dll
wsprintfW
winhttp.dll
WinHttpOpenRequest, WinHttpReadData, WinHttpQueryHeaders, WinHttpCloseHandle, WinHttpConnect, WinHttpSendRequest, WinHttpSetOption, WinHttpReceiveResponse, WinHttpAddRequestHeaders, WinHttpCrackUrl, WinHttpQueryDataAvailable, WinHttpOpen
wintrust.dll
WinVerifyTrust
ws2_32.dll
freeaddrinfo, WSARecv, WSASend, getaddrinfo, WSASocketW

NVNetworkService.exe

NVIDIA Network Service by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVNetworkService.exe
Version:   1"."0"."0"."1
MD5:   d2718816b48d9b5603295409044f257f
SHA1:   b681db52a0a79269fba394d0fb211333b8adfbb9

Overview

nvnetworkservice.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Network Service (NvNetworkService) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvnetworkservice.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Network Service
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\netservice\nvnetworkservice.exe
File version:1"."0"."0"."1
Size:1.31 MB (1,370,912 bytes)
Build date:11/27/2013 6:11 PM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, February 9, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'NvNetworkService' (NVIDIA Network Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00009998%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00006738%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003260%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:31 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:2/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.64 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):4.97 MB
Private (minimum):4.23 MB
Non-paged memory:2.64 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:53.17 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):55.59 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.53 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):4.97 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:70
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\nvidia corporation\netservice\nvnetworkservice.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:NvNetworkService
Display name:NVIDIA Network Service
Description:“NVIDIA Network Service”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
NvNetworkService.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00013555%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00013555%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:1,728/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.32 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00006778%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00006778%
CPU cycles:44,737/sec
Context switches:2/sec
Memory:1.16 MB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 32.69%
Windows 7 Ultimate 19.23%
Windows 8.1 13.46%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.62%
Windows 7 Professional 7.69%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 3.85%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 3.85%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.85%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center 1.92%
Windows 8 Pro 1.92%
Windows Vista Home Premium 1.92%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 40.38% of NVIDIA Network Service.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 29.03%
Lenovo 29.03%
Acer 12.90%
Hewlett-Packard 11.29%
Alienware 6.45%
Intel 6.45%
Dell 3.23%
GIGABYTE 1.61%
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