nvsvc32.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.13 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvsvc32.exe
Version:   4.00.1381.9713
MD5:   e48c1aa03b6519b51756e3232c093300
SHA1:   80a3f0d7e74bbbca97e4b504d27e63a8144984df
SHA256:   60ed4f06fa2fe4110cabf6cc55c2c8a4910ea6390501a19db64eb8f220f15be8

What is nvsvc32.exe?

The Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's GPU driver and provides the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via Control Panel in the display properties. It also provides functionality to manage the GPU's refresh rates via the built-in refresh forcer utility. It is called the 'NVIDIA Display Driver Service' in the Windows service controller.

Overview

nvsvc32.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) 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:nvsvc32.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.13
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
File version:4.00.1381.9713
Size:150.6 KB (154,216 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, July 31, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, September 2, 2011
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)
  • 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02924087%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.02639690%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00284397%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:51,609 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.49 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.37 MB
Private (minimum):3.34 MB
Non-paged memory:3.49 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:44.16 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):65.89 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.92 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.53 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:93,570/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:322 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:8/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:272 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:4/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:22 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:22/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:152
600
GUI GDI count:7
103
GUI USER count:5
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:nvsvc
Display name:NVIDIA Display Driver Service
Description:“Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

GE installs about 40.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.13.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
American Megatrends 100.00%
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