nvsvc32.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.13 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
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).
Details
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
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.02924087% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.02639690% | |
User CPU: | 0.00284397% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 51,609 ms/min | |
Context switches: | 3/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 3.49 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 8.37 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 3.34 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 3.49 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 44.16 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 65.89 MB | |
Working set: | 3.92 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 9.53 MB | |
Page faults: | 93,570/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 322 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 8/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 272 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 4/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 22 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 22/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 4 | |
Handles: | 152 | |
GUI GDI count: | 7 | |
GUI USER count: | 5 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | Undefined |
Platform: | 32-bit |
Command lines: |
- C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
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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) |
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Microsoft Windows XP |
100.00% |
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Distribution by country
GE installs about 40.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.13.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
American Megatrends |
100.00% |
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