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advapi32.dll
ConvertStringSidToSidW, FreeSid, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetEntriesInAclW, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, IsValidSid, RegGetKeySecurity, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetAclInformation, GetAce, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, AddAce, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegEnumValueW, RegSetKeySecurity, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegDeleteValueW, OpenServiceW, ControlService, QueryServiceStatus, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW, CreateServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, GetTokenInformation, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, CreateProcessAsUserW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, SetServiceStatus
gdi32.dll
CreateDCW, ExtEscape, DeleteDC, CreateDCA
kernel32.dll
PulseEvent, CreateFileW, GetVersionExA, CreateFileA, LoadLibraryA, DeviceIoControl, GetModuleHandleA, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, GetStringTypeW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetStartupInfoW, GetFileType, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, CreateEventW, GetModuleFileNameA, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetStdHandle, WriteFile, ExitProcess, LCMapStringW, HeapCreate, TlsFree, DecodePointer, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, EncodePointer, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, HeapSetInformation, GetCommandLineA, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, WaitForMultipleObjects, ResetEvent, DeleteCriticalSection, TerminateThread, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, RtlUnwind, InitializeCriticalSection, GetCurrentProcess, OpenEventW, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, FormatMessageW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetVersionExW, SetEvent, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetThreadLocale, GetSystemPowerStatus, lstrlenW, SetLastError, lstrcmpW, WaitForSingleObject, FreeLibrary, CreateThread, CloseHandle, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetTickCount, lstrcatW, Sleep, GetModuleHandleW, lstrcpyW, GetLastError, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, CreateProcessW, lstrcpynW, HeapReAlloc, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, HeapSize, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, FlushFileBuffers
powrprof.dll
CallNtPowerInformation
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
user32.dll
CloseWindow, DefWindowProcW, PostQuitMessage, SetTimer, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, KillTimer, EnumDisplayDevicesW, PostThreadMessageW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, RegisterWindowMessageW, OpenWindowStationW, SetProcessWindowStation, BroadcastSystemMessageW, ExitWindowsEx, GetThreadDesktop, SetThreadDesktop, GetLastInputInfo, OpenInputDesktop, OpenDesktopW, GetUserObjectInformationW, CloseDesktop, GetDesktopWindow, DispatchMessageW, GetTopWindow, GetClassNameW, PostMessageW, MonitorFromWindow, EqualRect, wsprintfW, ChangeDisplaySettingsExW, EnumDisplaySettingsW, IsRectEmpty, FindWindowExW, GetCursorPos, SetCursorPos, SendMessageW, SetWindowPos, GetDC, ReleaseDC, SubtractRect, InvalidateRect, GetSystemMetrics, IntersectRect, FindWindowW, GetWindowRect, SystemParametersInfoW, TranslateMessage, GetMessageW, RegisterClassExW, GetWindow, CreateWindowExW

nvsvc32.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 310.90 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvsvc32.exe
Version:   6.14.13.1090
MD5:   e666a28cc51f04c7d972ef8ad4234bba
SHA1:   b37a9561cadf27302cf8d6641fe8ed9b61e12553

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 NVSvc (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 310.90
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
File version:6.14.13.1090
Size:153.43 KB (157,112 bytes)
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

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • NVSvc
  • 'NVSvc' (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00058077%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00050622%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00007454%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,680,500 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:49/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.52 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.04 MB
Private (minimum):4.55 MB
Non-paged memory:5.52 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:38.37 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):65.93 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.32 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):18.28 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:28,562/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:22 Bytes/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:5 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:150
600
GUI GDI count:20
103
GUI USER count:4
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:NVSvc
Display name:NVSvc
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
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

United States installs about 50.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 310.90.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Intel 100.00%
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