Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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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 314.22 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvsvc32.exe
Version:   6.14.13.1422
MD5:   30cb85790a3c70ae45c88e28ba6397c2
SHA1:   6b45fc7f3f63dd844b689e42c5635ed54809d172
SHA256:   fa290b3760cf2e2e856b4303add8dff2265baedff3ad635056a3f2ea7e17b0ad

Overview

nvsvc32.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Driver Helper 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 314.22
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
File version:6.14.13.1422
Size:153.28 KB (156,960 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, September 1, 2011
Expiration date:Monday, September 1, 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)
  • '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:0.00090304%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00065122%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00025182%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:102,316 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:31/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.18 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.22 MB
Private (minimum):4.13 MB
Non-paged memory:5.18 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:38.51 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):68.73 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.33 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):11.16 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:13,600/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:12 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:36 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:3
12
Handles:143
600
GUI GDI count:19
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:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
advapi32.dll (Advanced Windows 32 Base API by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.07591131%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.05251710%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.02339421%
0.165382%
Context switches:31/sec
79/sec
Memory:620 KB
1.16 MB
nvsvc32.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00007571%
Kernel CPU:0.00007571%
User CPU:0.00000000%
Memory:184 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Russia installs about 57.14% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 314.22.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
GIGABYTE 66.67%
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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