nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 268.57 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 8.17.12.6857 | 
| MD5: | 0c0ee3e423ae115363e6c497d6d430e1 | 
| SHA1: | e4c7f26f0937b3b88026857f45a7314c40c439b4 | 
| SHA256: | f9babc1df4c40d1702e3543bbbc4d9b800522a7de3e5e50562037df19ad5e973 | 
Overview
nvvsvc.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
 Details
Details
| File name: | nvvsvc.exe | 
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation | 
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 268.57 | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe | 
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe | 
| File version: | 8.17.12.6857 | 
| Size: | 970.6 KB (993,896 bytes) | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, February 9, 2011 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET | 
| .NET CLR: | Yes | 
| .NET NGENed: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'NVSvc'  (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service)
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00004012% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00003082% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00000930% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 546,117 ms/min |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 4.08 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 7.48 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 6.26 MB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 4.08 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 70.83 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 75.83 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 6.27 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 9.59 MB |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 5 |  | 
| Handles: | 144 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 9 |  | 
| GUI GDI peak: | 13 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 5 |  | 
| GUI USER peak: | 5 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System | 
| Platform: | 64-bit | 
| Command lines: | 
C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -firstC:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe | 
| Owner: | SYSTEM | 
| Windows Service | 
| Service name: | NVSvc | 
| Display name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service | 
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess | 
| Parent processes: |  | 
 Threads
Threads
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows 7 Home Premium | 100.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
CY installs about 75.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 268.57.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Toshiba | 100.00% |  |