Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
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Child process
Related files
nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 311.06 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 8.17.13.1106 |
MD5: | 10c232f6cffd51d2332898ae7ae0ff23 |
SHA1: | 5fd53e1c31d7af8313d9a51dc1919becc9e25ddc |
SHA256: | 92e5452d8467852c22d702acafb5dbfd312a8f72a4353b8d0a9c18aefce4b2b2 |
Overview
nvvsvc.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Display Driver 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
File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 311.06 |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
File version: | 8.17.13.1106 |
Size: | 863.78 KB (884,512 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
Expiration date: | Monday, September 1, 2014 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | 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: | 0.00027995% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00011656% | |
User CPU: | 0.00016339% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 83,145 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 27,820/sec | |
Context switches: | 2/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 4.34 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 9.34 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 6.6 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 4.34 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 76.74 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 82.34 MB | |
Working set: | 7.03 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 9.67 MB | |
Page faults: | 4,618/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 9 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 8 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 4 | |
Handles: | 147 | |
GUI GDI count: | 10 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 12 | |
GUI USER count: | 5 | |
GUI USER peak: | 5 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command lines: |
- "C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe"
- C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
- C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session
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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 processes: |
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Threads
Averages
ntdll.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00583288% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00116658% | |
User CPU: | 0.00466630% | |
CPU cycles: | 37,970/sec | |
Memory: | 1.66 MB | |
nvsvc64.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 311.06 by NVIDIA) |
Total CPU: | 0.00034123% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00006924% | |
User CPU: | 0.00027199% | |
CPU cycles: | 73,881/sec | |
Context switches: | 1/sec | |
Memory: | 3.35 MB | |
nvvsvc.exe (main module) |
Total CPU: | 0.00025574% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00016774% | |
User CPU: | 0.00008800% | |
CPU cycles: | 6,167/sec | |
Memory: | 884 KB | |
nvapi64.dll (NVIDIA Windows drivers by NVIDIA) |
Total CPU: | 0.00024160% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00024160% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
CPU cycles: | 3,493/sec | |
Memory: | 2.84 MB | |
sechost.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00003734% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
User CPU: | 0.00003734% | |
CPU cycles: | 160/sec | |
Memory: | 288 KB | |
ADVAPI32.dll |
Total CPU: | 0.00001226% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
User CPU: | 0.00001226% | |
CPU cycles: | 145/sec | |
Memory: | 1.03 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
31.11% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
16.67% |
|
Windows 7 Home Premium |
11.11% |
|
Windows Vista Home Basic |
6.67% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
6.67% |
|
Windows 8 |
6.67% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
6.67% |
|
Windows 8 Single Language |
3.33% |
|
Windows 7 Enterprise |
3.33% |
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Windows Vista Ultimate |
3.33% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.33% |
|
Windows 8 Pro N |
1.11% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 34.44% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 311.06.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
25.56% |
|
Dell |
20.00% |
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Acer |
14.44% |
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ASUS |
13.33% |
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American Megatrends |
10.00% |
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GIGABYTE |
10.00% |
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Sony |
6.67% |
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