Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.12.9619 66.67%
8.17.12.9619 33.33%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumValueW, ControlService, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, DuplicateTokenEx, SetTokenInformation, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegGetValueW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
InterlockedDecrement, ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeW, WriteFile, ReadFile, CreateFileW, DisconnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, ResumeThread, CreateThread, GetCommandLineW, CreateMutexW, FindResourceW, FreeLibrary, LoadResource, LoadLibraryExW, GetCurrentProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEvent, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InitializeCriticalSection, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, LoadLibraryW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, Sleep, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, LeaveCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, GetLastError, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, RaiseException, InterlockedExchange, GetFileSizeEx, SetLastError, GetProcAddress, EnterCriticalSection, InterlockedExchangeAdd, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTickCount, CreateSemaphoreA, ReleaseSemaphore, DuplicateHandle, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, CloseHandle, lstrcmpiW, TerminateProcess, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetFileAttributesW, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, FormatMessageA, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, OpenEventA, GetProcessHeap, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, RtlUnwind, GetCurrentProcessId, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStringTypeW, HeapReAlloc, GetTimeZoneInformation, LCMapStringW, HeapSize, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue
ole32.dll
StringFromCLSID, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoRevokeClassObject, CoTaskMemAlloc, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoRegisterClassObject, CoResumeClassObjects, CoCreateInstanceEx, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree
rpcrt4.dll
UuidToStringW, RpcStringFreeW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteValueW, StrStrIW, SHSetValueW, PathAddBackslashW, PathAppendW, PathFileExistsW, PathFindFileNameW
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.19 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.12.9619
MD5:   1c63e34632cebd6a37b82dc77c4f7575
SHA1:   29cf37a90a90e0d28caac2c899749c04d0276277
SHA256:   0ec499371622904482a4a3dec4141d68bebf66ae9055e30217ed61a6a979e20d

What is nvvsvc.exe?

The NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's NVIDIA drivers for video graphics cards. They provide the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via NVIDIA Control Panel in the display properties.

Overview

nvvsvc.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:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.19
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.12.9619
Size:868.81 KB (889,664 bytes)
Build date:3/6/2012 5:20 PM
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 GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00002385%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002106%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000279%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:234 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:2,025/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:4.36 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.93 MB
Private (minimum):4.6 MB
Non-paged memory:4.36 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:64.93 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):68.12 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.69 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.97 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,058/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:399 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:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:116
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:nvsvc
Display name:nvsvc
Description:“Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows Vista Home Premium 33.33%
Windows 7 Home Premium 33.33%
Windows Vista Ultimate 33.33%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.19.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 66.67%
Hewlett-Packard 33.33%
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