Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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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
lstrcmpiW, CloseHandle, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeW, WriteFile, ReadFile, CreateFileW, DisconnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, ResumeThread, CreateThread, GetCommandLineW, CreateMutexW, FindResourceW, FreeLibrary, LoadResource, LoadLibraryExW, QueryPerformanceCounter, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleHandleW, InitializeCriticalSection, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, LoadLibraryW, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, GetCurrentProcess, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, Sleep, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, TerminateProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, RaiseException, GetFileSizeEx, SetLastError, GetProcAddress, EnterCriticalSection, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTickCount, ReleaseSemaphore, DuplicateHandle, CreateSemaphoreA, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, InterlockedExchange, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, GetLastError, GetFileAttributesW, GetSystemDirectoryW, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, FormatMessageA, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, CreateMutexA, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, RtlUnwind, GetModuleHandleA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetFileType, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryA, HeapAlloc, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, HeapReAlloc, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, HeapSize, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetTimeZoneInformation, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount
ole32.dll
CoResumeClassObjects, CoRegisterClassObject, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoRevokeClassObject, CoUninitialize, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateInstanceEx, CoSuspendClassObjects
rpcrt4.dll
UuidToStringW, RpcStringFreeW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteValueW, PathAppendW, PathFileExistsW, SHSetValueW, StrStrIW, PathAddBackslashW, PathFindFileNameW
userenv.dll
DestroyEnvironmentBlock, CreateEnvironmentBlock
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 270.61 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.12.7061
MD5:   63391020bc1fd82e8f8073024276b0b7
SHA1:   b5208911e0ddb2f464cf3bacad711cf8d43bca1f
SHA256:   dfbc4eabd88a98d5795140ab1b5c21464913551f2d7541fa9c046b9d0224db62

What is nvvsvc.exe?

The Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's GPU drivers for video graphics cards. They provide 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.

Overview

nvvsvc.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Display Driver 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:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 270.61
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.12.7061
Size:598.1 KB (612,456 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
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' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
  • NVSvc

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00186450%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00153963%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00032487%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:24,469 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:4/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.96 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.78 MB
Private (minimum):6.51 MB
Non-paged memory:2.96 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:63.34 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):67.48 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.66 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.45 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:144
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:16
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:6
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
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:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
nvsvc.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 270.61 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00176488%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00118731%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00057757%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:91,276/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.47 MB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00024011%
Kernel CPU:0.00017613%
User CPU:0.00006398%
CPU cycles:5,880/sec
Memory:616 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
Windows 7 Ultimate 85.71%
Windows 7 Professional 7.14%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.14%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Turkey installs about 42.86% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 270.61.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 50.00%
Acer 50.00%
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