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nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.39 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.11.9739
MD5:   e26706a65d97ef9188b1d7bfa23c96c2
SHA1:   a977ef3134ffd5510cfea30e0b9c714d5e94217f
SHA256:   021ec14999274b74c2a593d0d983909d7a608ea4951194dc05322edcc1fe511a

What is nvvsvc.exe?

The Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's GPU driver and provides 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. It is called the 'NVIDIA Display Driver Service' in the Windows service controller.

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.

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.39
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.11.9739
Size:155.6 KB (159,336 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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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:0.00394530%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00393633%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000897%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:129 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:66,197/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.9 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.3 MB
Private (minimum):2.04 MB
Non-paged memory:1.9 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:63.53 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):66.67 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.1 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.08 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,816/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:10 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:10 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:28 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:6/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:101
600
GUI GDI count:8
103
GUI GDI peak:13
142
GUI USER count:4
49
GUI USER peak:4
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
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
 
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00482811%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00482279%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000532%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:40,879/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:172 KB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00001520%
Kernel CPU:0.00001520%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:100/sec
Memory:1.66 MB
nvsvc64.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.39 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00001455%
Kernel CPU:0.00000380%
User CPU:0.00001075%
CPU cycles:38,793/sec
Memory:1.04 MB

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 Home Premium 90.00%
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 10.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.39.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 100.00%
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