Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
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nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 178.08 by NVIDIA
| Version: | 7.15.11.7808 |
| MD5: | f4ec9f45610523c1e16793e1dace0412 |
| SHA1: | 125e8324d0e27b3167135dcf71a516d9e71906ab |
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 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). This particular version is usually found on Windows Vista (TM) Ultimate (6.0.6002.131072).
Details
| File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 178.08 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
| File version: | 7.15.11.7808 |
| Size: | 349 KB (357,376 bytes) |
| 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: | 0.00000857% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000647% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000211% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 47 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 239/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.64 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.25 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 368 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.64 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 43.76 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 45.76 MB | |
| Working set: | 632 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.25 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,460/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 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: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 58 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | 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 process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
100.00% |
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