nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 314.07 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of nvvsvc.exe in the wild, the latest version being 8.17.13.1407. It is started as a Windows Service called 'NVIDIA Display Driver Service' with the name 'nvsvc' and described as “Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 738.28 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to NVIDIA Corporation by VeriSign. The executable is a .NET framework assembly utilizing the CLR. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0005% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.64 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.18 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 1.5 KB per minute for reads and 0 Bytes per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 314.07 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Thursday, September 1, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, September 1, 2014 |
| 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 |
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of nvvsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
All file variations of nvvsvc.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
42.22% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
22.22% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.33% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.67% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.67% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
6.67% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.22% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 35.56% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 314.07.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.26% |
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| Acer |
20.93% |
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| Dell |
18.60% |
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| Lenovo |
13.95% |
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| ASUS |
13.95% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.98% |
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| Samsung |
2.33% |
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