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nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.32 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.15.11.8632
MD5:   c083a5414a9d145354f1921bbcd895e4
SHA1:   c072833c11e12fee6f8d1676291caa6b0a02f575
SHA256:   ed4a47d21c1337174b721b0dedb74740454472ee16528ddd12a80257e019de53

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 which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.32
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.15.11.8632
Size:373.53 KB (382,496 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Monday, August 6, 2007
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • '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:0.00002265%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001548%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000717%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,759 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:51,279/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.49 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.8 MB
Private (minimum):291 KB
Non-paged memory:2.49 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:63.73 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):75.09 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.01 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.93 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:11,309/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:3 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:91
600
GUI GDI count:11
103
GUI USER count:10
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-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
 
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00033918%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00023954%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00009965%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:28,268/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:388 KB
1.16 MB
nvsvc64.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.32 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00015191%
Kernel CPU:0.00011924%
User CPU:0.00003267%
CPU cycles:35,587/sec
Memory:872 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 Vista Home Premium 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 100.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.32.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Gateway 100.00%
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