nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 320.18 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of nvvsvc.exe in the wild, the latest version being 8.17.13.2018. It is started as a Windows Service called 'nvsvc' 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 744.53 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 0.0008% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.37 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.27 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 3 Bytes per minute.
 Details
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| File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 320.18 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Wednesday, February 9, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, February 9, 2014 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | nvsvc |
| Display name: | nvsvc |
| 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.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- nvsvc
- 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
All file variations of nvvsvc.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
27.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
22.50% |
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| Windows 8 |
17.50% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
15.00% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
10.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
7.50% |
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Distribution by country
Germany installs about 12.50% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 320.18.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
32.26% |
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| Acer |
19.35% |
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| Sony |
19.35% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.90% |
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| GIGABYTE |
9.68% |
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| Dell |
6.45% |
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