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nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 189.86 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.16.11.8986
MD5:   017a08a0aa2a460ec9d59e426bc1037c
SHA1:   132968c907a2e3683120ea532defdb31ff6d030f
SHA256:   1e8c5e507a6343b59fc67c940b265647ff12f9116ecac9f7fbec1d585bce3506

Overview

nvvsvc.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 189.86
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.16.11.8986
Size:383.1 KB (392,296 bytes)
Build date:4/27/2010 8:20 PM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR: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:0.00040486%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00035493%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004993%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:164 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:9/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.63 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.46 MB
Private (minimum):3.97 MB
Non-paged memory:2.63 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:62.71 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):65.09 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.01 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.52 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:100
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:14
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:8
71

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
 
nvsvc64.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 189.86 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00026999%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00026999%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:176,718/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:4/sec
79/sec
Memory:1000 KB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00013495%
Kernel CPU:0.00013495%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:2,064/sec
Memory:392 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 7 Home Premium 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 100.00%
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