Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.13.3182 80.00%
8.17.13.3182 20.00%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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Parent process
Child process
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegGetValueW, RegisterTraceGuidsW, ControlService, GetTraceEnableLevel, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, UnregisterTraceGuids, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, DuplicateTokenEx, GetTraceLoggerHandle, SetTokenInformation, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, TraceMessage, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, lstrcmpiW, CreateMutexW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEvent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WriteFile, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateSemaphoreA, GetModuleFileNameW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, ReleaseSemaphore, RaiseException, InterlockedExchange, GetFileSizeEx, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetProcAddress, InterlockedExchangeAdd, WaitForMultipleObjects, Process32NextW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, GetCommandLineW, InitializeCriticalSection, Sleep, TerminateProcess, CreateEventW, OpenEventW, GetTickCount, DuplicateHandle, CreateThread, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, LocalFree, CloseHandle, EnterCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, SetLastError, GetLastError, CreateFileW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetModuleHandleW, OutputDebugStringW, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, ReadFile, FormatMessageA, Process32FirstW, GetFileAttributesW, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, OpenEventA, GetProcessHeap, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, FlushFileBuffers, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, LoadLibraryW, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, RtlUnwind, LoadLibraryA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapSize, LCMapStringW, HeapReAlloc, GetStringTypeW, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetCurrentProcessId
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, CoRevokeClassObject, StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoRegisterClassObject, CoResumeClassObjects, CoCreateInstanceEx, CoAddRefServerProcess
setupapi.dll
SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW
shlwapi.dll
SHSetValueW, PathAddBackslashW, StrStrIW, PathFindFileNameW, SHDeleteValueW
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 331.82 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.13.3182
MD5:   4bd107e339c9955708fa35a96bb8a8a8
SHA1:   70c961143573bfc25a3b445c1f5ceb916b8bf324

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).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 331.82
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.13.3182
Size:648.78 KB (664,352 bytes)
Build date:11/11/2013 2:11 PM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, September 2, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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:0.00026984%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00008453%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00018531%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:39 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.49 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.23 MB
Private (minimum):6.74 MB
Non-paged memory:3.49 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:70.54 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):76.67 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.02 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.41 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:134
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI USER count:5
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-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:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 60.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 20.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 60.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 331.82.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
GIGABYTE 60.00%
Lenovo 40.00%
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