nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 331.65 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of nvvsvc.exe in the wild, the latest version being 8.17.13.3165. 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 775.03 KB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to NVIDIA Corporation by VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0002% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.89 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 10.4 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 28 Bytes 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 331.65 |
| 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 7 Ultimate |
29.69% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.75% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
17.19% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.94% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
4.69% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.69% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.69% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.69% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.69% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 20.31% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 331.65.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
25.00% |
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| Lenovo |
25.00% |
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| ASUS |
22.92% |
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| MSI |
6.25% |
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| Acer |
6.25% |
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| Alienware |
4.17% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
3.13% |
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| Sahara |
3.13% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.13% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.04% |
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