nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 197.13 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of nvvsvc.exe in the wild, the latest version being 8.17.11.9713. 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 141.1 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 0.0014% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.67 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 5.1 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 0 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 197.13 | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe | 
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Thursday, July 30, 2009 | 
| Expiration date: | Thursday, September 1, 2011 | 
| 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
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
All file variations of nvvsvc.exe