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nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.47 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 8.15.11.8647 |
MD5: | 7c1ad7110624b1b546cdc752486ae9fa |
SHA1: | acd1c43836f02d71080285f20733d6528a3df9a6 |
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 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536).
Details
File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.47 |
Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
File version: | 8.15.11.8647 |
Size: | 373.53 KB (382,496 bytes) |
Build date: | 7/28/2009 2:09 AM |
Certificate |
Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation |
Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
Effective date: | Sunday, July 8, 2007 |
Expiration date: | Monday, February 9, 2009 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00299864% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00299864% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 47 ms/min | |
Context switches: | 5/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 2.06 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 5.31 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 5.2 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 2.06 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 60.45 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 61.95 MB | |
Working set: | 5.22 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 5.9 MB | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 6 | |
Handles: | 84 | |
GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
GUI USER count: | 6 | |
GUI USER peak: | 6 | |
Process properties
Integrety level: | System |
Platform: | 64-bit |
Command lines: |
- C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
- C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
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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: |
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Threads
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
100.00% |
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Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Sony |
100.00% |
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