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nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.47 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
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).

DetailsDetails

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
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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:0.00299864%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00299864%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:47 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:5/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.06 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):5.31 MB
Private (minimum):5.2 MB
Non-paged memory:2.06 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:60.45 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):61.95 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.22 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):5.9 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:84
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:11
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:6
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 186.47 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00458640%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00458640%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00000000%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:268,100/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:876 KB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00196328%
Kernel CPU:0.00196328%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:36,037/sec
Memory:388 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 Ultimate 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Sony 100.00%
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