nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 306.97 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
Overview
There are 2 versions of nvvsvc.exe in the wild, the latest version being 8.17.13.0697. 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”. . The average file size is about 750.6 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 0.0003% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 3.98 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 9.82 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 118 Bytes per minute for reads and 2 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is nvvsvc.exe?
The NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's NVIDIA drivers for video graphics cards. They provide the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via NVIDIA Control Panel in the display properties.
 Details
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| File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 306.97 |
| 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.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
- nvsvc
All file variations of nvvsvc.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.87% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.78% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
13.48% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
10.43% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
9.57% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
4.35% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise |
3.91% |
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| Windows 8 |
2.61% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
2.61% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.17% |
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| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.30% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.30% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.30% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
1.30% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 28.70% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 306.97.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
26.89% |
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| Acer |
17.65% |
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| ASUS |
15.13% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
15.13% |
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| Sony |
5.04% |
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| Intel |
5.04% |
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| Gateway |
5.04% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.04% |
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| Alienware |
2.52% |
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| Samsung |
2.52% |
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