Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.12.9610 80.00%
8.17.12.9610 20.00%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumValueW, ControlService, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, DuplicateTokenEx, SetTokenInformation, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegGetValueW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeW, WriteFile, ReadFile, CreateFileW, DisconnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, ResumeThread, CreateThread, GetCommandLineW, CreateMutexW, FindResourceW, FreeLibrary, LoadResource, LoadLibraryExW, GetCurrentProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEvent, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, InitializeCriticalSection, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, LoadLibraryW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, Sleep, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, CloseHandle, TerminateProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, RaiseException, InterlockedExchange, GetFileSizeEx, SetLastError, GetProcAddress, EnterCriticalSection, InterlockedExchangeAdd, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTickCount, CreateSemaphoreA, ReleaseSemaphore, DuplicateHandle, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, lstrcmpiW, GetLastError, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetSystemDirectoryW, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, FormatMessageA, LeaveCriticalSection, GetFileAttributesW, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, OpenEventA, GetProcessHeap, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, RtlUnwind, GetCurrentProcessId, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStringTypeW, HeapReAlloc, GetTimeZoneInformation, LCMapStringW, HeapSize, TlsFree, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue
ole32.dll
StringFromCLSID, CoAddRefServerProcess, CoRevokeClassObject, CoTaskMemAlloc, StringFromGUID2, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoRegisterClassObject, CoResumeClassObjects, CoCreateInstanceEx, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemFree
rpcrt4.dll
UuidToStringW, RpcStringFreeW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteValueW, StrStrIW, SHSetValueW, PathAddBackslashW, PathAppendW, PathFileExistsW, PathFindFileNameW
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.10 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.12.9610
MD5:   ae2de8e165dcb93a66b21748e6f913df
SHA1:   67a574765b988b29fae6b0e760410aa8d00a7c7b
SHA256:   4ce8f78509154574a67decb3dfc3b2b8fb095426402daed037c0c7481f2f1466

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.

Overview

nvvsvc.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.10
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.12.9610
Size:630.31 KB (645,440 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, September 2, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'NVSvc' (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00024050%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00013118%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00010932%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:94 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.66 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.72 MB
Private (minimum):4.54 MB
Non-paged memory:2.66 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:66.87 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):70.37 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.64 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.75 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:169
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:14
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:5
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-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 Driver Helper Service
Description:“Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
nvsvc.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.10 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00021993%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00013196%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00008797%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:55,032/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.62 MB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00019783%
Kernel CPU:0.00010991%
User CPU:0.00008792%
CPU cycles:3,516/sec
Memory:648 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 80.00%
Windows 8 Pro 20.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

IQ installs about 60.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.10.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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