Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
 
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        nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.32 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 8.15.11.8632 | 
| MD5: | c083a5414a9d145354f1921bbcd895e4 | 
| SHA1: | c072833c11e12fee6f8d1676291caa6b0a02f575 | 
| SHA256: | ed4a47d21c1337174b721b0dedb74740454472ee16528ddd12a80257e019de53 | 
Overview
nvvsvc.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Display Driver 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).
 Details
Details
| File name: | nvvsvc.exe | 
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation | 
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.32 | 
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe | 
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe | 
| File version: | 8.15.11.8632 | 
| Size: | 373.53 KB (382,496 bytes) | 
| Certificate | 
| Issued to: | NVIDIA Corporation | 
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign | 
| Effective date: | Monday, August 6, 2007 | 
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, September 1, 2009 | 
| Digital DNA | 
| File packed: | No | 
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET | 
| .NET CLR: | Yes | 
| .NET NGENed: | No | 
More details
 Behaviors
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvsvc'  (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
 Resource utilization
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
| CPU | 
| Total CPU: | 0.00002265% |  | 
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00001548% |  | 
| User CPU: | 0.00000717% |  | 
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,759 ms/min |  | 
| CPU cycles: | 51,279/sec |  | 
| Memory | 
| Private memory: | 2.49 MB |  | 
| Private (maximum): | 3.8 MB |  | 
| Private (minimum): | 291 KB |  | 
| Non-paged memory: | 2.49 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory: | 63.73 MB |  | 
| Virtual memory (peak): | 75.09 MB |  | 
| Working set: | 1.01 MB |  | 
| Working set (peak): | 6.93 MB |  | 
| Page faults: | 11,309/min |  | 
| I/O | 
| I/O read transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O write transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| I/O other transfer: | 2 Bytes/sec |  | 
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec |  | 
| Resource allocations | 
| Threads: | 4 |  | 
| Handles: | 91 |  | 
| GUI GDI count: | 11 |  | 
| GUI USER count: | 10 |  | 
 
 Process properties
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System | 
| Platform: | 64-bit | 
| Command lines: | 
C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -firstC:\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: |  | 
 Threads
Threads
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
 Distribution by Windows OS
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution | 
| Windows Vista Home Premium | 100.00% |  | 
 Distribution by country
Distribution by country
United States installs about 100.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.32.
 Distribution by PC manufacturer
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution | 
| Gateway | 100.00% |  |