Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.13.2680 80.00%
8.17.13.2680 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
RegGetValueW, RegisterTraceGuidsW, ControlService, GetTraceEnableLevel, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, UnregisterTraceGuids, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, DuplicateTokenEx, GetTraceLoggerHandle, SetTokenInformation, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, TraceMessage, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEvent, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WriteFile, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateSemaphoreA, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, ReleaseSemaphore, RaiseException, InterlockedExchange, GetFileSizeEx, GetProcAddress, EnterCriticalSection, Process32FirstW, InterlockedExchangeAdd, WaitForMultipleObjects, Process32NextW, WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedIncrement, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetCommandLineW, InitializeCriticalSection, LoadLibraryW, Sleep, TerminateProcess, SetLastError, CreateEventW, OpenEventW, LocalFree, GetTickCount, DuplicateHandle, CreateThread, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetCurrentProcess, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, InterlockedDecrement, LoadLibraryExW, LoadResource, FreeLibrary, FindResourceW, CreateMutexW, CloseHandle, lstrcmpiW, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetLastError, GetSystemDirectoryW, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, ReadFile, FormatMessageA, QueryPerformanceFrequency, GetFileAttributesW, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, OpenEventA, GetProcessHeap, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, FlushFileBuffers, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, RtlUnwind, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapSize, LCMapStringW, HeapReAlloc, GetStringTypeW, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetCurrentProcessId
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, CoRevokeClassObject, StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoRegisterClassObject, CoResumeClassObjects, CoCreateInstanceEx, CoAddRefServerProcess
setupapi.dll
SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW
shlwapi.dll
SHSetValueW, PathAddBackslashW, StrStrIW, PathFindFileNameW, SHDeleteValueW
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 326.80 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.13.2680
MD5:   dde01526eca01b9c781a755ec44bfc5e
SHA1:   b45533ab9211dd8a2e24207430a7d63ca1886439
SHA256:   964175938dd2821d614d13801004d7ad4220d825a53af50eb9f240f04672706e

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).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 326.80
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.13.2680
Size:899.28 KB (920,864 bytes)
Build date:8/18/2013 3:14 PM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

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:0.00008276%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00005080%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00003195%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:624,004 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:3.42 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.42 MB
Private (minimum):344 KB
Non-paged memory:3.42 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:71.14 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):76.14 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.64 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):9.43 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:132
600
GUI GDI count:4
103
GUI GDI peak:6
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:5
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe"
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
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:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 60.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 40.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Taiwan installs about 80.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 326.80.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
GIGABYTE 60.00%
Acer 20.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
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