Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.13.1106 54.44%
8.17.13.1106 45.56%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process
Child process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure

Show functions
Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumValueW, RegGetValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegisterTraceGuidsW, RegEnumKeyExW, ControlService, GetTraceEnableLevel, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, UnregisterTraceGuids, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, DuplicateTokenEx, GetTraceLoggerHandle, SetTokenInformation, RegQueryInfoKeyW, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegCreateKeyExW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, TraceMessage, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEvent, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WriteFile, InitializeCriticalSection, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, LoadLibraryW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, Sleep, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, LeaveCriticalSection, TerminateProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, RaiseException, InterlockedExchange, GetFileSizeEx, SetLastError, GetProcAddress, QueryPerformanceCounter, InterlockedExchangeAdd, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTickCount, CreateSemaphoreA, ReleaseSemaphore, DuplicateHandle, CreateThread, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, GetCurrentProcess, InterlockedDecrement, LoadLibraryExW, InterlockedIncrement, LoadResource, FreeLibrary, FindResourceW, CreateMutexW, GetCommandLineW, CloseHandle, lstrcmpiW, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetLastError, GetSystemDirectoryW, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, ReadFile, FormatMessageA, EnterCriticalSection, GetFileAttributesW, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, OpenEventA, GetProcessHeap, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, FlushFileBuffers, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, RtlUnwind, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeW, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetCurrentProcessId
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemRealloc, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoRevokeClassObject, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateInstance, 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 311.06 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.13.1106
MD5:   e4284fcf99fea13a7e1836f87ae356f6
SHA1:   f0eedf8a0ad564a2484986863d73f363140e74d8
SHA256:   541c40dd3483810632320e8f23427bb52593d156e876c6023be7f7a8589383e8

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).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 311.06
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.13.1106
Size:624.78 KB (639,776 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, September 1, 2011
Expiration date:Monday, September 1, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed: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:0.00044591%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00022575%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00022017%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:401,322 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:35,830/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:2/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.28 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.83 MB
Private (minimum):4.27 MB
Non-paged memory:3.28 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:66.02 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):74.62 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.76 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.76 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:8,954/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:301 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:1.95 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:140
600
GUI GDI count:10
103
GUI GDI peak:12
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"
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session
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
 
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.01143543%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00571772%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00571772%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:30,482/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:1.23 MB
1.16 MB
nvsvc.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 311.06 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00050110%
Kernel CPU:0.00031833%
User CPU:0.00018276%
CPU cycles:64,723/sec
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:2.9 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00043981%
Kernel CPU:0.00023980%
User CPU:0.00020000%
CPU cycles:7,750/sec
Memory:640 KB
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00004107%
Kernel CPU:0.00002189%
User CPU:0.00001918%
CPU cycles:421/sec
Memory:792 KB
nvapi.dll (NVIDIA Windows drivers by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00002377%
Kernel CPU:0.00002377%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:18/sec
Memory:2.51 MB

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 31.11%
Windows Vista Home Premium 16.67%
Windows 7 Home Premium 11.11%
Windows Vista Home Basic 6.67%
Windows 7 Professional 6.67%
Windows 8 6.67%
Windows 8 Pro 6.67%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.33%
Windows 7 Enterprise 3.33%
Windows Vista Ultimate 3.33%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.33%
Windows 8 Pro N 1.11%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 34.44% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 311.06.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 25.56%
Dell 20.00%
Acer 14.44%
ASUS 13.33%
American Megatrends 10.00%
GIGABYTE 10.00%
Sony 6.67%
Should I remove It? Clean your PC of unwanted adware, toolbars and bloatware.

Download it for FREE