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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegSetValueExA, RegCreateKeyExA, StartServiceA, ControlService, QueryServiceStatus, CloseServiceHandle, OpenServiceA, OpenSCManagerA, AdjustTokenPrivileges, LookupPrivilegeValueA, OpenProcessToken, RegDeleteKeyA, RegDeleteValueA, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegEnumKeyExA, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorA, FreeSid, SetNamedSecurityInfoA, SetEntriesInAclA, AllocateAndInitializeSid, LookupAccountSidA, IsValidSid, GetTokenInformation, GetUserNameA, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, TraceEvent, GetTraceEnableFlags, GetTraceEnableLevel, GetTraceLoggerHandle, RegisterTraceGuidsA, UnregisterTraceGuids, CheckTokenMembership, RegEnumKeyA, RegOpenKeyA, OpenThreadToken, RegQueryInfoKeyW, QueryServiceConfigA, ChangeServiceConfigA, TraceMessage
dwmapi.dll
DwmIsCompositionEnabled
gdi32.dll
GetStockObject, ExtEscape, CreateDCA, DeleteDC, GetDeviceGammaRamp, SetDeviceGammaRamp, GetDeviceCaps
kernel32.dll
Sleep, GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryA, CloseHandle, TerminateThread, WaitForSingleObject, CreateThread, MultiByteToWideChar, OpenProcess, GetCurrentProcessId, FreeLibrary, CreateProcessA, LocalFree, FormatMessageA, GetLastError, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, ResetEvent, GetTickCount, CreateEventA, SetEvent, InterlockedExchange, GetACP, GetLocaleInfoA, GetThreadLocale, WideCharToMultiByte, lstrlenW, RaiseException, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, lstrlenA, OpenMutexA, lstrcpynA, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetModuleFileNameA, SizeofResource, LoadResource, FindResourceA, LoadLibraryExA, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, lstrcpyA, lstrcatA, ReadFile, WriteFile, SetFilePointer, GlobalFree, GlobalAlloc, CreateFileA, ProcessIdToSessionId, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexA, lstrcpynW, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetExitCodeThread, lstrcmpA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, RtlUnwind, HeapReAlloc, GetFullPathNameA, GetCommandLineA, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, IsBadWritePtr, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetOEMCP, GetCPInfo, ExitProcess, HeapSize, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetDriveTypeA, GetCurrentDirectoryA, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, IsBadReadPtr, IsBadCodePtr, SetStdHandle, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, FlushFileBuffers, lstrcmpiA, OutputDebugStringA, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersionExA, IsDBCSLeadByte, UnmapViewOfFile, GetVersionExW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetFullPathNameW, GetCommandLineW, GetFileAttributesW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, SetEndOfFile, DeleteFileW, GetFileSizeEx, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryW, DeviceIoControl, QueryPerformanceFrequency, CompareStringA, GetSystemDirectoryA, SwitchToThread, InterlockedCompareExchange, GetCurrentThread, TlsSetValue, CreateFileMappingA, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetModuleHandleW, SetThreadLocale, CompareStringW, DeleteFileA, GetFileSize, FindClose, FindFirstFileA, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsValidCodePage, TlsFree, SetLastError, IsDebuggerPresent, GetLocaleInfoW, SetEnvironmentVariableW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, FatalAppExitA, GetDriveTypeW, GetStartupInfoW, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetCurrentDirectoryW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, WriteConsoleW, GetProcessHeap, MapViewOfFileEx, CreateFileW, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, GetTimeZoneInformation, OpenSemaphoreA, ReleaseSemaphore, CreateSemaphoreA, ExpandEnvironmentStringsA, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, GetStringTypeExW, GetStringTypeExA, GetEnvironmentVariableA, GetVersion, lstrcmpW, WaitForMultipleObjects, DllMain
ole32.dll
StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemRealloc, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance
setupapi.dll
SetupDiCallClassInstaller, SetupDiSetClassInstallParamsA, SetupDiGetDeviceInstallParamsA, CM_Get_DevNode_Status_Ex, CM_Get_Device_ID_ExW, SetupDiGetDeviceInfoListDetailA, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyA, SetupDiChangeState, SetupDiGetClassDevsA, CM_Reenumerate_DevNode, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetDeviceInterfaceDetailA, SetupDiEnumDeviceInterfaces, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiGetClassDevsExA
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathA, SHCreateDirectoryExA, SHGetFolderPathA
shlwapi.dll
PathFindFileNameW, PathFindExtensionA, SHGetValueA, PathFindFileNameA, SHDeleteValueA, StrStrIA, PathFileExistsA, PathAppendA
user32.dll
GetThreadDesktop, OpenInputDesktop, SetThreadDesktop, TranslateMessage, CloseDesktop, DispatchMessageA, SendMessageA, RegisterWindowMessageA, SendNotifyMessageA, CharNextA, EnumWindows, UnregisterClassA, EnumDisplayDevicesA, EnumDisplaySettingsExA, ChangeDisplaySettingsExA, EnumDisplaySettingsA, PostQuitMessage, FindWindowA, GetUserObjectInformationA, GetWindowThreadProcessId, PostMessageA, LoadCursorA, RegisterClassA, CreateWindowExA, GetMessageA, DefWindowProcA, GetSystemMetrics, GetDesktopWindow, CharNextW, IntersectRect, IsWindowVisible, DestroyWindow, GetMonitorInfoA, IsWindowEnabled, SetTimer, CharLowerA, CharLowerW, CharUpperA, CharUpperW, RedrawWindow
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, VerQueryValueA
Export table
DllCanUnloadNow
DllGetClassObject
DllRegisterServer
DllUnregisterServer
nvapi_QueryInterface

nvapi.dll

NVIDIA Windows drivers by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvapi.dll
Version:   6.14.13.0142
MD5:   3ea6f91f02fb4845a9372ba56f0e7b88
SHA1:   ed7ffc92598eca6fde9b262d4904fe36af154517
SHA256:   67b9cd6aad67e5df309c49e780994a79c699f08db90ae0f27e8daa2e8771fba8

Overview

nvapi.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of a process. The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvapi.dll
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Windows drivers
Description:NVIDIA NVAPI Library, Version 176.44
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvapi.dll
File version:6.14.13.0142
Size:2.25 MB (2,359,808 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, September 2, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:5.694907
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 40.49%
Windows Vista Home Premium 17.18%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.56%
Windows 7 Home Premium 10.43%
Windows 8 Pro 4.91%
Windows Vista Home Basic 3.07%
Windows Vista Ultimate 1.84%
Windows 7 Professional 1.84%
Windows Seven Black Edition 0.61%
Windows Vista Business 0.61%
Windows 8 Enterprise 0.61%
Windows 7 Enterprise 0.61%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 0.61%
Windows 8 Pro N 0.61%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 29.81% of NVIDIA Windows drivers.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 26.98%
Hewlett-Packard 15.87%
Acer 10.32%
ASUS 9.52%
American Megatrends 7.94%
GIGABYTE 7.14%
Intel 4.76%
Compaq 3.17%
Sony 3.17%
Medion 3.17%
MSI 1.59%
Gateway 1.59%
Toshiba 1.59%
Alienware 0.79%
Packard Bell 0.79%
Samsung 0.79%
Sahara 0.79%
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