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NVMCTRAY.dll

NVIDIA Media Center Library by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVMCTRAY.dll
Version:   6.14.13.1422
MD5:   3b556a0dd75ee786f8e1963e9770f760
SHA1:   e5e86002c18dade8b8634546f256b60be5f62c77
SHA256:   d0f67105508ab32348f943162717dc81f1c9654f5a07bd48a3d7d700c4d58afc

What is NVMCTRAY.dll?

nvmctray.dll (NVIDIA Media Center Library) loads into nvtray.exe NVIDIA Settings is the program that runs in the notification area system tray.

Overview

nvmctray.dll executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvmctray.dll
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Media Center Library
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll
File version:6.14.13.1422
Size:217.78 KB (223,008 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Friday, January 9, 2009
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'NvMediaCenter' → RUNDLL32.EXE C:\WINDOWS\system32\NvMcTray.dll,NvTaskbarInit
Network connections
  • [UDP] listens on port 48001

  • ResourcesResource utilization

    (Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
    Averages
     
    CPU
    Total CPU:0.00045774%
    0.028634%
    Kernel CPU:0.00031650%
    0.013761%
    User CPU:0.00014124%
    0.014873%
    Kernel CPU time:72,621 ms/min
    100,923,805ms/min
    Context switches:6/sec
    284/sec
    Memory
    Private memory:8.44 MB
    21.59 MB
    Private (maximum):11.46 MB
    Private (minimum):3.39 MB
    Non-paged memory:8.44 MB
    21.59 MB
    Virtual memory:47.02 MB
    140.96 MB
    Virtual memory (peak):62.3 MB
    169.69 MB
    Working set:3.67 MB
    18.61 MB
    Working set (peak):14.97 MB
    37.95 MB
    Page faults:9,600/min
    2,039/min
    I/O
    I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
    274.99 KB/min
    I/O write operations:1/sec
    227/min
    I/O other transfer:20 Bytes/sec
    448.09 KB/min
    I/O other operations:1/sec
    1,671/min
    Resource allocations
    Threads:2
    12
    Handles:92
    600
    GUI GDI count:49
    103
    GUI USER count:9
    49

    BehaviorsProcess properties

    Tray notification:Yes
    Integrety level:Undefined
    Platform:32-bit
    Command lines:
    • "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" C:\Windows\System32\nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit
    • "C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" nvmctray.dll,nvtaskbarinit -login
    Owner:User
    Parent process:explorer.exe (by Microsoft)

    Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

    OS versiondistribution
    Microsoft Windows XP 74.67%
    Windows 7 Ultimate 10.67%
    Windows Vista Home Premium 6.67%
    Windows 7 Home Premium 5.33%
    Windows Vista Ultimate 1.33%
    Windows 8 Pro 1.33%

    Distribution by countryDistribution by country

    United States installs about 29.33% of NVIDIA Media Center Library.

    OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

    PC Manufacturerdistribution
    Dell 32.73%
    Compaq 18.18%
    Hewlett-Packard 12.73%
    Sony 10.91%
    GIGABYTE 9.09%
    American Megatrends 7.27%
    Intel 7.27%
    Acer 1.82%
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