NVService.exe

NVIDIA Guard Service by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove NVService.exe

Version:	1.0.0.1
MD5:	445cd678770fee791665e2650594bfc2
SHA1:	0ddbd27a04dabf144ed40c195fa0b24bd7fca715
SHA256:	85ba48eb978dbf0a7c0e608df8fb5d6a57786fc517de35f0556516a661da00d8

Overview

nvservice.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA GuardService (nvservice) 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

File name:	nvservice.exe
Publisher:	NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:	NVIDIA Guard Service
Typical file path:	C:\Windows\System32\nvservice.exe
File version:	1.0.0.1
Size:	188.28 KB (192,800 bytes)
Build date:	2/4/2013 5:25 AM
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

Behaviors

Service

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'nvservice' (NVIDIA GuardService)

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00000109%	0.028634%
User CPU:	0.00000109%	0.014873%
Memory
Private memory:	974.67 KB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	2.01 MB
Private (minimum):	1.04 MB
Non-paged memory:	974.67 KB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	15.23 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	16.28 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	1.08 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	2.66 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	700/min	2,039/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	3	12
Handles:	41	600

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Windows\System32\nvservice.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	nvservice
Display name:	NVIDIA GuardService
Description:	“NVIDIA Guard Service”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)