Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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advapi32.dll
RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, SetServiceStatus, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, IsValidSid, RegGetKeySecurity, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetAclInformation, GetAce, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, AddAce, RegEnumValueW, RegSetKeySecurity, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegDeleteValueW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, OpenServiceW, ControlService, QueryServiceStatus, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW, CreateServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, GetTokenInformation, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, CreateProcessAsUserW, FreeSid, ConvertStringSidToSidW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetEntriesInAclW
gdi32.dll
CreateDCW, ExtEscape, DeleteDC, CreateDCA
kernel32.dll
WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, TerminateThread, lstrcmpiW, PulseEvent, CreateFileW, GetVersionExA, CreateFileA, LoadLibraryA, DeviceIoControl, GetModuleHandleA, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, MultiByteToWideChar, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetStartupInfoW, GetFileType, LocalFree, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, ResetEvent, GetModuleFileNameA, RtlUnwind, GetModuleFileNameW, GetStdHandle, ExitProcess, HeapCreate, LCMapStringW, TlsFree, DecodePointer, TlsSetValue, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, EncodePointer, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, HeapSetInformation, GetCommandLineA, HeapAlloc, FormatMessageW, HeapFree, GetStringTypeW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetVersionExW, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentProcess, OpenEventW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, LocalAlloc, SetEvent, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetThreadLocale, GetSystemPowerStatus, lstrlenW, CreateNamedPipeW, ConnectNamedPipe, ReadFile, WriteFile, FlushFileBuffers, DisconnectNamedPipe, SetLastError, lstrcmpW, WaitForSingleObject, FreeLibrary, CreateThread, CloseHandle, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetTickCount, lstrcatW, Sleep, GetModuleHandleW, lstrcpyW, GetLastError, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, CreateProcessW, lstrcpynW, HeapReAlloc, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, HeapSize
powrprof.dll
CallNtPowerInformation
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
user32.dll
DispatchMessageW, DefWindowProcW, PostQuitMessage, SetTimer, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, KillTimer, PostThreadMessageW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, RegisterWindowMessageW, OpenWindowStationW, SetProcessWindowStation, BroadcastSystemMessageW, ExitWindowsEx, GetThreadDesktop, SetThreadDesktop, GetLastInputInfo, OpenInputDesktop, OpenDesktopW, GetUserObjectInformationW, CloseDesktop, EnumDisplayDevicesW, GetDesktopWindow, TranslateMessage, GetTopWindow, GetClassNameW, PostMessageW, MonitorFromWindow, EqualRect, wsprintfW, ChangeDisplaySettingsExW, EnumDisplaySettingsW, IsRectEmpty, FindWindowExW, GetCursorPos, SetCursorPos, SendMessageW, SetWindowPos, GetDC, ReleaseDC, SubtractRect, InvalidateRect, GetSystemMetrics, IntersectRect, FindWindowW, GetWindowRect, SystemParametersInfoW, GetMessageW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterClassExW, GetWindow, CloseWindow

nvsvc32.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 301.42 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvsvc32.exe
Version:   6.14.13.0142
MD5:   5150b108ea88831e1c599603d8b89621
SHA1:   d3faf8fc4ea3b385e37f25fc5cc71c3740cf9ba8
SHA256:   c2e0a77330172149d64613cb113851414c7bdcb4bda367349ba421651db47ad1

What is nvsvc32.exe?

The NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's NVIDIA drivers for video graphics cards. They provide the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via NVIDIA Control Panel in the display properties.

Overview

nvsvc32.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Driver Helper 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:nvsvc32.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 301.42
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
File version:6.14.13.0142
Size:160.31 KB (164,160 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, September 2, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'NVSvc' (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00871772%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00628060%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00243712%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:66,637 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:4/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.06 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.69 MB
Private (minimum):5.03 MB
Non-paged memory:5.06 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:39.37 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):67.75 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.08 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.98 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:14,009/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:297 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:224 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:5/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:148
600
GUI GDI count:20
103
GUI USER count:3
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:NVSvc
Display name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service
Type:Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess
Parent process:services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00176600%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00145435%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00031165%
0.165382%
Memory:620 KB
1.16 MB
nvsvc32.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00035514%
Kernel CPU:0.00031163%
User CPU:0.00004350%
Memory:200 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Indonesia installs about 57.14% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 301.42.
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