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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 296.88 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvsvc32.exe
Version:   6.14.12.9688
MD5:   e3c0f0d0db96bff169b0d7c33e2ba1aa
SHA1:   b8c894417836ddf98ec12b22666e4cd6a201daba
SHA256:   85a5ff23615ec02cfc1b55fe30a49bb050bd450f358d3dd64d31982d705d47af

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). This particular version is usually found on Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvsvc32.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 296.88
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
File version:6.14.12.9688
Size:160.85 KB (164,712 bytes)
Build date:5/31/2012 8:36 PM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, February 9, 2014
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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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:0.00007161%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004555%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00002606%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:11,646,875 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:9/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.16 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.29 MB
Private (minimum):7.14 MB
Non-paged memory:5.16 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:38.78 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):73.52 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:7.18 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.61 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:193
600
GUI GDI count:23
103
GUI USER count:5
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)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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