nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 295.72 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.12.9572
MD5:   78b0d1f96c975c033fdbc471cf6d3b89
SHA1:   7a4b0f75286a8aa29c18237090e54c2fa682f9dc

What is nvvsvc.exe?

The Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's GPU drivers for video graphics cards. They provide the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via Control Panel in the display properties. It also provides functionality to manage the GPU's refresh rates via the built-in refresh forcer utility.

Overview

nvvsvc.exe runs as a service under the name NVIDIA Display Driver Service (nvsvc) 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). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 295.72
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.12.9572
Size:868.81 KB (889,664 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Expiration date:Sunday, February 9, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00348454%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00089650%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00258804%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:78 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:3/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.68 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):15.27 MB
Private (minimum):15.11 MB
Non-paged memory:8.68 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:91.78 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):100.43 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:15.21 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):33.29 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:6
12
Handles:154
600
GUI GDI count:20
103
GUI GDI peak:25
142
GUI USER count:9
49
GUI USER peak:9
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:nvsvc
Display name:NVIDIA Display Driver Service
Description:“Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
nvsvc64.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 295.72 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00394060%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00315248%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00078812%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:157,445/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:3/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.98 MB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00209883%
Kernel CPU:0.00139922%
User CPU:0.00069961%
CPU cycles:43,541/sec
Memory:892 KB
nvapi64.dll (NVIDIA Windows drivers by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00078843%
Kernel CPU:0.00078843%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:31,004/sec
Memory:2.7 MB

Common loaded modules

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

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 100.00%
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