nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 268.83 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.12.6883
MD5:   e04fce1d149cf05c3449e3171f9c3e41
SHA1:   aa6a2a68160ad0f0bffcae66202a937937ac2b77
SHA256:   6bdd089b5a0c03ce1e9f63275ae35b8b66185b3e81dff97f59423b9c35beeba7

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 Driver Helper 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).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 268.83
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.12.6883
Size:970.6 KB (993,896 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, July 31, 2009
Expiration date:Friday, September 2, 2011
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 Driver Helper Service)

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00204654%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00070583%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00134071%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:343 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:55,159/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:6.77 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):12.99 MB
Private (minimum):12.33 MB
Non-paged memory:6.77 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:83.38 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):90.82 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:12.95 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):25.95 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:11,534/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:4.69 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:1014 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:152
600
GUI GDI count:19
103
GUI GDI peak:24
142
GUI USER count:8
49
GUI USER peak:8
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 Driver Helper Service
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
nvsvc64.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 268.83 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00489205%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00237834%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00251371%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:252,500/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:2/sec
79/sec
Memory:2.86 MB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00030962%
Kernel CPU:0.00027814%
User CPU:0.00003149%
CPU cycles:5,310/sec
Memory:992 KB
nvapi64.dll (NVIDIA Windows drivers by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00028484%
Kernel CPU:0.00028484%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:13,014/sec
Memory:2.25 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 Basic 75.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate 25.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Philippines installs about 75.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 268.83.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 100.00%
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