Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Child process
Related files
nvvsvc.exe
NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 285.62 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 8.17.12.8562 |
| MD5: | 2d7092fec9bd2aca199673bba2ba9277 |
| SHA1: | 08dec7fafbe7b351780a92c20dbe0d1b8cfed482 |
| SHA256: | 6c41fa6c7338914cf2d01f7638f2fe3367cf49cbbb3246baa86a8e7bce575112 |
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 file is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | nvvsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | NVIDIA Corporation |
| Product name: | NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 285.62 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe |
| Original name: | nvsvc32.exe |
| File version: | 8.17.12.8562 |
| Size: | 1.56 MB (1,640,768 bytes) |
| Build date: | 10/15/2011 12:18 AM |
| 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 GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'nvsvc' (NVIDIA Display Driver Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00022751% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00010148% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00012603% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 31 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 4.38 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 10.43 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 268 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 4.38 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 77.64 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 81.64 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.12 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 10.46 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 136 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
| GUI USER count: | 5 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 5 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
- C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
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| 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: |
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Threads
Averages
| nvvsvc.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00030578% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00010195% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00020383% | |
| CPU cycles: | 6,521/sec | |
| Memory: | 1.59 MB | |
| NVSVC64.DLL |
| Total CPU: | 0.00020411% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00020411% | |
| CPU cycles: | 43,333/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory: | 4.86 MB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
80.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
20.00% |
|
Distribution by country
Philippines installs about 60.00% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 285.62.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
100.00% |
|
