Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.13.1422 87.88%
8.17.13.1422 12.12%
(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

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegEnumValueW, RegGetValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, ControlService, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, DuplicateTokenEx, SetTokenInformation, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
LoadResource, LoadLibraryExW, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEvent, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleHandleW, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WriteFile, InitializeCriticalSection, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, LoadLibraryW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, Sleep, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, LeaveCriticalSection, TerminateProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, RaiseException, InterlockedExchange, FreeLibrary, SetLastError, GetProcAddress, EnterCriticalSection, InterlockedExchangeAdd, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTickCount, CreateSemaphoreA, ReleaseSemaphore, DuplicateHandle, CreateThread, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, FindResourceW, CreateMutexW, CloseHandle, GetCommandLineW, lstrcmpiW, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, GetLastError, GetSystemDirectoryW, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, FormatMessageA, ReadFile, GetFileSizeEx, GetFileAttributesW, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, OpenEventA, GetProcessHeap, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, FlushFileBuffers, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, RtlUnwind, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeW, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetCurrentProcessId
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemRealloc, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoRevokeClassObject, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateInstance, CoInitializeSecurity, CoInitializeEx, CoRegisterClassObject, CoResumeClassObjects, CoCreateInstanceEx, CoAddRefServerProcess
setupapi.dll
SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW
shlwapi.dll
SHSetValueW, PathAddBackslashW, StrStrIW, PathFindFileNameW, SHDeleteValueW
userenv.dll
CreateEnvironmentBlock, DestroyEnvironmentBlock
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 314.22 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.13.1422
MD5:   439fd6a5a34113388c51c48d0e5092aa
SHA1:   8bc080a706650e9a269c90578507de8e9c9a33ef
SHA256:   4c25ab4788aefdedbd4b9dd351ae6aa0ac816633f81ff5ebea9067497e39d843

Overview

nvvsvc.exe runs as a service under the name nvsvc (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 314.22
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.13.1422
Size:619.28 KB (634,144 bytes)
Build date:3/15/2013 3:36 AM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Friday, September 2, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • nvsvc
  • '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:0.00086188%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00050568%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00035620%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:312,049 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.85 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.17 MB
Private (minimum):2.89 MB
Non-paged memory:2.85 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:58.39 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):64.12 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.73 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.24 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:134
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:11
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:5
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe"
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:nvsvc
Display name:nvsvc
Description:“Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
nvsvc.dll (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 314.22 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00007222%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00004815%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00002407%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:34,967/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:2.91 MB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00001203%
Kernel CPU:0.00000802%
User CPU:0.00000401%
CPU cycles:470/sec
Memory:636 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
Windows 7 Home Premium 63.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.12%
Windows 8 12.12%
Windows Seven Black Edition 9.09%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.03%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 27.27% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 314.22.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Acer 37.50%
ASUS 25.00%
MSI 18.75%
GIGABYTE 9.38%
Sony 6.25%
Alienware 3.13%
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