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VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.13.1396 90.91%
8.17.13.1396 9.09%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 313.96 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.13.1396
MD5:   58e4328a06d5b7e76225f4ec8918690e
SHA1:   c76de23a170db65cb250e65775562d0f169e2ae7
SHA256:   ffd6ab4d0ec207d484311c22a85b00978eb0408792115b796020eca822c42954

What is nvvsvc.exe?

The Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's GPU driver and provides 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. It is called the 'NVIDIA Display Driver Service' in the Windows service controller.

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).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 313.96
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.13.1396
Size:856.78 KB (877,344 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:0.00007219%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00003065%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00004154%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:103 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:40,644/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:5.23 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.87 MB
Private (minimum):4.37 MB
Non-paged memory:5.23 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:80.58 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):85.75 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:5.74 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.85 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:5,913/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:4 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:13 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:151
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:17
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:6
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe"
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session -first
  • C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe -session
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 313.96 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00015424%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00010063%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00005361%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:69,551/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:1/sec
79/sec
Memory:3.36 MB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00007323%
Kernel CPU:0.00004010%
User CPU:0.00003313%
CPU cycles:1,489/sec
Memory:880 KB
nvapi64.dll (NVIDIA Windows drivers by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00007050%
Kernel CPU:0.00007050%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:1,111/sec
Memory:2.86 MB
sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft)
Total CPU:0.00001200%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00001200%
CPU cycles:74/sec
Memory:124 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 Vista Ultimate 27.27%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 9.09%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 54.55% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 313.96.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Medion 100.00%
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