Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.12.7533 85.71%
8.17.12.7533 14.29%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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PE structurePE file structure

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advapi32.dll
RegEnumValueW, ControlService, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, DuplicateTokenEx, SetTokenInformation, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegGetValueW, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, RegCreateKeyExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
lstrcmpiW, CloseHandle, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, ConnectNamedPipe, CreateNamedPipeW, WriteFile, ReadFile, CreateFileW, DisconnectNamedPipe, FlushFileBuffers, ResumeThread, CreateThread, GetCommandLineW, CreateMutexW, FindResourceW, FreeLibrary, LoadResource, LoadLibraryExW, QueryPerformanceCounter, OutputDebugStringW, GetModuleHandleW, InitializeCriticalSection, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, LoadLibraryW, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, GetCurrentProcess, WaitForSingleObject, SetEvent, Sleep, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, TerminateProcess, GetModuleFileNameW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, RaiseException, GetFileSizeEx, SetLastError, GetProcAddress, EnterCriticalSection, CreateEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, OpenEventW, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, LocalFree, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetTickCount, ReleaseSemaphore, DuplicateHandle, CreateSemaphoreA, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, InterlockedExchange, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, GetLastError, GetFileAttributesW, GetSystemDirectoryW, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, FormatMessageA, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, CreateMutexA, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, CreateFileA, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, RtlUnwind, GetModuleHandleA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetFileType, LocalAlloc, LoadLibraryA, HeapAlloc, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, GetStartupInfoA, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, HeapReAlloc, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, GetModuleFileNameA, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, HeapSize, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetTimeZoneInformation, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount
ole32.dll
CoResumeClassObjects, CoRegisterClassObject, CoInitializeEx, CoInitializeSecurity, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoRevokeClassObject, CoUninitialize, StringFromCLSID, CoCreateInstanceEx, CoSuspendClassObjects
rpcrt4.dll
UuidToStringW, RpcStringFreeW
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiGetDeviceInstanceIdW, CM_Get_DevNode_Status, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList, SetupDiOpenDevRegKey
shlwapi.dll
SHDeleteValueW, PathAppendW, PathFileExistsW, SHSetValueW, StrStrIW, PathAddBackslashW, PathFindFileNameW
userenv.dll
DestroyEnvironmentBlock, CreateEnvironmentBlock
wtsapi32.dll
WTSQueryUserToken

nvvsvc.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 275.33 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.12.7533
MD5:   7c732aff202dcd06c3d262966d71604c
SHA1:   4d85094f46bbcb4c0009bf80c4df10a95922bde3
SHA256:   06d8bbe7dbc34bc733f2c4fabcde357c3590ab59dc24d82a8c12df7c1f61364d

What is nvvsvc.exe?

The NVIDIA Driver Helper Service is used in configuring a PC's NVIDIA drivers for video graphics cards. They provide the ability to override OpenGL refresh rates through via NVIDIA Control Panel in the display properties.

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).

DetailsDetails

File name:nvvsvc.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 275.33
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.12.7533
Size:601.1 KB (615,528 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

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

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00035111%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00024205%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00010906%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,187 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:2.17 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.6 MB
Private (minimum):4.71 MB
Non-paged memory:2.17 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:60.71 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):64.04 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:4.75 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.66 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:128
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI GDI peak:14
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:NVIDIA Display Driver Service
Description:“Provides system and desktop level support to the NVIDIA display driver”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent processes:

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Professional 42.86%
Windows 7 Ultimate 42.86%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.29%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United Kingdom installs about 42.86% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 275.33.
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