Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.13.3165 93.75%
8.17.13.3165 6.25%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process
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PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegGetValueW, RegisterTraceGuidsW, ControlService, GetTraceEnableLevel, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, UnregisterTraceGuids, SetServiceStatus, QueryServiceStatus, DuplicateTokenEx, GetTraceLoggerHandle, SetTokenInformation, GetTraceEnableFlags, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerExW, OpenServiceW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, OpenProcessToken, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegSetValueExW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumValueW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, TraceMessage, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, CreateProcessAsUserW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
WTSGetActiveConsoleSessionId, lstrcmpiW, CreateMutexW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetCurrentProcess, QueryPerformanceCounter, WaitForSingleObject, InterlockedCompareExchange, SetEvent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, WriteFile, GetProcessTimes, WideCharToMultiByte, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, SizeofResource, CreateEventA, LeaveCriticalSection, CreateSemaphoreA, GetModuleFileNameW, MultiByteToWideChar, lstrlenW, ReleaseSemaphore, RaiseException, InterlockedExchange, GetFileSizeEx, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetProcAddress, InterlockedExchangeAdd, WaitForMultipleObjects, Process32NextW, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, QueryPerformanceFrequency, DeleteCriticalSection, GetCurrentThreadId, ReleaseMutex, GetCommandLineW, InitializeCriticalSection, Sleep, TerminateProcess, CreateEventW, OpenEventW, GetTickCount, DuplicateHandle, CreateThread, DeviceIoControl, GetLocaleInfoW, LocalFree, CloseHandle, EnterCriticalSection, LocalAlloc, SetLastError, GetLastError, CreateFileW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetModuleHandleW, OutputDebugStringW, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, CreateDirectoryW, MoveFileW, ReadFile, FormatMessageA, Process32FirstW, GetFileAttributesW, CreateWaitableTimerA, SetWaitableTimer, SystemTimeToFileTime, ResetEvent, OpenEventA, GetProcessHeap, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, FlushFileBuffers, WriteConsoleW, SetStdHandle, LoadLibraryW, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, RtlUnwind, LoadLibraryA, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, GetTimeFormatA, GetDateFormatA, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, VirtualProtect, VirtualAlloc, GetSystemInfo, VirtualQuery, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, HeapCreate, ExitProcess, GetStdHandle, GetTimeZoneInformation, HeapSize, LCMapStringW, HeapReAlloc, GetStringTypeW, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, GetFileType, GetCurrentProcessId
ole32.dll
CoTaskMemFree, CoTaskMemAlloc, CoCreateInstance, StringFromGUID2, CoRevokeClassObject, StringFromCLSID, CoTaskMemRealloc, 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 331.65 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.13.3165
MD5:   e6a8ed576ab1daf196e204bcf52dda18
SHA1:   2238255e440d080ce6c9372330a4e964c01fb458

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 331.65
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.13.3165
Size:648.78 KB (664,352 bytes)
Build date:10/23/2013 12:02 AM
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, September 1, 2011
Expiration date:Monday, September 1, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR: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:0.00028679%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00012196%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00016484%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:187 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:52,251/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.6 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.23 MB
Private (minimum):2.88 MB
Non-paged memory:2.6 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:62.02 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):67.7 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.21 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):7.61 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:4,384/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:0 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:266 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:135
600
GUI GDI count:10
103
GUI GDI peak:12
142
GUI USER count:5
49
GUI USER peak:6
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:32-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 Display Driver Service
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 331.65 by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00051801%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00024941%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00026860%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:104,036/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:2.93 MB
1.16 MB
nvvsvc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00008137%
Kernel CPU:0.00007178%
User CPU:0.00000959%
CPU cycles:2,452/sec
Memory:668 KB
nvapi.dll (NVIDIA Windows drivers by NVIDIA)
Total CPU:0.00007674%
Kernel CPU:0.00005756%
User CPU:0.00001919%
CPU cycles:3,326/sec
Memory:2.71 MB
sechost.dll
Total CPU:0.00003836%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00003836%
CPU cycles:455/sec
Memory:100 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 Ultimate 29.69%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.75%
Windows 8.1 17.19%
Windows 8.1 Pro 10.94%
Windows 8.1 Single Language 4.69%
Windows 8 4.69%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 4.69%
Windows 7 Professional 4.69%
Windows 8 Pro 4.69%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 20.31% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 331.65.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 25.00%
Lenovo 25.00%
ASUS 22.92%
MSI 6.25%
Acer 6.25%
Alienware 4.17%
Hewlett-Packard 3.13%
Sahara 3.13%
American Megatrends 3.13%
GIGABYTE 1.04%
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