Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

8.17.13.1407 85.42%
8.17.13.1407 14.58%
(Note, NVIDIA Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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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 314.07 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvvsvc.exe
Version:   8.17.13.1407
MD5:   e74f08719d6c92fda6092d0e36e33cab
SHA1:   c22e9d7a45e50bd538ac173c8e5e8ac14206a92f
SHA256:   26d639d4951d463c3f3de01436cb9db1271eca32f49409d5e0d466fdf5928979

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 314.07
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe
Original name:nvsvc32.exe
File version:8.17.13.1407
Size:619.28 KB (634,144 bytes)
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
Code language:Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET
.NET CLR:Yes
.NET NGENed:No
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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:0.00179431%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00075482%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00103949%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,372,884 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:1/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:3.2 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):7.63 MB
Private (minimum):6.25 MB
Non-paged memory:3.2 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:66.05 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):74.12 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.37 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.59 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:152
600
GUI GDI count:14
103
GUI GDI peak:18
142
GUI USER count:6
49
GUI USER peak:7
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 8 Pro 42.22%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 22.22%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.33%
Windows 7 Professional 6.67%
Windows 8 6.67%
Windows 7 Home Basic 6.67%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.22%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 35.56% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 314.07.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 23.26%
Acer 20.93%
Dell 18.60%
Lenovo 13.95%
ASUS 13.95%
GIGABYTE 6.98%
Samsung 2.33%
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