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Import table
advapi32.dll
ConvertStringSidToSidW, FreeSid, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, SetServiceStatus, AllocateAndInitializeSid, SetEntriesInAclW, OpenProcessToken, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, IsValidSid, RegGetKeySecurity, IsValidSecurityDescriptor, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetAclInformation, GetAce, GetLengthSid, InitializeAcl, AddAccessAllowedAceEx, AddAce, RegEnumValueW, RegSetKeySecurity, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, RegDeleteValueW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, OpenServiceW, ControlService, QueryServiceStatus, DeleteService, OpenSCManagerW, CreateServiceW, CloseServiceHandle, RegOverridePredefKey, GetTokenInformation, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey, CreateProcessAsUserW, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW
gdi32.dll
CreateDCW, ExtEscape, DeleteDC, CreateDCA
kernel32.dll
DeleteCriticalSection, ResetEvent, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, TerminateThread, lstrcmpiW, PulseEvent, CreateFileW, GetVersionExA, DeviceIoControl, CreateFileA, GetModuleHandleA, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, SetFilePointer, GetLocaleInfoA, GetStringTypeA, LCMapStringA, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetStartupInfoA, GetCurrentProcess, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, RtlUnwind, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, ExitProcess, HeapReAlloc, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, LCMapStringW, GetStringTypeW, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, GetCommandLineA, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, OpenEventW, LocalAlloc, LocalFree, WideCharToMultiByte, FormatMessageW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetCurrentThreadId, GetVersionExW, SetEvent, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetThreadLocale, GetSystemPowerStatus, lstrlenW, CreateNamedPipeW, ConnectNamedPipe, ReadFile, WriteFile, FlushFileBuffers, DisconnectNamedPipe, SetLastError, lstrcmpW, WaitForSingleObject, FreeLibrary, CreateThread, CloseHandle, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, GetTickCount, lstrcatW, Sleep, GetModuleHandleW, lstrcpyW, GetLastError, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, CreateProcessW, lstrcpynW, LoadLibraryA, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, HeapSize, GetFileType, MultiByteToWideChar
powrprof.dll
CallNtPowerInformation
setupapi.dll
SetupDiGetDeviceRegistryPropertyW, SetupDiEnumDeviceInfo, SetupDiGetClassDevsW, SetupDiDestroyDeviceInfoList
user32.dll
PostQuitMessage, SetTimer, UnregisterDeviceNotification, RegisterDeviceNotificationW, KillTimer, PostThreadMessageW, GetWindowThreadProcessId, RegisterWindowMessageW, OpenWindowStationW, SetProcessWindowStation, BroadcastSystemMessageW, ExitWindowsEx, GetThreadDesktop, SetThreadDesktop, GetLastInputInfo, OpenInputDesktop, OpenDesktopW, GetUserObjectInformationW, CloseDesktop, EnumDisplayDevicesW, GetDesktopWindow, GetWindow, DefWindowProcW, GetClassNameW, PostMessageW, MonitorFromWindow, EqualRect, wsprintfW, ChangeDisplaySettingsExW, EnumDisplaySettingsW, IsRectEmpty, FindWindowExW, GetCursorPos, SetCursorPos, SendMessageW, SetWindowPos, GetDC, ReleaseDC, SubtractRect, InvalidateRect, GetSystemMetrics, IntersectRect, FindWindowW, GetWindowRect, SystemParametersInfoW, CloseWindow, DispatchMessageW, TranslateMessage, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, GetTopWindow, GetMessageW
userenv.dll
LoadUserProfileW, UnloadUserProfile

nvsvc32.exe

NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 258.96 by NVIDIA Corporation (Signed)

Remove nvsvc32.exe
Version:   4.00.1382.5896
MD5:   a2322c6207ebb0761a6c8cc9003ebacf
SHA1:   349c3998e45d809cf364c7e3b8120d3c27adf067
SHA256:   e9ca17dbbdbd09a0cefa68a66435a49decac93b562c4dcdfdab4ac2249b1c232

Overview

nvsvc32.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:nvsvc32.exe
Publisher:NVIDIA Corporation
Product name:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 258.96
Typical file path:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.exe
File version:4.00.1382.5896
Size:152.1 KB (155,752 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:NVIDIA Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, July 30, 2009
Expiration date:Thursday, September 1, 2011
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows Console
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:0.00085937%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00074261%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00011675%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:609 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:4.06 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.19 MB
Private (minimum):246 KB
Non-paged memory:4.06 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:39.22 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):62.43 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:1.35 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):8.04 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:10,863/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:2 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:60 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:3/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:4
12
Handles:144
600
GUI GDI count:8
103
GUI USER count:5
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:C:\Windows\System32\nvsvc32.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 process:services.exe (Microsoft Windows Operating System by Microsoft)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ADVAPI32.dll
Total CPU:0.00248859%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00230425%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00018434%
0.165382%
Memory:668 KB
1.16 MB
nvsvc32.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00013975%
Kernel CPU:0.00009366%
User CPU:0.00004609%
Memory:176 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
Microsoft Windows XP 100.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Hong Kong installs about 66.67% of NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 258.96.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
American Megatrends 100.00%
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