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More than one possible match was found; all matches are listed below in order of their prevalence. This only tells you what the file and the correct action might be.

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Match #1



nvvsvc.exe (NVIDIA Driver Helper Service)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.26%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 4 MB


In addition to the file name, nvvsvc.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:NVIDIA
Product contains:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service
File name contains:System32

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

nvvsvc.exe is Vista service installed NVIDIA drivers for graphics cards (or graphics cards based on an NVIDIA chipset). This service is used by some of the specific advanced features of your NVidia graphics card, in particular overclocking, overriding of the refresh rate for OpenGL games, and dual monitor display. It is also needed if you have configured your PC or laptop to go into Sleep Mode or Hibernation. This service has a history under Windows 2000/XP for being responsible for various system slowdowns and excessive memory usage. If you do not use any of the advanced features, it is recommended that you disable the service by setting it to disabled in the Startup Mode of the Services tab.

nvvsvc.exe  is a user invoked program and a normal part of PC operations. No action required.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called nvvsvc.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
nvvsvc.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x3da774c807eb990589a3de65a6511d45 196608 bytes
2 0x56407b8616e4206ee02892a2ac712ef3 118784 bytes
3 0x7b525bc857f88b5068a51b5b4d225a95 49152 bytes
4 0xee4e120cb8cd047baadd557e13747529 118784 bytes
5 0xe0a2dc5d912dd50f9190a6b38110a513 118784 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0xbaf89e5c4c0db819d89f5dad72833d94 196608 bytes
7 0x3bdaa74235217f6e65bed3fcfd0657b4 118784 bytes
8 0xbb45cc7a59bcd7fea83e1d2428cb1749 122880 bytes
9 0x24a4ad50c9b79c47da3414b82b94c71c 196608 bytes
10 0xcf7769f13b3ecc5e2bf1b3d1c5831ae8 118784 bytes

Match #2



nvvsvc.exe (nvvsvc.exe)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.01%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 5 MB


In addition to the file name, nvvsvc.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:NVIDIA Corporation
Product contains:NVIDIA Driver Helper Service, Version 186.42
File name contains:\Windows\System32\nvvsvc.exe

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

nvvsvc.exe -

nvvsvc.exe  is returning insufficient information about this program.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.




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Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

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