nvtray.exe
Summary
NVIDIA system tray application. Provides quick access to NVIDIA GPU settings and display configuration.
nvtray.exe is the 143rd most commonly executed Windows program in EchoTrail's dataset, observed 125,387 times across enterprise environments. It typically runs from C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Display and it is most often launched by NVDisplay.Container.exe.
Behavior
Top Paths
- C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\Display100%
Top Hashes (SHA256)
- c64dd36b2add5cb41cb47a34df5b8f6f6039a8c6c96c16d3d3225df609e11fa773.43%
- 720d0fde45f78da7b5f4f5fe063c04ed58ad2aa4d883f49c7c58e0cef507fb356.08%
- 49e7e222d8e2ae0b269c9325265be2fc194bf956d17e9ffdd9b6a9042fe5582d4.42%
- 6d49166e61e762109591fe38404e7b84b2a9743200e7ecdacb88f13936ba444b2.69%
- 62536d55a293c631afea5edbf953b1d91942cb3f3b84886a8e23eaf79f5b21972.65%
- e8a22dbabaa898ab17786b6034efc5e22b399ec36bd655f42b7839cbc203a0e51.89%
- 895cc78ba000a6fdfc2b3798687bdc22e32b3e567defec59176660cffac5fd6c1.64%
- 6f4e3ae46cfea434628dc6389e0b4d04e88d057c133ada37de7db4e98a01dc501.63%
- aea7ad340c04dcf8d455a9bc7d32fdf8133f0df959276223ea951f0f9f6f2a831.1%
- 56c69d89aeca09332717635dad48aeb98ad347174d96ddc0b68e8fddadaaf8541.04%
Process Ancestry
Top Grandparents
- nvvsvc.exe83.17%
- NVDisplay.Container.exe16.78%
- userinit.exe0.02%
- nvnodejslauncher.exe0.01%
- winlogon.exe<0.01%
Top Parents
- explorer.exe0.01%
- setup.exe0.01%
Top Children
- NvBackend.exe98.94%
Rare or environment-specific process names are omitted from ancestry tables. Percentages are of all observed relationships.
Security Analysis
What does nvtray.exe normally do?
Part of NVIDIA software. Normal operation.
When is nvtray.exe suspicious?
Running from unexpected paths.
How do attackers abuse nvtray.exe?
Not commonly abused.
Detection guidance
No specific detection needed.
False positive notes
Normal NVIDIA operation.
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Data from EchoTrail's dataset of ~346M Windows process executions. Last extracted 2026-08-04.