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Nview.dll file information

The process known as NVIDIA nView Desktop and Window Manager (version 110.60, 110.14, 110.38, 110.48, 110.26, 111.32, 111.75, 66.93, 44.03, 105.32, 110.05, 45.23, 110.22, 105.31, ...) or NVIDIA nView Control Panel (version 28.46) belongs to software NVIDIA nView Desktop and Window Manager or NVIDIA Display Control Panel or NVIDIA nView Control Panel by NVIDIA (www.nvidia.com).

Description: nview.dll is located in the folder C:\Windows\System32. Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 1,466,368 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 1,470,464 bytes and 43 more variants.
A .dll file (Dynamic Link Library) is a special type of Windows program containing functions that other programs can call. This .dll file can be injected to all running processes and can change or manipulate their behavior. Nview.dll is not a Windows system file. The program is not visible. The service has no detailed description. It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs. nview.dll is able to record inputs and monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 65% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.

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If nview.dll is located in a subfolder of C:\Windows, the security rating is 67% dangerous. The file size is 1,470,464 bytes (40% of all occurrences), 1,466,368 bytes and 4 more variants. It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs. The program is not visible. The service has no detailed description. Nview.dll is not a Windows system file. nview.dll is able to record inputs and monitor applications.

If nview.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files", the security rating is 49% dangerous. The file size is 2,502,248 bytes (33% of all occurrences), 1,624,680 bytes and 5 more variants. The program is not visible. Nview.dll is a Verisign signed file. Nview.dll is digitally signed. There is no detailed description of this service. It can change the behavior of other programs or manipulate other programs. File nview.dll is not a Windows system file. nview.dll is able to record inputs, monitor applications and manipulate other programs.
If you have any problems with nview.dll, you can uninstall the associated program (Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove programs > NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager or NVIDIA Display Control Panel).

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as nview.dll, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the nview.dll process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

NView keeps freezing my pc and constantly shows up in Event Viewer showing event 1
Ian

It comes with the nVidia graphics drivers. If not running dual monitors, do a manual install of the drivers and choose NOT to load nView.
nyteshade!

I started with a clean install, WinXP, I get the error everytime it boots now. It isn't malware/spyware in my case it's Nvidia. All graphics run perfectly, but the error message is annoying at startup.
Leonidas

Bloat ware provided by nividia. Is not needed for multiple monitors. It just adds special effects to windows. If you don't like what it does delete it.
taj

Included in WHQL Certified drivers from NVIDIA, absolutely no security risk here.
Axion

Video Card Display add-on /Duel Monitor capabilities
jeff

nvidia stuff.
Arran Fortuna

possible source of virus or trojan? hacker's delight!
remfrancis

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Summary: Average user rating of nview.dll: based on 74 votes with 9 reviews.

41 users think nview.dll is essential for Windows or an installed application. 4 users think it's probably harmless. 13 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 8 users suspect danger. 8 users think nview.dll is dangerous and recommend removing it. 9 users doesn't grade nview.dll ("not sure about it").

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