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What is nvcontainer.exe?

nvcontainer.exe is an executable file that is part of the NVIDIA Container, a software component developed by NVIDIA Corporation. It is typically located in the C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvContainer directory.

The NVIDIA Container is a crucial part of NVIDIA's software infrastructure. It is responsible for running various NVIDIA processes in the background. These processes include, but are not limited to, the NVIDIA Control Panel, GeForce Experience, and other NVIDIA services. The software helps in managing and optimizing the performance of NVIDIA graphics cards, providing a better gaming and multimedia experience.

nvcontainer.exe is necessary if you are using an NVIDIA graphics card and want to take full advantage of its features. It helps in managing the graphics card's settings and optimizing its performance. If you find that nvcontainer.exe is consuming too much CPU or memory resources, or if it is causing system instability, you might consider removing or disabling it. In some cases, malware might disguise itself as nvcontainer.exe. If you suspect this is the case, it would be advisable to run a malware scan and remove the file if it is indeed malicious.

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Nvcontainer.exe file information

Windows Task Manager with nvcontainer
Nvcontainer.exe process in Windows Task Manager

The process known as NVIDIA Container belongs to software NVIDIA Container or NVIDIA LocalSystem Container or NVIDIA Drivers or PoserContent2012 or NVIDIA Display Control Panel or NVIDIA LocalSystem Container, NVIDIA LocalSystem Container, NVIDIA LocalSystem Container, NVIDIA LocalSystem Container, NVIDIA L by (www.nvidia.com) or Symantec (www.symantec.com).

Description: Nvcontainer.exe is not essential for the Windows OS and causes relatively few problems. Nvcontainer.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files"—for instance C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvContainer\. Known file sizes on Windows 10/11/7 are 874,472 bytes (16% of all occurrences), 1,277,480 bytes and 78 more variants. file.net/process/nvcontainer.exe.html 
It is a background process, and the service name is NvContainerLocalSystem: Container service for NVIDIA root features.
It is not a Windows core file. It is digitally signed. The program has no visible window. The process uses ports to connect to or from a LAN or the Internet. The file is a Verisign signed file. The file is a Windows scheduled tasks. Nvcontainer.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 48% dangerous; but you should also compare this rating with the user reviews.

Uninstalling this variant: You can do the following:
  1) uninstall the program using the Control Panel ⇒ Uninstall a Program ⇒ PoserContent2012 or NVIDIA Drivers
  2) look for help on the www.smithmicro.com website.

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as nvcontainer.exe, particularly when located in the C:\Windows or C:\Windows\System32 folder, for example Backdoor:Win32/Bladabindi!ml (detected by Microsoft), and ML.Attribute.HighConfidence (detected by Symantec). Therefore, you should check the nvcontainer.exe 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

Part of NVIDIA's graphics driver v. 419.17
  Joel  
NVIDIA graphics driver
  Pro  
harmless
   
Network host process from nvidia, started from service to support some gaming services. To disable it, just disable the Nvidia services
  Max  
well, it seems in my case it has something to do with the update for the G-force experience. I kept seeing network traffic and after seeing this I opened it, it updated, problem solved. The only traffic I got now is from programs like steam and such. It does not seem to be a problem at all.
  Don Lugo  
nvidia backdoor crap, they're making it harder to disable with recent updates
   
This is by far the process that sends & receives most data of all my (running) processes (excluding web-browsers), about every 10 seconds it sends & receives some kb of data, I don't like it. A comparison between my 2 top send & receiving files (at this moment): #1: NVIDIA Container: Send = 19.8 MB, Receive = 33.9 MB #2: svchost.exe: Send = 0.1951 MB, Receive = 1.4 MB (I converted #2-Send from KB to MB, for better readability, thus the strange precision format) If you use a network subscription with limited data, then I highly recommend that you try to FIRST ONLY disable the program from starting (use CCleaner or something) DO NOT DELETE the program (yet), then restart your computer & see if everything works fine, try starting some games & stuff, ONLY IF everything works fine THEN can you consider to permanently delete (or otherwise disable the file, eg: rename it, or move it to another folder, or delete it).
  Sion  
i noticed and saw it using too much bandwidth, then i tried to open a gameonline, then pressed alt + tab continuously and then surprisingly, the nvcontainer.exe's bandwidth usage increasing very quickly, im not sure if it's recording my keyboard movement like a trojan or so, after that i suspended it. (my nvcontainer.exe located in C:\Program Files\NVIDIA Corporation\NvContainer and it size 746kb)
  Mikhail  
It updates the list of games in GeForce Experience
   
Malwarebytes detected a Trojan coming inbound from an IP out of nvcontainer.exe
  HYPERVI0LET  
Nvidia's Geforce Experiance... If u don't use shadowplay to record games u can uninstall the whole thing... otherwise go into it's options and remove paths to places where it will look for games... otherwise it will use obscene amounts of hard drive throughput and the most inconvenient times
  tyu  
it scans the whole hard drive, even non exe files
  gggg  
nvcontainer holds 4 graphics card atm, 690 GTX, 1070 GTX, quadro k2000, and Titan Volta. it can also hold the 4 graphics cards seperately inside your body. the nvcontainer shows up when a nvidia user wants to merge his pride, with his computer. there are 2 types of nvcontainer, 1 of them related to the "Blackpants" virus one is nvidia container (nvidia localsystem container, and the nvidia display container LS. when nvidia container is up, a zeponated system already exists, and we can start to save up money for the RTX card cc..
  Rei Ayanami  
Seems like another thing that will collect data about me. I value my privacy and I don't want this sh*t in my computer. I don't trust Nvidia anymore!
  Tomas  

Summary: Average user rating of nvcontainer.exe: based on 43 votes with 14 user comments. 23 users think nvcontainer.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 2 users think it's probably harmless. 9 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 8 users suspect danger. One user thinks nvcontainer.exe is dangerous and recommends removing it. 2 users don't grade nvcontainer.exe ("not sure about it").


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Best practices for resolving nvcontainer issues

A clean and tidy computer is the key requirement for avoiding problems with nvcontainer. This means running a scan for malware, cleaning your hard drive using 1cleanmgr and 2sfc /scannow, 3uninstalling programs that you no longer need, checking for Autostart programs (using 4msconfig) and enabling Windows' 5Automatic Update. Always remember to perform periodic backups, or at least to set restore points.

Should you experience an actual problem, try to recall the last thing you did, or the last thing you installed before the problem appeared for the first time. Use the 6resmon command to identify the processes that are causing your problem. Even for serious problems, rather than reinstalling Windows, you are better off repairing of your installation or executing the 7DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth command. This allows you to repair the operating system without losing data.

To get your computer running as fast as it did on day one, you can 8reset your PC. Your personal files will remain intact, but any programs you installed will need to be reinstalled.

To help you analyze the nvcontainer.exe process on your computer, the following programs have proven to be helpful: ASecurity Task Manager displays all running Windows tasks, including embedded hidden processes, such as keyboard and browser monitoring or Autostart entries. A unique security risk rating indicates the likelihood of the process being potential spyware, malware or a Trojan. A good Bantivirus software detects and removes sleeping spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, malware and trackers from your hard drive.



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