What is nvinit.dll?

nvinit.dll is part of NVIDIA D3D shim drivers and developed by NVIDIA Corporation according to the nvinit.dll version information.

nvinit.dll's description is "NVIDIA Compatible NVIDIA shim initialization dll, Version 197.16 "

nvinit.dll is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation.

nvinit.dll is usually located in the 'C:\Windows\system32\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about nvinit.dll.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on nvinit.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameNVIDIA D3D shim drivers
Company nameNVIDIA Corporation
File descriptionNVIDIA Compatible NVIDIA shim initialization dll, Version 197.16
Internal namenvinit
Original filenamenvinit.dll
Legal copyright(C) NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version8.17.11.9716
File version8.17.11.9716

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameNVIDIA D3D shim drivers
Company nameNVIDIA Corporation
File descriptionNVIDIA Compatible NVIDIA shim initia..
Internal namenvinit
Original filenamenvinit.dll
Legal copyright(C) NVIDIA Corporation. All rights r..
Product version8.17.11.9716
File version8.17.11.9716

Digital signatures [?]

nvinit.dll has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameNVIDIA Corporation
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA
Certificate serial number534abed0be56d9840dd12ddb84f8b031

VirusTotal report

None of the 40 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the nvinit.dll file.

None of the 40 anti-virus programs detected the nvinit.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD555a346a62db51ffacfabb9f906e987be
SHA256368702e7b3912c4d93f155a84c970b20c8b764d3cd7717e07a5b750f5a053198

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