What is nvinitx.dll?

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

nvinitx.dll's description is "NVIDIA Compatible NVIDIA shim initialization dll, Version 188.71 "

nvinitx.dll is digitally signed by NVIDIA Corporation.

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on nvinitx.dll:

PropertyValue
Product nameNVIDIA D3D shim drivers
Company nameNVIDIA Corporation
File descriptionNVIDIA Compatible NVIDIA shim initialization dll, Version 188.71
Internal namenvinit
Original filenamenvinit.dll
Legal copyright(C) NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
Product version8.16.11.8871
File version8.16.11.8871

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 version8.16.11.8871
File version8.16.11.8871

Digital signatures [?]

nvinitx.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 43 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the nvinitx.dll file.

None of the 43 anti-virus programs detected the nvinitx.dll file.

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD563a8669b79d6d9ce3e7d6b7e93e46936
SHA2562a7e4eb3e7ae06ee4d309cf14b3c031a05282d38f7d7f941c4b9fc816941bd36

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User vote results: There were 18 votes to remove and 47 votes to keep

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