PunkBuster Services

PunkBuster Services

by Even Balance, Inc.

What is PunkBuster Services?

PunkBuster Services is software application developed by Even Balance, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 58.36% of installations running this operating system. PunkBuster Services's installer is typically 75.00 MB in size and installs around 293 files. The most common release is 0.993 with 45.39% of all installations currently using this version.

PunkBuster Services is most popular in the United States with 36.62% of installations residing in this country.

PunkBuster Services adds 6 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, PunkBuster Services is known to create 6 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About PunkBuster Services?

PunkBuster is a sophisticated anti-cheating software solution specifically designed for online gaming. The program utilizes cutting-edge technology to scan and monitor the memory contents of a user's local machine to detect any cheating software. Any computer found to be using cheats may be banned from connecting to protected servers, ensuring a fair and legitimate gaming environment for all players. Developed and published by Even Balance, Inc., PunkBuster is continuously updated to adapt to new cheating methods and maintain a high level of protection for online gaming communities.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • FC3Updater.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Games\FarCry3\bin\FC3Updater.exe'.
  • BFP4f.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Battlefield Play4Free\BFP4f.exe'.
  • BFHeroes.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield Heroes\BFHeroes.exe'.
  • FC3Editor.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Games\Far Cry 3\bin\FC3Editor.exe'.
  • farcry3_d3d11.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Games\Far Cry 3\bin\farcry3_d3d11.exe'.
  • farcry3.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Games\Far Cry 3\bin\farcry3.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • bf3.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{C6364798-1C7D-46CD-B4EA-BA9E52A8C1D9}' (runs on registration).
  • farcry3.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{CF7FEAD0-B381-4FCC-BC16-DCCBA9777DBF}' (runs on registration).
  • bf4_x86.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{402C8839-80B0-48EF-AD0F-97939C6D83C1}' (runs on registration).
  • bf4.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E319CD9C-D846-421E-B559-D60E77A1F7F7}' (runs on registration).
  • BFP4f.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D116BB2D-1F9B-4133-82BC-EA2BCBD9853B}' (runs on registration).
  • farcry3_d3d11.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B35348CA-7F19-4590-9926-B041CF674307}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsvcfaq.php
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\bfp4
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield Play4Free\pbsvc_p4f.exe -u
Size:
75.00 MB
Language:
English

PunkBuster Services Executable Details

Primary executable:
pbsvc_p4f.exe
Name:
PunkBuster Services
Path:
C:\Program Files\bfp4\pbsvc_p4f.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by PunkBuster Services
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
e1bb75b8e87771dc152529e0a4083c2f
EXE
63ac009c20795135e13174b127131480
DLL
149f69b4be893943ac0fd7ef6abda567
DLL
e394200d53d7eafeca80236676862c48
DLL
5eabf4dcebab3b0a991ca5290c35a2a2
DLL
80b2171412819e5373f14ac730e6702c
DLL
d0361a00fbaf798b9a10418eb831bc98
DLL
85a95379a35a4a52f548b59899417ee4
DLL
343f3672071078f857d761024bef8797
DLL
2e076d12884983b57e253d105e983967