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
b67e5ea0888e54008e7f4dc807354903
DLL
2bf450e74dbf85bec3d0f5b9b10302f6
EXE
0850e74135816a7258df7ce096edf1b6
EXE
f45cb536df62afa1889a7b7eeb2302de
DLL
d752342f33ba6090d12cbc2c8139bd39
DLL
af9c097d61b4c19415ce659edaff1c6d
DLL
054103e586280794a54b01760838c84c
DLL
9c11b699c3f0e8d4420b9a4c4be4cbb3
EXE
6bb3183eb7e21b50ed02d8ecc614ea12
DLL
a82aa17f9730c139c4dc46a9b022e97d