PunkBuster Services
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:
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- 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:
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- 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:
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| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
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DLL
|
b47a96cdb7c53489a278ba0b6ee85894 | |
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DLL
|
3364d42256bf6377b238da0d6d043c95 | |
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EXE
|
f9481bdb0b47569a895b1ed0803e785c | |
|
EXE
|
78d8795d1434b9e59d78c28ce2a456a5 | |
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EXE
|
3801fd36d576f98b94acde90bfb14f1d | |
|
EXE
|
85b5177bc41a9f37502c9758b7b6532d | |
|
DLL
|
3e1c492dd02f9c9778a300a0c9a4a12b | |
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DLL
|
acee08b5e7ece87b0dbf176ce3940cd5 | |
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EXE
|
9ca22601115306195c1adc2e2a380dbb | |
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EXE
|
f699188a36fc8a7f15c722e24b7ec372 |