Versions
(Note, Even Balance publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
pnkbstra.exe
By Even Balance (Signed)
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of pnkbstra.exe.
Overview
pnkbstra.exe has 10 known versions, the most recent one is . It is started as a Windows Service with the name 'PnkBstrA' and described as “PunkBuster Service Component [v1029] http://www.evenbalance.com”. . The average file size is about 70.28 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Even Balance by the certification authority VeriSign. The programs ET Pack, Medal of Honor Airborne and Medal of Honor: Airborne have been observed as installing specific variations of pnkbstra.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0006% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 1.81 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 4.02 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 2.15 KB per minute for reads and 512 Bytes per minute for writes.
 Details
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| File name: | pnkbstra.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\syswow64\pnkbstra.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Even Balance |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Sunday, July 1, 2012 |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | PnkBstrA |
| Description: | “PunkBuster Service Component [v1029] http://www.evenbalance.com” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of pnkbstra.exe.)
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Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pnkbstra.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\PnkBstrA.exe'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
All file variations of pnkbstra.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.89% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.44% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
12.78% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.78% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
5.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.89% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.89% |
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| Windows 8 |
3.33% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.22% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.22% |
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| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.67% |
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| Windows Developer Preview |
1.11% |
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| Windows Vista Business |
1.11% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
0.56% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.56% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
0.56% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 22.78% of pnkbstra.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
16.42% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.69% |
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| Acer |
11.94% |
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| Dell |
10.45% |
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| Lenovo |
10.45% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.21% |
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| Toshiba |
7.46% |
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| Sony |
5.97% |
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| MSI |
5.97% |
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| Samsung |
2.99% |
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| Gateway |
2.99% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.49% |
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| Intel |
1.49% |
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| Alienware |
1.49% |
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