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pbsvc.exe

Even Balance, Inc.

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This is installed with PunkBuster Services. The file has been seen being downloaded from amadeusdenmark.dk and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Even Balance, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
279b3d407caae6ec557b055ba94222cd

SHA-1:
ba4d0a776876726c634803081a110825dfe718ca

SHA-256:
88c00d238cc1e988e505674bf9935b56880d0a369dd9336dc98daff8ee56ef50

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:54:55 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
815.9 KB (835,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\windows\syswow64\pbsvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Even Balance, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2010 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/23/2011 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Even Balance, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Even Balance, Inc.", S=Texas, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3345AD33E2918DAC3C5BDB675544895D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/12/2010 11:41:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vtwpCNuAnnSMcvbfcrxmVqIWU2vsCKMJ/:1wpCNuCcgrOqIWU2UCZJ/

Entry address:
0x1A2030

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, F0, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.6888

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
708 KB (724,992 bytes)

The file pbsvc.exe has been discovered within the following program.

PunkBuster Services  by Even Balance, Inc.
PunkBuster is a computer program that is designed to detect software used for cheating in online games. It does this by scanning the memory contents of the local machine. A computer identified as using cheats may be banned from connecting to protected servers.
www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=pbsvcfaq.php
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The file pbsvc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://amadeusdenmark.dk/.../pbsvc.exe

http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/.../pbsvc.exe

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