PunkBuster
Sign in to savePunkBuster 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. The aim of the program is to isolate cheaters and prevent them from disrupting legitimate games. PunkBuster is developed and published by Even Balance, Inc.
Key facts
- Software.name
- PunkBuster
- Software.logo
- Punkbuster logo.png
- Software.logo_size
- 150px
- Software.author
- Tony Ray
- Software.developer
- Even Balance, Inc
- Software.operating system
- Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS
- Software.genre
- Anti-cheat software
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.punkbuster.com
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- publication date
- 2000-00-00
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Features
- Published features
- Incompatibilities
- Enforcement
- Global GUID bans and Hardware bans
- False positives
- Attacks on PunkBuster
- Games using PunkBuster
- See also
- References
- External links
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. The aim of the program is to isolate cheaters and prevent them from disrupting legitimate games. PunkBuster is developed and published by Even Balance, Inc.
==History== Tony Ray founded Even Balance to develop PunkBuster after his experience with cheaters on Team Fortress Classic.