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  1. Well, this is 1 part question and 1 part suggestion. Anyway,

     

    I am wondering if you have a clear explanation of what PBBans does/is responsible for as well as what Even Balance does. The reason I'm wondering is because in a recent incident, we first went through PBBans, then mistakenly told it was Even Balance, and now back to PBBans.

     

    Just a suggestion, but it would be awesome if a page was put detailing what type of ban PBBans was responsible for, as well as listing what bans Even Balance is responsible for. Just a way to possibly lower any confusion between the two entities.

    The only bans that are directly attributed to EvenBalance are global hardware/guid bans.

    PB just kicks for anything that triggers a violation as per this list.

     

    Reference guide to PB violations

     

    Technical Violations: (Resolution: Reinstall PunkBuster from the latest game update patch)

    #101 - Communication Failure

    #102 - Communication Failure

    #131 - Initialization Failure

    #132 - Protocol Error

    #141 - Distress (This indicates a problem trying to update to the latest version of PunkBuster - it may indicate a problem reaching one of our Internet-based Master PB Servers which can be caused by firewalls, router problems, etc.)

     

    Miscellaneous Violations:

    #111 - Bad Name (Resolution: Change player name or play on a different server)

    #112 - Too Many Bad Names

    #113 - Too Many Name Changes (Designed to eliminate name change spamming)

    #114 - Protected Name (Resolution: Change player name or play on a different server)

    #121 - Negative Score Too Low (usually from Killing Teammates)

    #151 - Extended ASCII Characters in Player Name (Resolution: use regular letters, numbers and symbols in the player name or play on a different server)

    #9001 - CVAR value failed range check (see the FAQ for more info)

     

    Integrity Violations:

    When PunkBuster is unable to verify that a player's gaming environment is functioning properly and/or has not been alterred, an Integrity violation is raised. This also involves the detection of modified game or PunkBuster files. These violation numbers are between 10000 and 29999.

     

    Cheat/Hack Violations:

    When PunkBuster detects a cheat or hack by repeated positive identification on a player's computer, a violation is raised. These violation numbers are 50000 and higher. Families of cheats are listed below. Resolution: Remove cheats and hacks from the computer.

    #50000s - Aimbot

    #60000s - Wallhack

    #70000s - Multihack

    #80000s - Gamehack

    #90000s - 'Cheat' Video Drivers

    #100000s - Speedhack

    #110000s - Autofire

    #120000s - Game Hook

    #130000s - Attempted PunkBuster Hack

    Now to the nitty gritty :)

    PB is the best anti cheat software out there, no one else comes close in my opinion, the one thing I find is that it can be slow to update the detection software.

    This could be deliberate on their part because they are running "silent detections" and will issue a mass global ban to all those detected, as recently demonstrated in BF2.

    As usual EvenBalance play their cards close to their chest and who can blame them.

    The PBBans stance is to remove any cheater from its streaming servers asap.

    With this in mind we collect/receive cheats, both public and private, for every PB supported game genre and dissect the cheat and any files it may contain.

    We then update the Master Config Index (MCI) with the relevant cvars and md5 scans gleaned from the dissection.

    Even if the cheat produces something that may look innocuous at first glance i.e. a wav/ini/cfg/log etc the one thing to remember is that if its on the MCI it means it is uniquely generated by a cheat.

    With the latest cheats being injected / run outside of the game directory / the gathering of the innocuous info becomes more important than ever in our efforts to keep servers clean and cheat free, as does cvar scanning.

    I could go on for hours detailing the in's and out's of what we do here to protect the honest gamers :)

    Shortened version

    All the above will kick you from a server and are directly attributed to PB software.

    All bans except for global ones are issued by PBBans and are either triggered directly by PB software or PBBans cvar/md5 checks.

    Bans triggered by PB software will only be removed if EvenBalance confirm that a "false positive" was made via a trouble ticket

  2. Hello,

     

    Since of February, I wait that this player is banished, but when consulting the Master Player Index 4, I repaired that it continues to play with same guid.

     

    This public server makes streaming for punksbusted.com.

     

    It has some solution to banish it definitively?

    file: sv_cheat.log

     

    [02.18.2007 22:16:13] VIOLATION (PB HACK) #130091: lamme^6.^9cless (slot #11) Violation (PB HACK) #130091 [2752855bd73351bda36a596bcdbdca8d(VALID) 87.196.171.142:28960]

     

    Cheers,

     

    KORG

    Over at PsB forums you will see this:

     

    gnat 15 Apr 2007, 10:13 AM

     

    No one knows for sure what sparks a 130000 cheat, except EB, the makers of PB. Essentially, it has something to do with a possible attempt to mess with PB itself. If they are not globally banned, it may be that there is some other explanation(false positive) or that EB is electing to give the person a little more rope, so as to add more fish to the net. In the end, it is EB's call with how this is handled. All other levels of cheats are added to the MBL.

    The PBBans stance is to remove anyone who generates a kick from the list below asap from PBBans protected servers.

     

    #50000s - Aimbot
    #60000s - Wallhack
    #70000s - Multihack
    #80000s - Gamehack
    #90000s - 'Cheat' Video Drivers
    #100000s - Speedhack
    #110000s - Autofire
    #120000s - Game Hook
    #130000s - Attempted PunkBuster Hack
  3. Posted Image

     

    I will go ahead and explain this image, due to others hosting it and talking smack like it was a photoshop item:

    I would have thought the best course of action would be to raise your "challenge" on forums were its hosted.

    I dont see the relevance of posting it here, and I dont see a streaming game admin avatar.

    Am I missing something here ?

  4. We only accept pbss evidence from streaming servers m8.

    This is not PBBans saying "you dont stream so tough"

    Its because the md5# of the pbss has to be verified as genuine via streamed information.

    This totally eliminates the "I was framed" whine.

  5. streaming creates 0 lag.

    I notice you have been streaming since the 4.5.2007 .. has the lag suddenly appeared out of nowhere ?

     

    possible causes.

    server provider cramming too many servers onto 1 box.

    Badly configured PB settings.

     

    solution:

    First thing is to identify the culprit.

    Disable PB on your server, if the lag disappears then you can ask advice on here re your PB configuration.

    If lag is still present enable PB and get in touch with your provider.

  6. Hello all, just came over to check out pbbans. We currently run 2 ranked BF2 servers wich are streaming to PsB. My question is this , for pbbans, how long from the time the pbss is taken till it can be submitted, as it takes minimum 24 hours at PsB and sometimes as long as 4 days before it can even be submitted.

    As long as the server is streaming pbss can be submitted immediately via the pbss manager in your team account .. the actual review process is normally complete within 24-48 hours.

    You do know that dual/multistreaming is possible ?

    Check it out here http://www.pbbans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=19266

  7. so this guy's gonna get off scott free just because this server doesn't live stream?

     

    I have demo's, and 2 kicks

    and no streamed log information to verify them as genuine, sorry m8 but every ban thats added to the PBBans Master Ban Index has streamed evidence to back it up.

     

    All info can be found in the PBBans TOS agreement

  8. The 2 main anti cheat sites (PBBans and PsB) do not list this server as streaming.

    Its not even listed on the gv site

     

    Even if it was streaming he would be able to repeatedly rejoin a PsB or gv protected server, both take hours to apply a banlist update afaik, and PsB do not add 130000 violations to their banlist any more.

     

    PBBans servers that stream via the Hub would all have him on their servers pbbans.dat in about 4 seconds .. thats why the PBBans Hub is the preferred method of streaming, by choice, of admins that use our services.

  9. Streaming does not create lag .. other things do .. for example:

     

    badly configured pb settings

    gsp's cramming too many clans on a box

     

    to name but 2 .. first thing to do is to positively identify PB as the culprit .. disable it on the server for a short period and see if things improve .. if they dont then contact your game server provider, because he probably has too many clans sharing the same box ... if things do improve with PB disabled then we can look at your PB settings and advise as neccessary.

     

    Servers I run are lag free btw. :)

     

    **update** I ping a steady 140 - 155 to your server via hlsw ..not bad from liverpool uk .. I get a steady green line in the lagometer with no red spikes

  10. Hey PB.

     

    We have serious problems with our servers.

    We are one of the bigger clans from Denmark, but we have a problem with 2 of our servers.

     

    The problems are that sometimes when a player joines the server then one gets kicked and they get the message "Server Disconnected" and "Kicked by PB ( 0 min ).

     

    And sometimes a player gets kicked for "Disallowed Program/Driver [125040]" or "General PB Client Authentication Failure".

     

    Why does it do that and can we fix it?.

     

    We hope you can help us or give us some advice.

     

    Best regard

    Leardini / Captain Blood

     

    www.tdis.dk

    A bit confused are you m8 ?

    This is PBBans .. we are a privately run anti cheat site.

    Try opening a trouble ticket ..this is exactly what it was designed for.

     

    http://www.evenbalance.com/troubleticket/n...t.php?game=cod2

     

    The disallowed program driver means that the rendering path of cod2 is being redirected by another programme and a trouble ticket will help you find out the culprit.

    Make sure you include in the trouble ticket:

    1. any overlay programs installed (chat, voice, media streaming, etc.) please make note of those in your trouble ticket

    2. Your Direct-X version

    3. Your video driver version and if you are using the standard drivers or modified ones

     

    General PB Client Authentication Failure normally points to a network/bandwidth issue on the clients side

  11. Any of the violations listed below are raised directly by EvenBalance themselves - if someone thinks that the ban issued is wrong they should raise a trouble ticket and ask the questions there.

     

    http://www.evenbalance.com/troubleticket/

     

    Cheat/Hack Violations:

    When PunkBuster detects a cheat or hack by repeated positive identification on a player's computer, a violation is raised. These violation numbers are 50000 and higher. Families of cheats are listed below. Resolution: Remove cheats and hacks from the computer.

    #50000s - Aimbot

    #60000s - Wallhack

    #70000s - Multihack

    #80000s - Gamehack

    #90000s - 'Cheat' Video Drivers

    #100000s - Speedhack

    #110000s - Autofire

    #120000s - Game Hook

    #130000s - Attempted PunkBuster Hack

  12. team account created (check forum pm)

    server added to team account

    server is streaming via the Hub

     

    ***************************************************************

    Team: Necromancer (AC#541) --- Account Streaming (1 / 1)

    ***************************************************************

    User ID: 108345 ---- ForumName: Necromancer.

  13. There are 2 methods to initiate streaming.

    rep - which is the old pbsvlog.cfg method

    hub - which is exclusive to PBBans and is quite the shining star here :)

     

    Both need admin validation at our end as final confirmation of streaming, in your case the old rep application will simply be deleted.

  14. aright aright you convinced me, now, lets say i did those 7 rcon lines (its ssh access, so rcon would be easier), were i get the SGA stats from? that guide said to post somewhere, but the link is broken.

    Just make a post here bro

    A team account will be created for you and your forum access will be upgraded :)

  15. team account created (check forum pm)

    server added to team account

    server is streaming via the Hub

     

    ***************************************************************

    Team: ClanFRQ (AC#537) --- Account Streaming (1 / 1)

    ***************************************************************

    User ID: 108348 ---- ForumName: DrUnKeNMaStEr

  16. team account created (check forum pm)

    server added to team account

    server is streaming via the Hub

     

    ***************************************************************

    Team: URA (AC#533) --- Account Streaming (1 / 1)

    ***************************************************************

    User ID: 108337 ---- ForumName: Ajvngou

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