pnkbstra.exe start with windows and running in the backround even if battlefield 3 and bf3 is not start

[Yusuf Il]

why pnkbstra.exe is start with windows it needs to start when I play bf game
does it spy on me ?

 

[vrumor]

Its Punkbuster, it runs in the background pretty much all the time if you have a game that uses it. Relax.