How to remove an PMB error

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PMB.exe file information

The process known as Pando Media Booster belongs to software Pando Media Booster by Pando Networks (www.pando.com).

Description: PMB.exe is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 3,077,528 bytes (27% of all occurrences), 2,937,528 bytes and 28 more variants.
The file is digitally signed. The file is not a Windows core file. The program has no visible window. The process starts upon Windows startup (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). PMB.exe is able to monitor applications. Therefore the technical security rating is 51% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
In the event of any problems with PMB.exe, you can also do the following:

ask Customer Support ^[1][2] to assist you
uninstall Pando Media Booster or Pando software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista)

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If PMB.exe is located in a subfolder of the "My Files" folder, the security rating is 62% dangerous. The file size is 2,969,496 bytes. The program has no visible window. File PMB.exe is certified by a trustworthy company. The application is loaded during the Windows boot process (see Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run). The process listens for or sends data on open ports to a LAN or the Internet. The file is not a Windows system file. PMB.exe is able to monitor applications.
In the event of any problems with PMB.exe, you can also uninstall Pando Media Booster software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista).

Important: Some malware camouflages itself as PMB.exe, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the PMB.exe process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

I know that this file is used to bosst download speed for some games so if your playing an MMO the its ok if u have never heard of an MMO delete it
Hazard

The Pando Media Booster is a tiny (2MB) UI-less client that enables you to cost effectively stream full-screen HD video by leveraging your viewer's collective spare bandwidth. Running as a secure transparent background service on your viewer's computer, the Media Booster optimizes video streams by intelligently streaming your videos from multiple sources; your CDN servers as well as the computer's of other viewers ("Peer Cloud"). - Comment from www.pandonetworks.com...
Unkown (further information)

Pando Media Booster, supposed to be a P2P data spreading thing, slows down your connection, costs you lots of traffic, and possibly spys on your system

PMB is used by mmo games such as Dungeons and dragons online, so if you have a game like this, then it's fine to have this process running.
Amunrath

Pando Media Booster. Wird für gewöhnlich in Peer to Peer Clients verwendet, wie z.b. den Downloader von Lord of the Rings Online. Service beendet sich für gewöhnlich nach Abschluss den Downloads nicht und sendet fleissig weiter Daten.
Neko (further information)

if your computer is always uploading this is the culprit. Some companies use it to download their games, but it is a pier-to-pier program that will frequently hijack your connection by saturating your upload bandwidth. In the Control Panel, you can find it and disable it or limit the upload bandwidth, or you can uninstall completely though you may need it again for future game downloads.
Warren

es gehört zu online Rollenspielen, genau genommen kams bei mir mit war of angels(gamigo).
Niko

This popped up and is the only process allocating bandwidth for Leauge of Legends (installation).
Alan

PMB = Pando Media Booster. It's installed along with some of the MMORPF games. This application is suposed to store youre account information and send it to the server for authentification...and as far as i can see...if you uninstall it, there are games then might possibly stop working...some like CrossFire, 4Story, Metin2, etc...
RadicalHacker

mit dem PMB wird zum beispiel lotro geladen. das programm schont die bandbreite des eigentlichen downloadservers, indem dateipakete von jedem rechner der die datei ebenfalls geladen hat zu senden. dies nennt man auch "peer to peer connection" ! das programm kann aber bedenkenlos gelöscht werden!! das einzige problem ist das es einen teil eurer I-net-leistung abzweigt!!!
mr

PMB.exe is for Pando Media Boosted application. Sometimes gives error Pando Media Booster cannot connect to the network, see link to fix it.
Maria (further information)

I got that installing League of Legends. After uninstalling LoL I still had Pando on my disk. :-(
Joe7

Pando Media Booster. Think it got installed with the Vindictus client. All it seems to do is upload heaps without my consent. Uninstall it.
Chris

Its used by some online MMO's client to run faster (example being League of Legends)
Nicolai Daugaard

Spyware! Dangerous, This software cannot be removed from your PC, monitors your processes, listen and communicates through HTTP protocols without your permission, reinstalls itself if you try to remove it, and will crash your system if you tamper with it. Its dangerous, and so far only way to remove it permanently is to format your harddrive. NO mmo NEEDS this, they market it as a DOWNLOAD BOOSTER, yet installs into Control Panel, runs invisibly, makes 100+ HTTP net connections to unknown sources even when PC is idle, and will ultimately Keylog your every activity.
Guy

my fire wall tells me every now and then that the exe file is trying to contact different ip addresses

PMB is Pando Media Booster. It helps speed up downloads of a whole lot of MMORPGs. It continues to run in the background to seed other people's downloads. It's not harmful at all and you can change the settings for it or uninstall if whenever you want.
Aeval (further information)

Wird von League of Ledgends installiert um Daten per P2P bereitzustellen.

i think its a virus but im not sure
Dave

A photo transver program.
Jesse Jefferies

I couldn't figure out how I was uploading so much the last few day. I finally checked resource manager and saw PMB.exe had a ton of connections. Uninstalled Pando Media Booster and voila, no more wasted bandwidth. Get rid of this program unless you want to waste your bandwidth.
Josh

Got it From Lol was annoying would not let ne end the prosses
Swan

Pando Media Booster does not cause trouble on your system MOST OF THE TIME. However, I have seen it use a good bit of my bandwidth, and it sometimes causes my computer to lag slightly. It is otherwise a fairly harmless program
old.sparta(at)yahoo.com

joe7 is right. i got it from downloading Leage of Legends. Most likely harmless. i would uninstall though.
cody

Note: pmb.exe may be disguised by spyware, malware, virus and Trojan, if you find you didn't install that software, it must be virus. The virus may slow down computer performance, system crashes, data loss and privacy leakiness
Oliiver (further information) (further information)

installs itself and starts uploading causing internet connection to slow down
ed

It comes with League of Legends.
Madjack32

It increases your memory usage, until your computer freezes.
Ernest

Its Pando media booster, If you go to Taskmanager 4th tab, click the button under the green lines, u get a new screen (I'm on dutch, I don't know how it's called) search for something like networks tab and if its spammed with PMB.exe you've got yourself a big trojan horse (I did). it leeches your computer and data from it and spreads it over all the world, sadly. To remove it, you should first deactivate it, normally its on and doesn't allows you to deactivate it, go to start type in: Msnconfig search pando media booster in the tab of programs that start when windows start uncheck reboot!
14 year old dutch kid glad to help!

PBM.exe gets installed when the Perfect World Entertainment Core Client is installed and you download a game there like Blacklight Retribution (Closed Beta) or other games of Perfect World
Flandre (further information)

It hogs my bandwidth :(
Abhi

It was a mandatory to download Star Trek Online. after downloading and installing the game. i quit all progs but PMB kept running in the background with 6 outgoing connections, dont pin me on this but as far as ive learned you only need PMB to download stuff.
Zephid

It doesn't enhance your gameplay. It essentially works like a torrent. It provides you with a game download and then uses your internet to provide other people with a game download. It is a safe program, but end it if it's running in the background and you're not downloading something. It can cause frequent lag spikes and disconnections.
A gamer.

it is always connecting to something. The modem lights in the tray are always indicating traffic flow. I got rid of it and everything works fine still and there is no traffic on the internet until I start an app.
Bob Elsinger

it creates a lot of connections on my computer. it's using my computer as a server without my permission
slightly pissed

Can hog excessive bandwidth. Programs like netlimiter can be used to limit bandwidth usage.
Moik

Most game companys prefer it to be used as a downloading speed boost program. Other places that give this away are trying to hijack your computer and upload any banking information, passwords, etc via a virus. I'd suggest deleting it off your hard drive right after you get the game it was attached to.
Guest,

PMB.exe is used by League of Legends to allow other players to download the game using your Internet connexion. PMB.exe uses a little bandwidth, but it creates a huge number of HTTP connexion that might totally break your Internet when the connexion limit is reach (depending on your OS and on your Internet provider).
Picarret

Pando media booster is exactly what it says. You get it when you download things like LoL or any Perfect world Ent. games. If you are using it to download games from them it is most likely harmless. Allowing others to download as well. But whne you are downloading other things and Avg/mal/ any other firewall/anti virus software catches it running in the back broung trying to up load, I recomend stopping the proccess. I just stopped it on my system and it stay gone until I rebooted. Im hunting it down now to find out if those games are playable after removal of this process.
DuoMAc

Summary: Average user rating of PMB.exe: based on 66 votes with 39 reviews.

4 users think PMB.exe is essential for Windows or an installed application. 7 users think it's probably harmless. 26 users think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 17 users suspect danger. 12 users think PMB.exe is dangerous and recommend removing it. 3 users doesn't grade PMB.exe ("not sure about it").

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