Punkbuster issues

Perhaps Punkbuster is being blocked or some files are corrupted. I have a Punkbuster guide located at: http://answers.ea.com/t5/Battlefield-4/READ-FIRSTS-Common-issues-Fixes-amp-Guides/m-p/4362361#M175918

You might want to try and scan your harddrive and do a complete reinstall of Punkbuster.

I'm doing a full system virus scan, and will do the same with an anti-malware after. I've added the Battlefield 4 folder to exceptions, and after all that I'll reinstall PB again. If that doesn't work...

Scanning for hardddrive corruption, not virus or malware..

It's Advanced/Rare Solution 2 in the guide I posted a link to.

Done all that, still crashes.

I'm having the same exact issue, same file and everything. I've also been keeping an eye out for others having the same issue, of which there are. I submitted a ticket to PunkBuster since the problem is having to do with the same file: pbcl.d64

I've had the same error with 2 different locations of the file being referenced:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\pb\pbcl.d64

C:\Users\asdf\AppData\Local\PunkBuster\BF4\pb\pbcl.d64

It's not viruses or malware, drivers, or lack of PB updates (I manually updated PB after I identified the issue, but the crashes persisted; I then tried a clean install, but to no avail).

To note, here's the log error:

Faulting application name: bf4.exe, version: 1.4.2.25648, time stamp: 0x54e3fd7a
Faulting module name: pbcl.d64, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x55021c52
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000028241
Faulting process id: 0x2274
Faulting application start time: 0x01d07246014a8d67
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\bf4.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\pb\pbcl.d64
Report Id: cfb18e02-de3b-11e4-82f3-d0509927a146

OS: Windows 8.1, latest updates.

RAM: 32 GB

CPU: Core i7-4770k

GPU: GTX 780 Ti

Same issue here http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/forum/threadview/2955064791363104143/

Faulting application name: bf4.exe, version: 1.4.2.25648, time stamp: 0x54e3fd7a
Faulting module name: pbcl.d64, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x55021c52
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000028241
Faulting process ID: 0x3324
Faulting application start time: 0x01d072daddbdd6f2
Faulting application path: F:\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\bf4.exe
Faulting module path: F:\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\pb\pbcl.d64
Report ID: 5dd60d8d-dece-11e4-850e-bc5ff4375bed
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

Was working fine the day no idea what changed now i cant go more than 3 to 5 minutes in game before it crashes

I removed the SweetFX files from the bf4 directory and the game hasnt crashed yet, didnt think SweetFX and PB had issues with each other ah well  

I painstakingly went through the relevant steps in that guide but nothing has resolved the problem. Still crashing, same faulty module:

Faulting application name: bf4.exe, version: 1.4.2.25648, time stamp: 0x54e3fd7a
Faulting module name: pbcl.d64, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x55021c52
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0000000000028241
Faulting process id: 0x1a4
Faulting application start time: 0x01d072e7fe2f2669
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\bf4.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Battlefield 4\pb\pbcl.d64
Report Id: 9df19e47-dedc-11e4-82f3-d0509927a146
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

...:::EDIT:::...

I may have found a temporary solution (the game hasn't crashed yet, but that may change).

1: In Origin, right-click on Battlefield 4 and select Game Properties.

2: Under "When launching this game," select Battlefield 4 (x86) from the drop-down list, then click OK.

That's it.

I'm just wondering if the 64-bit executable of BF4 is clashing with the latest PB files or something. I'll report back with any crashes that happen after trying this change.