New Patches Cause BSoD for Some Windows XP Users

Summary: After Microsoft's February 2010 Patch Tuesday, a number of Windows XP users reported Blue Screen of Death errors with the message "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" and reboot loops following installation of the updates. The problematic update was identified as KB977165 (MS10-015), and Microsoft said it stopped shipping the update via Windows Update once it recognized the issue and was still investigating the cause.
What's compelling: Microsoft's own blog acknowledged the crashes and pulled the update, but the thread also points to the TDSS/TDL3 rootkit infecting hard disk drivers as a suspected culprit - meaning some machines that crashed may have been compromised before the patch ever arrived.

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Topics: Vulnerabilities & Patching
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