by Tregaron on February 12, 2010
“A rootkit infection may be the cause of a Windows Blue Screen of Death issue experienced by Windows XP users who applied the latest round of Microsoft patches. It appears that the affected Windows PCs had the rootkit infection prior to deploying the Microsoft patches. Researcher Patrick W. Barnes, investigating the issue, has isolated the [...]
by Matt on February 11, 2010
If Tuesday’s security updates from Microsoft have crippled your Windows XP computer with the notorious Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), please follow the follow procedures to fix your computer: 1. Boot from your Windows XP CD or DVD and start the recovery console (see this Microsoft article for help with this step) Once you are [...]
by Matt on February 10, 2010
Microsoft has issued four critical and eight important updates that address several vulnerabilities in Windows and Office. The 4 critical updates are: MS10-006: Vulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (978251) This security update resolves two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows that could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted [...]