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failing MS patch (crosspost)

LoLth · 2010-02-12 10:48:47

mods , please feel free to remove thsi as I've already posted on the tech>OS>windows section. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055826204 summary: update KB977165 in the latest batch of windows updates is reported as causing BSOD on some XP systems. Thought I'd post here as some security peeps also do patch…

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mods , please feel free to remove thsi as I've already posted on the tech>OS>windows section.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055826204

summary: update KB977165 in the latest batch of windows updates is reported as causing BSOD on some XP systems.

Thought I'd post here as some security peeps also do patch management.

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#2 12-02-2010 08:25PM

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Latests insider word is that this is only affecting systems that have been already effected by a rootkitted dll.

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#3 13-02-2010 07:26PM

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BaconZombie wrote: »

Latests insider word is that this is only affecting systems that have been already effected by a rootkitted dll.

interesting. any link to a source for more details on that?

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#4 15-02-2010 03:58PM

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link to an article about the rootkit issue:

http://news.techworld.com/security/3212676/microsoft-windows-xp-blue-screen-of-death-crash-caused-by-malware/?olo=rss

the rootkit in question is TDSS: infor on it can be found here:
http://www.prevx.com/blog/139/Tdss-rootkit-silently-owns-the-net.html

very nice write up. the main page of the site has an interesting free scan that I havent tried yet and a paid-for product that i havent really heard much about. anyone know about it?

Kaspersky also have a stand-alone rootkit removal tool for TDSS:
http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/solutions?qid=208280684

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