Blue screens in Windows XP after the last update

Microsoft published as usual for monthly updates to its operating systems, including Windows XP. But after updating their PCs, many users are experiencing stability problems whose cause has been found.

One of the patches released by Microsoft in its latest update MS10-015 patch KB977165, repairing a security flaw old over 17 years presence in the Windows kernel, the virtual DOS machine (VDM) used for Support 16-bit applications. This patch affects only Windows XP but all 32-bit editions of Windows from NT 3.1 to 7.


This vulnerability discovered by a Google developer manifested in the form of a memory bug and allowed individuals to launch a malicious attack. But since installing the patch this flaw, many users of Windows XP 32-bit face stability problems entrainant the appearance of blue screens. Until the cause of stability issues, Microsoft recommended solution to boot the PC from the installation disk of Windows XP, select the Recovery Console and command line, from the root C: \, of enter: CD $ NtUninstallKB977165 $ \ spuninst then press Enter.

Microsoft seems to have been responsible for these instabilities. This is the Alureon rootkit that modifies some files in the Windows kernel. Installing the patch recently led to a conflict with Alureon, creating de facto blue screens. If the Redmond giant has not previously identified this problem of conflict, because the machines on which the rootkit is present Alureon are unstable. All computers running Windows XP 32-bit infected by the rootkit Alureon would however not necessarily involved in dealing with Blue Screen (BSoD).

Microsoft and various companies specialized in security should in any case propose in the coming days / weeks a simple solution to detect and eradicate Alureon. Meanwhile, the firm Steve Ballmer has obviously removed the update MS10-015, which will be reinstated in Windows Update when a satisfactory solution has been found. Unfortunately for now, the only 100% reliable solution to get rid of the rootkit Alureon is properly and completely reinstall Windows XP after formatting a tedious process that requires time and a backup of all important documents and settings.