Hackers fix Microsoft security patch BSOD problem

Remember the BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) crashes experienced by some users after installing Microsoft's security patch released on patch Tuesday? In case you missed it, Microsoft has since confirmed that the root cause is likely to be an elusive piece of malware called a rootkit.

Well, the authors of the implicated TDL3 rootkit have apparently updated their software so that the BSOD no longer occurs. And it's not because the hackers experienced a sudden bout of guilt from their conscience either. As noted by The Inquirer, "Rootkits are designed to evade detection, so a BSOD on a hacked PC lets the user know that their PC was infected, making it likely they'll clean it up."

Now is that one less problem, or one more problem to worry about?

For more on this story:
- check out this article at The Inquirer 

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