A number of system error messages that followed Microsoft's latest round of updates may have been caused by an underlying infection on Windows systems, according to the company.
Microsoft said in a blog post last week that the system error messages, colloquially known as a Blue Screen of Death, happened after users applied the KB977165 patch in the MS10-015 advisory, and that this could have been caused by malware.
"In our continuing investigation into the restart issues related to MS10-015 that a limited number of customers are experiencing, we have determined that malware on the system can cause the behaviour," said a Microsoft blog post. "We are not yet ruling out other potential causes at this time and are still investigating."
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