Microsoft revisits blue screen patch
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Microsoft has re-released a three-week-old security update that rendered many Windows XP machines useless. Security update MS10-015 is 'incompatible' with a malicious rootkit known as Alureon, according to Microsoft. After installing the patch, infected users found their PCs would no longer reboot properly. Microsoft quickly yanked the update. The new version has rootkit detection built in. If a machine is found to be infected, the patch will not install and home...
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