Recently, I discussed a problem some people have been experiencing with black screens. I had reported that a company, Prevx, had identified that Microsoft’s recent patches were responsible for black screens. Prevx and Microsoft both have further examined the condition and determined that the black screens were not caused by Microsoft’s security updates as previous believed, but by malware, such as Daonol. Once again, Microsoft’s patches are safe and are not the cause of these black screens.
The fix that Prevx had provided, and I had included on my previous entry, didn’t fix the problem in all cases. The fix apparently works if the black screen began within the past couple of weeks, after running security software. Some users had to resort to reloading Windows to repair the issue.
Prevx identified ten different scenarios that could trigger the black screens, and most have been available for years. All Windows Operating Systems from NT to 7 can be affected by the problem, which is potentially million of computers world wide.