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[bob3160]

KB2839011 Released to Address Security Bulletin Update Issue
http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2013/04/11/kb2839011-released-to-address-security-bulletin-update-issue.aspx
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2839011

There are some reports that TrendMicro is also affected by this security update issue.

I wonder if there is any correlation between this update and the problem some of the avast! customers have had

[essexboy]

You may be onto something here Bob  as the last driver loaded is the Avast one and after that it just stops

[bob3160]

Microsoft pulls Patch Tuesday security fix –
Microsoft recommends that users uninstall the patch, and warns that another issue with the security update may cause anti-virus programs cease to work correctly.
The Redmond giant says that Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Workstations and Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Windows Servers versions 6.0.4.1424 and 6.0.4.1611
may display an error message stating that licenses for the products are not valid, and so the software will cease to function.
The question still remains:
Has this also affected the avast! users that have flooded the forum with problems since this MS update
Are those problems an avast! problem or, a problem caused by MS and Avast is getting the blame as did Kaspersky

[polonus]

Hi bob3160,

Excellent find,

polonus

[DavidR]

I'm going to need this as it looks like it has bricked my win7 netbook, not boot just black screen. Now the right royal pain in the rear starts. With no optical drive, I have to investigate bootable USB to see if I can get in and remove it.

[essexboy]

Bootable USB .. That must be my department David...   To install the recovery console, no need for FRST just use the recovery console ISO to get you to the command prompt 

Download the following three programmes to your desktop :

 
1.  Rufus

For 64bit systems
2.  Windows 8 64bit RC
2.  Windows Vista 64bit RC
2.  Windows 7 64bit RC
3.  Farbar Recovery Scan Tool x64

For 32bit systems
2.  Windows Vista RC
2.  Windows 7 RC
3.  Farbar Recovery Scan Tool


Insert the USB stick Then run Rufus
 
Select the ISO file on the desktop via the ISO icon.

Press Start Burn

Then copy FRST to the same USB 
 
 


Insert the USB into the sick computer and start the computer.  First ensuring that the system is set to boot from USB
Note: If you are not sure how to do that follow the instructions Here

 
When you reboot you will  see this although yours will say windows 7.
 Click repair my computer

 
Select your operating system

 
Select Command prompt

 
At the command prompt type the following  :

dism /image:C:\ /get-packages 

Then follow the MS details

[DavidR]

Do these have to be on the desktop, to be used ?

[essexboy]

Yes download on another system to create the bootable USB
Then boot the recalcitrant computer with the USB

[bob3160]

Wonder if this helps David:
"Pray tell, how do you uninstall a patch that keeps Windows from starting up?"
Answer:

Uninstall:
wusa.exe /uninstall /kb:2823324 /quiet /norestart
If you can get to Safe mode,
Restart by using the F8 key.Select Repair your Computer. Select a restore point prior to the update.

[DavidR]

Yes download on another system to create the bootable USB
Then boot the recalcitrant computer with the USB

Sorry by desktop, I wasn't saying my desktop PC, but the physical desktop location, I save all downloads to a specific folder.

My question was poorly framed, can I run them from any location, if I save them to my downloads folder rather than the desktop (I presume this would be correct) ?

Just been toying with booting my netbook and I can't intercept the boot to go into safe mode (F8) - also tried F12 for "Press F12 to Choose Boot Device" - also tried pecking away at the DEL key and none of those got any sort of response, so this may well be something other than this KB issue.

Hard to tell if the drive is actually spinning (I can hear the fan running, which would mask the drive activity), but no drive light activity. Perhaps this could be a coincidental hard drive failure ?

- Acer Aspire One, Win7 Starter (32bit), 2GB DDR3 RAM, Intel Atom N255 (1.5GHz dual core) CPU.

@ Bob
Yes I say that in the comments in the link you gave, but it goes further later that that can't be used in isolation like that.

Whoops...
Should have read your question better....

Restart by using the F8 key.
Select Repair your Computer.
Select the language, and then log on to the computer.

Note If you do not know the local password, you must start by using a Windows 7 DVD or USB bootable media. Then, access System Recovery Options.
Select System Restore from the menu:

You'd then restore to a date before the patches that were installed on Tuesday.

Plus this may be moot if this is a hard drive failure.

[bob3160]

David,
can you boot your netbook into regular mode
If you can, then you can always start msconfig from the run command and from there select to reboot into safe mode.

[DavidR]

No, as I mentioned it is just a black screen.

This is growing and way off topic here, so it may be best if I start a new topic.

EDIT: New Topic, http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=121216.0.

[midnight]

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/04/17/malware-boston-marathon-bombing/

[DavidR]

There really is nothing new here, whatever the major topic in the news is these leaches come crawling out from under their rock to take advantage.

[mchain]

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/04/17/malware-boston-marathon-bombing/

Topic back on track, and thanks for sharing.  As DavidR says, this is normal behavior for spammers and malware writers seeking to exploit the naive users and newbies.