[SOLVED] KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE BSOD Error

[yullbarez]

Hi. Recently, i'm getting a lot of BSOD errors. I'm getting them, while gaming, working on Adobe programs and even at desktop. What should i do?

Minidump file: https://yadi.sk/d/6sGKiOWiDY5jew


Thanks in advance.

 

[Uncodable]

Hello yullbarez.

For starters, please provide some more insight into the issue. Could you provide more crash dumps, as you stated that there are multiple, and can you also state the computer's specifications? Analyzing this crash dump, the blue screen reason was "KERNEL_SECURITY_CHECK_FAILURE," which means "A kernel component has corrupted a critical data structure. The corruption could potentially allow a malicious user to gain control of this machine." In addition, the driver at fault is athurx, which is the Atheros Wireless LAN Driver. From this data alone, I have a few solutions you should try:

1. Run Memtest86. Corrupt memory can change memory anywhere at any time, so it is a good idea to check this. If a stick has gone bad, replace the stick accordingly.
2. Disable overclocking. This is not as likely, as this crash dump alone does not necessarily state the CPU induced a system reboot, but for troubleshooting purposes it is ideal to disable overclocking. Unstable clock speeds can result in improper calculations, which could potentially induce blue screens.
3. Disable undervolting. Undervolting a CPU (or hardware in general) can also produce blue screens. Undervolting can cause a single bit to be flipped, which can make the data it is currently handling partially, or completely invalid.
4. Update your device drivers. Outdated device drivers, especially device drivers that could be made for older versions of an operating system, can induce bug checks due to incompatibility. Check the manufacturer's website for an updated version of the device driver you need. In this case, the device driver is 'athurx.sys'.
5. This is by all means very rare, but due to the nature of the crash dump stating a stack overrun occurred, it could have been a failed exploit attempt against your machine. Try running some system scans to ensure this is not the case.

Hopefully at least one of these solutions helps you, or anyone else viewing this thread.