Black Screen of Death is the new BSOD

Windows 7 users are now being plagued by an error that was supposedly released in the latest security update by Microsoft. Victims find their computers freezing up and display a black screen, or in rare cases showing only “My Computer” Explorer window.

The security company Prevx has already been working on the problem and has a released a software fix for it. Prevx believes that this flaw in the programming of the Windows 7 software could be a huge problem and could affect millions of PC owners.

Microsoft, however, has gone on the record saying that, “Microsoft is investigating reports that its latest release of security updates is resulting in system issues for some customers. Once we complete our investigation, we will provide detailed guidance on how to prevent or address these issues.”

Until then, it seems as though the new BSOD lives on.

Read [Mashable]