Symantec Fixes Bad IPS Definitions That Cause a Windows BSOD

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Symantec fixed an issue causing Blue Screens Of Death (BSOD) for customers running the company's Endpoint Protection Client software on Windows versions ranging from Windows 7 to Windows 10 per reports.
According to users outlining the issue on Twitter, Reddit, and Symantec's support forums [1, 2], their Windows devices were impacted by BSODs after applying the October 14 intrusion prevention system (IPS) definitions.
While Symantec did not provide official information regarding which Windows versions are impacted by this issue, customer reports say that at least Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10 systems are affected [1, 2, 3], with tens if not thousands of machines experiencing BSODs according to other accounts.

Symantec Fixes Bad IPS Definitions That Cause a Windows BSOD

Symantec fixed an issue causing Blue Screens Of Death (BSOD) for customers running the company's Endpoint Protection Client software on Windows versions ranging from Windows 7 to Windows 10 per reports.

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