Hi, i have been using vista for a while and have recently been getting varied BSOD's at irregular intervals, but mainly DRIVER_IRQL_LESS_OR_NOT_EQUAL. And it is getting ridiculously annoying any help would be appreciated

It is a 32-Bit Home Premium upgrade version
Upgraded from XP Home Edition
It is the full retail version

My PC is custom built and is 1.5 years old
The OS has been installed twice (due to hard drive wiping), most recently about 8 months ago



Thanks

Happy holidays to you too
ran malwarebytes and my usual virus scanner (spybot)
Malwarebytes found nothing and spybot found the usual few things
then recieved a BSOD just after.

Originally Posted by sharman1234

Happy holidays to you too
ran malwarebytes and my usual virus scanner (spybot)
Malwarebytes found nothing and spybot found the usual few things
then recieved a BSOD just after.

Hello!

Please navigate to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\armgdmsq.sys

Does that file exist? Or should I say, can you see it?

Thanks!

Richard

yes i can find find it,

although earlier i was greeted with this message,

File: \Windows\System32\Drivers\armgdmsq.sys

Status: 0xc0000098

Info: Windows failed to load because a critical system driver is missing, or corrut.

which required me to insert my disk and repair my computer
thanks

Hello!

That is interesting! So it isn't hidden from the Windows API. That is good news. I need you to upload it for analysis. We currently beleive that it is a nasty piece of malware which can hide from MBAM. We will just test out out theory, before putting you in charge of our security expert, or not.

Please go to VirusTotal - Free Online Virus, Malware and URL Scanner

Browse to C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\armgdmsq.sys and upload it.

If it says that it has already been analysed, click on Reanalyse. When it has finished, please post your report here.

Thanks!

Richard

Hi am unable to upload it as it says

armgdmsq.sys
'A device attached to the system is not functioning'

Originally Posted by sharman1234

Hi am unable to upload it as it says

armgdmsq.sys
'A device attached to the system is not functioning'

Hello!

Please naviage to C:\Windows\System32\drivers, and copy armgdmsq.sys to your Desktop. Upload it to Virus Total from your Desktop. Whether it works or not, delete it immediately from your Desktop, and then remember to Empty your Recycle bin.

Thanks!

Richard

Hi!

I am unable to copy it to my desktop as I receive a message saying

cannot read from source file or disk.

thanks

Chris