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BSoD While Scanning PS With Avast, Possibly Caused by Atikmdag.sys
Today, as I was scanning my computer with Avast IS, like five minutes into the scan the screen flickered, some crazy colors appeared, followed by a BSoD, which disappeared fast. Then the system restarted itself and I received a "No boot device" error.
I waited a few minutes, I restarted again, and Windows froze. I restarted a third time and this time it started fine. I tried to examine the memory dump myself, but since I had no idea what I was doing, I am not sure I have actually done it properly.
WindBG suggested the culprit might be Atikmdag.sys so I repaired my video card driver using Uninstal a Program > Ati Install Manager > Repair.
I ran Avast IS again and no BSoD this time, but I am totally not sure whether this was the cause, what caused the other freezes, why, and what this memory dump really contained. I want to be sure I have taken care of the problem so it doesn't happen again.
Here is my Memory.DMP file.
Help me, please.