Windows 7: Random BSOD, worker_thread_returned_at_bad_irql

mcnguyen · 08 Nov 2012

Having weird random BSOD's.

Hope that random strangers have advice, and perhaps a solution.

**koolkat77** · 09 Nov 2012

Hello and welcome to SevenForums,

Your .dmp comes with bug check E1 and I see that you have McAfee antivirus (as well as MSE) installed. (Very common issue)

Code:

Start Menu\Programs\McAfee	Public:Start Menu\Programs\McAfee	Public

McAfee tends to and is a (known) cause to blue screens. I would suggest you to simply uninstall it with the McAfee Removal Tool - McAfee Uninstaller at least to test if you're still getting those BSOD-s. You're having the Best combination of MSE and MBAM (already)which is suggested by many members on our forum.

PS: Keeping 2 antiviruses on a computer would cause conflicts anyway.

Additional suggestions:

Run the System File Checker that scans the of all protected Windows 7 system files and replaces incorrect corrupted, changed/modified, or damaged versions with the correct versions if possible:

SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

Free up the start-up, nothing except the antivirus is usually needed.

Run Disk Check on your hard disk for file system errors and bad sectors on it:

Disk Check

Hope that helps for now, good luck.

mcnguyen · 10 Nov 2012

I have tried the suggestions above to no avail. I have attached the latest BSOD logs.

**koolkat77** · 10 Nov 2012

Did you remove McAfee and install MSE?

Code:

Unloaded modules:
fffff880`08b65000 fffff880`08bd6000   spsys.sys
fffff880`08b2d000 fffff880`08b75000   mfeavfk01.sy
fffff880`01631000 fffff880`0163f000   crashdmp.sys
fffff880`044cd000 fffff880`046d5000   dump_iaStor.
fffff880`046d5000 fffff880`046e8000   dump_dumpfve

Run these tools and delete anything they may find.

Anti-rootkit utility TDSSKiller

ESET online scanner:

Free Online Virus Scanner | ESET

**koolkat77** · 26 Nov 2012

Were the blue screen issues resolved?

Windows 7: Random BSOD, worker_thread_returned_at_bad_irql

Random BSOD, worker_thread_returned_at_bad_irql problems?