The BBC is reporting that the latest updates for Windows XP won't be working for those who have a virus infection. The Alureon rootkit virus caused lots of the problems for the last update, machines were locking up or generally crashing.
The virus first appeared in 2008 and has been spread via discussion forums, hacked websites and bogus pay-per-click affiliate schemes.
Notes for the security patch explained which "abnormal conditions" would prevent XP users applying the updates.
"These abnormal conditions on a system could be the result of an infection with a computer virus that modifies some operating system files, which renders the infected computer incompatible with the kernel update," read the statement.
The update will check on how clean your PC is before installing any patches. So as ever, make sure your PC is virus free, make sure your anti virus software is up to date and perform regular checks.
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