Reproducible BAD_POOL_CALLER BSOD after installing Eset on Dell Precision 5520 on Autumn Edition

[Jesse Houwing 0]

I've installed the latest ESet on my laptop 10 last week and 11 today. Both cause the machine to bugcheck regularly. The machine is rock stable after uninstalling and switching back to Windows Defender. I can share a dump file.

Dump File	Crash Time	Bug Check String	Bug Check Code	Parameter 1	Parameter 2	Parameter 3	Parameter 4	Caused By Driver	Caused By Address	File Description	Product Name	Company	File Version	Processor	Crash Address	Stack Address 1	Stack Address 2	Stack Address 3	Computer Name	Full Path	Processors Count	Major Version	Minor Version	Dump File Size	Dump File Time
MEMORY.DMP	30/10/2017 21:47:39	BAD_POOL_CALLER	0x000000c2	00000000`00000004	00000000`00000000	00000000`00000000	ffffc787`c176cdb8							x64						C:\Windows\MEMORY.DMP	8	15	16299	2.698.196.132	30/10/2017 21:49:16

[cyberhash 201]

Bad pool caller errors are generally caused by bad or out of date drivers. Might be worth checking to see if you have all the latest ones installed on your laptop. Best to check the website of your laptop manufacturer as the ones windows installs by default can often be problematic.

[Peter Randziak 1,186]

Hello @Jesse Houwing,

can you please compress the dump, upload it to a file sharing service and send me the download details via private message so we can check the dump?

Regards, P.R.

[Jesse Houwing 0]

Sent the dump link async.

I'm on the latest drivers on a very recent machine.

[Jesse Houwing 0]

16 hours ago, cyberhash said:

Bad pool caller errors are generally caused by bad or out of date drivers. Might be worth checking to see if you have all the latest ones installed on your laptop. Best to check the website of your laptop manufacturer as the ones windows installs by default can often be problematic.

Yeah, I know. I'm pretty obsessive about staying updated. And unfortunately, Dell itself isn't pretty good so far in shipping drivers that work well together, so it's been a bit of a bumpy right the first few months using this otherwise wonderful machine. in a couple of months, I suspect they'll be releasing all the Dell vetted Autumn Edition drivers.

[Jesse Houwing 0]

Been running with the Docker Hyper-V bridge and ethernet adapter disabled and the system has been rock solid since. 

[Jesse Houwing 0]

More debugging is pointing to Free Download Manager Pro, specifically by a drive it uses to intercept downloads from the browser called WinDivert. Currently testing with Hyper-V and Docker enabled again after uninstalling Free Download Manager.

Looks like WinDivert has recently closed an issue that could be the cause for this blue screen.

Edited November 14, 2017 by Jesse Houwing

[Jesse Houwing 0]

No more instability issues after uninstalling Free Download Manager. Please help make the author of that product aware of the problem they're causing with this broken driver:

 

hxxp://www.freedownloadmanager.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17753

[Jesse Houwing 0]

It's interesting to see that Avast/AVG are detecting the corrupt buffer and work around it. I suspect that either detecting the presence of the broken driver or working around its corruption may be required. 

[peteyt 396]

17 minutes ago, Jesse Houwing said:

It's interesting to see that Avast/AVG are detecting the corrupt buffer and work around it. I suspect that either detecting the presence of the broken driver or working around its corruption may be required. 

You should email the developer as they are the best people to speak to about fixing the issue

[Jesse Houwing 0]

On 11/15/2017 at 10:35 PM, peteyt said:

You should email the developer as they are the best people to speak to about fixing the issue

Agreed. But I was surprised by the length taken by Avast/AVG to evade the bluescreen. I suspect there are more tools using WinDivert and I hope they're trying harder to keep up. 

[Peter Randziak 1,186]

Hello Jesse,

do you happen to know, if the BSOD ceased after installing the version fixing the BSODs with various AVs?

Regards, P.R.

[Jesse Houwing 0]

There is no update yet. I'm not using FDM at all at the moment, there are interface incompatibilities, so I can't just overwrite the driver with a newer version.