aswNdis2.sys BSOD Win8

Hi I have been using avast on my win8 pc for some time now, but today it has started doing BSOD with error in aswNdis2.sys.

KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED (1e)
This is a very common bugcheck.  Usually the exception address pinpoints
the driver/function that caused the problem.  Always note this address
as well as the link date of the driver/image that contains this address.
Arguments:
Arg1: ffffffff80000003, The exception code that was not handled
Arg2: fffff88001c75fd6, The address that the exception occurred at
Arg3: 0000000000000000, Parameter 0 of the exception
Arg4: 0000000000000000, Parameter 1 of the exception
ADDITIONAL_DEBUG_TEXT:  
You can run '.symfix; .reload' to try to fix the symbol path and load symbols.

FAULTING_MODULE: fffff80261607000 nt

DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP:  50334f62

EXCEPTION_CODE: (HRESULT) 0x80000003 (2147483651) - One or more arguments are invalid

FAULTING_IP: 
aswNdis2+5fd6
fffff880`01c75fd6 cc              int     3

BUGCHECK_STR:  0x1E_80000003

DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID:  WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT

CURRENT_IRQL:  0

LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER:  from fffff8026177a546 to fffff80261681d40

STACK_TEXT:  
fffff802`606b9728 fffff802`6177a546 : 00000000`0000001e ffffffff`80000003 fffff880`01c75fd6 00000000`00000000 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff802`606b9730 fffff802`616e285d : fffff880`01c75fd6 00000000`00000000 fffff802`606b98a0 00000000`00000000 : nt!KeRestoreExtendedProcessorState+0x30e
fffff802`606b9770 fffff802`616e45f3 : 00000000`00000000 fffff802`606b5000 fffffa80`00001950 fffff802`606bb000 : nt!PsIsSystemProcess+0x61
fffff802`606b97a0 fffff802`61700a3e : fffff802`606ba6a8 fffff802`606ba3e0 fffff802`606ba6a8 fffffa80`1edd7000 : nt!RtlLookupElementGenericTableFullAvl+0x653
fffff802`606b9eb0 fffff802`61681142 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`ffffffff fffff802`616fcecb : nt!vsnprintf+0x15b2
fffff802`606ba570 fffff802`6167eb74 : fffffff6`00000004 00000000`00000000 00000000`000000e9 00000000`00000000 : nt!KeSaveStateForHibernate+0x2e22
fffff802`606ba750 fffff880`01c75fd7 : fffffa80`18e1cf50 fffff802`606baa79 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KeSaveStateForHibernate+0x854
fffff802`606ba8e0 fffff802`616ae734 : fffff802`606bac60 fffffa80`18e256c0 fffff802`606baa79 00000000`00000001 : aswNdis2+0x5fd7
fffff802`606ba9a0 fffff802`616aed55 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00009868 00000000`00140001 00000000`000000a3 : nt!KeQueryInterruptTimePrecise+0x2e4
fffff802`606baae0 fffff802`616aec08 : fffff802`618fd180 fffff802`618fff80 00000000`00000001 00000000`0001488b : nt!KeAcquireInStackQueuedSpinLock+0x265
fffff802`606bab80 fffff802`616a8cf6 : fffffa80`00000000 00001f80`00ff00ff 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000002 : nt!KeAcquireInStackQueuedSpinLock+0x118
fffff802`606bac30 fffff802`616ad3fa : fffff802`618fd180 fffff802`618fd180 00000000`00183de0 fffff802`61957880 : nt!KeWaitForSingleObject+0x12a6
fffff802`606bada0 00000000`00000000 : fffff802`606bb000 fffff802`606b5000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KeUpdateRunTime+0x6ba


STACK_COMMAND:  .bugcheck ; kb

FOLLOWUP_IP: 
aswNdis2+5fd6
fffff880`01c75fd6 cc              int     3

SYMBOL_NAME:  aswNdis2+5fd6

FOLLOWUP_NAME:  MachineOwner

MODULE_NAME: aswNdis2

IMAGE_NAME:  aswNdis2.sys

BUCKET_ID:  WRONG_SYMBOLS

Followup: MachineOwner

Avast version: 7.0.1466
Virus DV: 121013-0

  • Which avast!..?? (Free/Pro/IS)

It’s avast IS

Please install the latest Beta: http://files.avast.com/test5beta/avast_internet_security_setup.exe
Better now…??

kk, I’ll let you know if it helped.

OK, awaiting your reply.

Okay it seems to be working, no BSOD yet, been running for an hours now.

Thanks for your feedback…!!