First BSoD? Whats going on?

dulix11

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Hello,
my computer just bsod'd a second ago, but I don't know what caused it. The screen was only up for a second, I didn't get a good look at it.

It didn't really look like a BSoD though, it was blue, but I didn't see any messages saying 'critical failure' or anything like that.

I thought BSoD's were mainly just faulty hardware, but how else are they caused?

Also, is there any program / software I can use to test which part (if any) is causing this?

It is the first BSoD I've had since I got the computer May last year. Pre-assembled. I have Kaspersky Pure 3.0 installed, and have started running a virus scan.

Please help!
 
Solution
Hello.
Check EVENT VIEWER on computer manage.
Run a RAM checking (a faulty ram is a big problem) MemTest is a good one.
If you have overclocked your system save your configuration and roll back to normal clocks.
If you are thinking about virus problem check www.bleepingcomputer.com and download Combofix , Malwarebytes and run full scans. (Remove Kaspersky)
My 2c

snakebitex

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Hello.
Check EVENT VIEWER on computer manage.
Run a RAM checking (a faulty ram is a big problem) MemTest is a good one.
If you have overclocked your system save your configuration and roll back to normal clocks.
If you are thinking about virus problem check www.bleepingcomputer.com and download Combofix , Malwarebytes and run full scans. (Remove Kaspersky)
My 2c
 
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bmwmaniac

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Usually there is some long code that has a lot of zeros in it that identifies the problem since each problem has a code. for example (0x0000001a)

If you are unable to get that code since this only happened once with you, try to update all your drivers as BSOD can be caused by drivers also, not only hardware issues.