Comment by chrisjj

> the fact is that bad data in C-00000291.sys in combination with bad validition in the driver causes it to crash.

I think we've seen no evidence that data is to blame.

> Deleting C-00000291.sys causes the driver to stop crashing.

So perhaps just its existence is to blame.

> The driver architecture is the lesser evil here

Except if the crash had been limited to the driver, it would have left the machine running unprotected which is far greater an evil.