Windows 7 Bluescreen: IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL | athrxusb.sys

I'd left my system on last night, and found the bluescreen in the morning. This has been happening occasionally, over the past few days.

Details:

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Dump File         : 022710-18236-01.dmp
Crash Time        : 2/27/2010 8:46:44 AM
Bug Check String  : DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL
Bug Check Code    : 0x000000d1
Parameter 1       : 00000000`00001001
Parameter 2       : 00000000`00000002
Parameter 3       : 00000000`00000000
Parameter 4       : fffff880`06b5c0e1
Caused By Driver  : athrxusb.sys
Caused By Address : athrxusb.sys+760e1
File Description  : 
Product Name      : 
Company           : 
File Version      : 
Processor         : x64
Computer Name     : 
Full Path         : C:\Windows\minidump\022710-18236-01.dmp
Processors Count  : 2
Major Version     : 15
Minor Version     : 7600
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HiJackThis ("[...]" indicates removed text; full log [posted to pastebin][1]):

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2
Scan saved at 8:49:15 AM, on 2/27/2010
Platform: Unknown Windows (WinNT 6.01.3504)
MSInternet Explorer: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.7600.16385)
Boot mode: Normal


Running processes:
C:\Windows\DAODx.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\Asus\EPU\EPU.exe
C:\Program Files\Asus\TurboV\TurboV.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\PowerISO\PWRISOVM.EXE
C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\soffice.bin
D:\Downloads\HijackThis.exe
C:\Program Files (x86)\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe

R1 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\[...] [...] O2 - BHO: Java(tm) Plug-In 2 SSV Helper - {DBC80044-A445-435b-BC74-9C25C1C588A9}
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\jp2ssv.dll O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [HDAudDeck] C:\Program Files (x86)\VIA\VIAudioi\VDeck\VDeck.exe -r O4
- HKLM\..\Run: [StartCCC] "C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\ATI.ACE\Core-Static\CLIStart.exe" MSRun O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [TurboV] "C:\Program Files\Asus\TurboV\TurboV.exe" O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [PWRISOVM.EXE] C:\Program Files (x86)\PowerISO\PWRISOVM.EXE O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [googletalk] C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Google Talk\googletalk.exe /autostart O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AdobeCS4ServiceManager] "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\CS4ServiceManager\CS4ServiceManager.exe" -launchedbylogin O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [uTorrent] "C:\Program Files (x86)\uTorrent\uTorrent.exe" O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'LOCAL SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-19\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'LOCAL SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\Run: [Sidebar] %ProgramFiles%\Windows Sidebar\Sidebar.exe /autoRun (User 'NETWORK SERVICE') O4 - HKUS\S-1-5-20\..\RunOnce: [mctadmin] C:\Windows\System32\mctadmin.exe (User 'NETWORK SERVICE') O4 - Startup: OpenOffice.org 3.1.lnk = C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program\quickstart.exe O13 - Gopher Prefix: O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\Alg.exe,-112 (ALG) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe (file missing) O23
- Service: AMD External Events Utility - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\atiesrxx.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: Asus System Control Service (AsSysCtrlService) - Unknown owner - C:\Program Files (x86)\Asus\AsSysCtrlService\1.00.02\AsSysCtrlService.exe O23 - Service: DeviceVM Meta Data Export Service (DvmMDES) - DeviceVM - C:\Asus.SYS\config\DVMExportService.exe O23 - Service: @%SystemRoot%\system32\efssvc.dll,-100 (EFS) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\System32\lsass.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: ESET HTTP Server (EhttpSrv) - ESET - C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\EHttpSrv.exe O23 - Service: ESET Service (ekrn) - ESET - C:\Program Files\ESET\ESET NOD32 Antivirus\x86\ekrn.exe O23 - Service: @%systemroot%\system32\fxsresm.dll,-118 (Fax) - Unknown owner - C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe (file missing) O23 - Service: FLEXnet Licens

Looks like an Atheros wireless driver misbehaving. I've experienced something similar in the past, where Windows recommended some "new" drivers through it's Windows Update mechanism (it was on Vista) and I started experiencing blue screens right after that. Luckily, I connected the 2 occurrences, removed the Windows drivers and reverted to the original.

As a rule, try to adhere to drivers provided by the original vendor. Not only will they fit your hardware better, but may provide extra functionality that default drivers can not (i.e. in my case, the ability to control some range and frequency aspects of the receiver).