It wasn't a file full of zeros that caused the problem.
While some affected users did have a file full of zeros, that was actually a result of the system in the process of trying to download an update, and not the version of the file that caused the crash.
While some affected users did have a file full of zeros, that was actually a result of the system in the process of trying to download an update, and not the version of the file that caused the crash.