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QuestionWhat is SecuritySoldier and how does my Windows XP Pro SP3 genuine MS OS Windows Security Centre prompts me to buy it from a site other than Microsoft?

  • Monday, September 28, 2009 5:07 AMshyamalmitra Users MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers MedalsUsers Medals
     
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    Since last 48 hours  my taskbar shows the Windows Security Centre sheild in red color with a cross. A Spyware Alert pops out every 2 minutes from the Windows Security with a loud bang telling me my PC is infected with spyware and I must register my copy of SecuritySoldier and remove spyware threats. It is followed by another pop up in a red bordered dialog box appearance that shows an Inflitration Attempt message saying a virius of the nature of a Trojan Dropper/Password Stealer is attacking my PC from an IP Address 122.146.119.52 attacking Port No. 38691 and asks me to block it or not. My Windows Security Centre keeps on recommending me to buy a $49.90 worth of an anti spy software from paybillsecurity.com to get rid of my problem. Paybillsecurity.com is not Microsoft Corp.

    I ran my Norton Internet Security scanner to remove this problem and to my dismay the NIS came with a spyware free report. I then downloaded and ran a full scan for 6 hours with the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool September 2009 and it too showed no malware present and gave a clean report. I visited the Microsoft site and was prompted to instal Windows LiveOneCare to solve the problem. I downloaded the trialware and was prompted by it to uninstal Norton Internet Security which had paid subscription for another eight months, because of conflict and I did away with Norton Internet Security (after its failure to detect this malady) and let the Live OneCare scanner run. It did show at end a Trojan Dropper being quarantined and another malware being removed by deletion. After the scan was over my Windows Security Centre returned to normalcy. The Windows Live OneCare program rated my PC as fair. The Spyware Alerts stopped appearing. So impressed was I with this relief, that I decided to buy a licence for one year and paid Rs.1999.00 with my credit card and and my Live OneCare rating turned into good from fair for my PC. This sense of security vanished into thin air after my reeboot. I am back to square one with Spyware Alert popups from SecuritySoldier through my Windows Security Centre whic has resumed recommending the registration of this third party anti spy software at aprice of US Dollars 49.95. What gives?