How can I clean malware in my MBP (if I have it at all)?

Seems like a have malware in my MBP running 10.8.5. Pop-ups windows links to Mac antivirus sites start two days ago. I run the
Disk Utility and DiskTools Pro to defragmented and check what happens but no success.
I got this message (image below).
Thanks for any help from all of you.
Miguel 

Hello Allan !!! Hello Niel !!!
First of all thanks for your response.
Some info: I begun my Macs experience with a Performa 600 running 7.1 almost 20 yrs. ago. I can really say that
I enjoy the evolution through 8, 9 and OS X.  Somehow I am aware that this pops-ups are scams.
What bothers me is that never happens before 3 or 4 days ago, now they are going on in all my browsers including Safari.
Almost all the time that I click a link in my bookmarks a MacKeeper page or any other pops-up first.
Something is wrong, and I want to fix it.  I check securities, firewall, preferences for any single browser, etc etc.
Also I don't download anything out of the ordinary or open emails form unknown sources that can compromise my MBP.
Maybe I stream a movie sometimes from HBO.
Bottom line: something is not right.
Thanks for to all the invisible friends again !!!    

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