My laptop downloading Firefox 4 automatically and then it got infected with viruses when I went to net so what should I do???

Laptop doesnt allow access to net now. I am running Windows 7 starter on a Dell netbook. I get popup message for Windows virus remover and request to enter credit card info. All attempts to access websites using Firefox fail as this pop up message is repeated.
I have never had a problem with Mozilla open source products until this time when my netbook automatically upgraded to Firefox version 4. I was in Europe at the time.

Hey allan. I dont know. Nothing seems to change. I still dont have net connection. Im at a net shop right now. (Not using mac.)  What will happen to the OSX Lion that I payed for? The icon was gone. Im still in the middle of downloading it.

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