There's a virus in my new computer that prevents me from using the internet

When I try to use Internet Explorer on my new HP Pavillion computer a box hides the search results. The box says I have a trojan virus and I need to call a 1-844 number which claims in a separate box to be a Microsoft service provider who will get rid of the virus. The number connects to a shop in India (I assume because of the accents) and they claim that all anti-virus services are one and the same. They would not quote a price for what it would cost to stop holding my computer hostage so I hung up. Problem: the virus is still active and will not allow me to access most of the options in my new computer.

Bootup  into safe mode with networking. Install "Malwarebytes" (free version is OK) and run the program. During the install be sure to un-tick the 14day trial.  Install the updates first, and run the Threat Scan.  F8 should get you to safe mode selection.
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