Help.... what does this mean? (Internet problem)?

A windows internet explorer box came up saying this:

Attention! If your computer is infected, you could suffer data loss erractic PC behaviour, PC freezes and creahes.

Detect and remove viruses before they damage your computer! XP antivirus will perform a quick and 100% FREE scan of your computer for Viruses, Spyware and Adware.

Do you want to install XP antivirus to scan your computer for malware now? (recommended)

**Then theres 2 buttons**

OK Cancel

this came up last week too.. its a small box that came up and im not sure what it is....

Help.... what does this mean? (Internet problem)?spyware removal

there's a certain type of virus that tries to get u to download a fake antivirus which could result in viruses taking over your internet browser, so be careful and not try to download it

Help.... what does this mean? (Internet problem)?virus protection software

The above answers are nonsence.

It is a fake. It is malware itself. It is trying to scam you:

"XP Antivirus 2008 is a rogue antivirus utility that uses false positives to lure the user into buying the product."

http://www.malwarebytes.org/roguenet.php...

Your computer is badly infected. Probably a smitfraud infection.