My browser is hijacked

Firefox is my default browser on my XP - Pro SP3. Yesterday, my Windows 7 wouldn't start. To try to solve this problem, I used this XP to try to make a boot floppy. The file I downloaded was so full of malware that, after the two rounds of eScan, later running of Baidu Antivirus, Malwarebytes' AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware, I get always the popups and advertising in websites that normally do not have their. My Windows 7 is still down; but now, although I would be grateful, that I have a XP computer, my default browser from Firefox is infected with this malware causing popups so annoying that I can't use the Internet effectively. In fact, I think that the diversion is so effective that I had trouble with the acceptance of the password.

The site I used is pcpitstop.com, where they offer many utilities, some are free while others are for payment. After resetting the browsers and backup of bookmarks, scans, I ran were AdwCleaner and Junkware Removal Tool. With AdwCleaner, we must review a log of the actions proposed after an initial analysis to avoid to remove something legitimate.

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