[beaver fever]

"I always assumed that if you clicked on it, you would end up getting spyware installed on your computer."

That's been my suspicion about freeware.

I just installed Firefox a month ago and I keep getting these popups telling me I have 'errors' on my drive.

When I go to the link I get a prompt to download ErrorGuard. So I downloaded it and installed it and ran a scan. It told me I had 413 infections but to clean them I had to purchase the software.

So I ran Trend Micro Housecall, Adware 2.0, Spybot Search and Destroy as well as Spy Subtract Spy Trap. Nothing. Zilch. Nada.

Am I infected or am I being scammed?

[hflynn]

Scammed and infected. Try post #23.

[demlosers]

It told me I had 413 infections but to clean them I had to purchase the software.

This part is for sure a scam. Noway 3 anti-spyware progs would miss 413 infections.

[Malsua]

Am I infected or am I being scammed?

Sounds like Scammed, but you could be infected. Open your task list and compare the running programs in there to www.answersthatwork.com (click tasklist). Some trojans run hidden, but most things should be in there.

You also shouldn't be getting popups with Firefox which suggests you may have a pest. My FR homepage may have some information and links that could be of use to you.

[HighFlier]

Sounds like you probably were scammed.