What browser are you using? just make sure there is no proxy set.
Remove the Proxy setting in Internet Explorer and/or in FireFox. In Internet Explorer
Tools Menu -> Internet Options -> Connections Tab ->Lan Settings > uncheck "use a proxy server" or reconfigure the Proxy server again in case you have set it previously.
In Firefox
Tools Menu -> Options... -> Advanced Tab -> Network Tab -> "Settings" under Connection > Choose "No Proxy"
Click the apply button and restart that computer in normal mode.
Every time I click look it says it's scanning for a few seconds, but then I get a pop-up that says application cannot be executed. The file is infected. Please activate your antivirus software. It's an add for some antivirus 2010.