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USUALLY, this is a ploy to get you to call the tech support phone scammers in India. I tell my customers that if they see this, they should just hold the power button until the computer shuts off, then wait 15 seconds before turning it back on. Check to see if the message returns, if it doesn't, just a scan with Malwarebytes should be sufficient. If it does return then they will probably need professional help to get it cleaned up.
If you do call the number, the slick talking people on the other end will go to great lengths to scare you into letting them remote control your computer. They will then use deceptive tactics to show you all the terrible things that are wrong with your computer. They usually open Event Viewer and sort by Level, this puts all the critical items with red icons at the top of the list. They know their game plan well. If you don't agree to purchase their "support plan" they will become very aggressive and even rude to try to get you to give them your credit card number. If you agree, they will charge you several hundred dollars for barely legitimate services. They will delete temp files and cookies and maybe install an anti-malware or anti-virus program. They will leave TXT, PDF or HTML files on your desktop with a phone number to call, but phony company name and a phony location in the USA, they're all in India. They will tell you that you have unlimited support, but if you call them back at a later date, they may tell you you need to pay more.
Some of these scammer are extra aggressive and if you let them onto your computer they will set a Syskey password (look it up), this is a password for the Registry files and if they set it, you won't be able to easily get back into your computer without the password that they set. This is a tactic to get you to call back if you don't agree to pay them initially. There are ways to remove the Syskey password, but its not a simple procedure.
These scammers prey on elderly and retired people because they are usually not very computer literate. So please warn all your elderly family, relatives and friends about this. Behind every good computer... is a jumble of wires 'n stuff.
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