Beeping Windows Safety Alert - What happened?

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While using Outlook 2016 a screen popped up with a heading like "Windows Safety Alert", a continuous loud beeping sound, a voice I couldn't quite hear because of the beeping noise, a screen message telling me not to shut down my computer and to call an 800 number. My computer would not respond to any mouse or keyboard instructions, so I powered it off before I read the details.


I have no idea what happened. I used the FIXME stick to scan my machine, which said my computer was clean, but I found that my Outlook 2016 program was gone. I've reinstalled it and it appears that all my files are intact.


I wonder what really happened. Is there something undetected that will affect me now, and how to prevent it happening again. I'm using Windows 10, Windows defender and Malware Bytes.

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