Screen frozen, press power off message
screen filled transparent black top down with message to hold down power button to turn off, then restart. apple message or virus? Do I follow?
MacBook Pro
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jeremy_v
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Hi hpfromsp,
Thank you for contributing to the Apple Support Communities.
It sounds like you saw a message on your Mac telling you to restart the computer. This is most likely an Apple message relating to an error known as a "kernel panic."
You can find troubleshooting steps to help with this situation in OS X: When your computer spontaneously restarts or displays "Your computer restarted because of a problem."
Best Regards.