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I noticed this mysterious object on my desktop the other day. It was LOCATED down in the lower right hand corner. I can double-click it with no response and right-click but nothing happens. I can move it anywhere on my desktop. As you can see by the pictures it looks like a part of the C in Comodo but the colours don't match.

[attachment deleted by admin to conserve space]What does it reveal if you right clik it and select Properties ? ?
Any clues there ? ?
Also as a desktop object you should be able to determine the path...

PS...doesn't look OFFICIAL to me...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfZh1m7Fko8
That's the strangest thing. Double-clicking doesn't do ANYTHING. Right-click doesn't show any drop-down menu but I can move it around like a shortcut. I'm going to try google images.Tried hitting Refresh desktop already or changing SCREENSAVER temporarily?You might be able to determine at least what program owns the Window. Spy++ is a program that can be used for that but APPARENTLY it needs a full Windows SDK install which is hardly worth it in this case.

However, I found WinSpy++ which is an Open Source alternative. That can be had from here. It comes in a zip and requires no install.

You can drag the little finder icon on the left over any other window or control on the screen and get information about it. You be able to drag it over this goofy weird window thing and determine the process.

One caveat I found is that it only appears to be able to determine the process if the program is a 32-bit executable, so if you are using a 64-bit system and the program creating it is actually 64-bit it won't find it. I can't seem to find a 64-bit alternative besides the aforementioned Spy++ but I don't think it can be redistributed as-is.

I think I figured out what that icon was. I must have been part of Comodo AV. I uninstalled and re-installed Comodo and it has appeared again.



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