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holt:
Now there's two of them; I'm running Win XP Home 32bit; I'll try everyones' advice and see what turns up; I ran several different spyware scans and nothing came of it yet.
edit: one just disappeared again.

MilesAhead:
Plus if it is coming up on every boot it may be in the TM Startup list.-MilesAhead (October 14, 2016, 07:10 AM)
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Or Autoruns if you're stuck on an earlier Windows, (pre-8.1 IIRC).
-4wd (October 14, 2016, 07:22 AM)
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Good point.   :Thmbsup:

MilesAhead:
Now there's two of them; I'm running Win XP Home 32bit; I'll try everyones' advice and see what turns up; I ran several different spyware scans and nothing came of it yet.
edit: one just disappeared again.

-holt (October 14, 2016, 10:09 AM)
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This link may be a good start how to track it down using Process Explorer:
http://ask-leo.com/how_can_i_identify_this_blank_taskbar_item.html

holt:
I'll see what I can find out. BTW, I vaguely recall a great program; you could put it in sort of a 'hunter-killer' mode, a crosshairs appears, and it would ID anything in Desktop you hover it over, and ask if you want to kill it. I can't remember what it was; I seem to recall that it had a freeware version.

holt:
ProcessExplorer found it on the first try.
In the words of Private Hudson in Aliens 2, "Stop your grinnin' and drop ya linen! I found them!"
The mystery icon is Glary Utilities CheckUpdate.exe, the bottom line in the attached pic.
A mere "Thanks, and--well done," is not enough.
So, in the dry pro-speak and deadpan vernacular of 2001 A Space Odyssey's screenplay-- 8)
POLITE APPLAUSE. FLOYD
WALKS TO FRONT OF ROOM.

                   FLOYD
                   First of all, I bring a personal
                   message from Dr. Howell, who
                   has asked me to convey his
                   deepest appreciation to all of
                   you for the personal sacrifices
                   you have made, and of course
                   his congratulations on your
                   discovery which may well prove
                   to be among the most significant
                   in the history of science.

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