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UNKNOWN PROGRAM/APP FROM WINDOWS/MICROSOFT
About a week ago I discovered a new app/program on my computer and have never seen it before (see picture). It was installed on 20.05.25 and it was the same day I reinstalled Windows 11 home. Everything was then completely deleted so that I had clean hard drives and cleaned them afterwards with Revo uninstaller. 20.05.25 and the next few days only Windows 11+upgrades to Windows were installed.
This app/program was not there then and only appeared about a week ago, when I saw it for the first time. I think it was after one of the upgrades for Windows.
The strange thing about this app/program is that it has no "size". It only says 3 dots there and therefore I can't find out where it is. It can't be uninstalled and it changes name every time I start the computer. Mostly Japanese letters/text.
I have run Windows Defender both via Windows and at startup. Nothing is found. I have run Malwarebytes and Super antispyware in full scan. Can't find anything.
From the date on the app/program, I see that it must be a Windows or Microsoft app. Only from those that were installed that day and the next few days. The computer is not used very often, as it is a work machine where I mainly just write articles and do genealogy research. So not much with programs on it.
Mainly Office 365, upgraded drivers, Google Chrome, Legacy, which is a genealogy program, and some tools that came with the purchase of the computer. Everything is upgraded to the latest.
Wondering if this could be a Windows program/app that Windows has removed and that was not completely uninstalled? I have another computer and a laptop. Neither of them have this. So wondering if anyone else has experienced this and possibly knows what causes it and how it can be removed?
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