Mysterious icon found in task switcher (Alt+Tab)

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While switching windows, I came across an unknown icon.

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(screen shot taken with a camera as I do not know how to take a screen shot of the task switcher)
The icon in question is on the far left, showing a red, yellow and blue square/box, within a white box.

There is no description when this icon is selected.
After spotting the icon and attempting to check the task manager for a running program with the matching icon, it is no longer shown in the task switcher.

I have searched through all of the icons on my HDD and have not found this particular icon.

I would like to know if anybody recognizes this icon.
Any help would be appreciated.
 

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The icon got similar coloring structure like Microsoft office, so could it be that the office updater was running and you just happen to stumble upon it. I don't have office installed to confirm what the icon looks like when office is updating, so I may be wrong about this, but it's better than nothing.
 

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AllMac said:
The icon got similar coloring structure like Microsoft office, so could it be that the office updater was running and you just happen to stumble upon it. I don't have office installed to confirm what the icon looks like when office is updating, so I may be wrong about this, but it's better than nothing.
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Hello, thank you for the reply.
I do have Office installed but I do not think I have an updater that runs for it.
As said before, I searched using an icon search program and have not found this particular icon, making this all the more frustrating.
Added to that, I have never seen a firewall notice that such a program is trying to acess the internet.
 

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System One

  • Internet Speed
    TERRIBLE, this is the Philippines after all.
In case it helps anyone else who is searching for the same info, I found that the mysterious red/orange/blue icon disappeared when I disabled / exited Sage's ACT! Outlook Sync in my Windows Tray area.

If I started up Sage ACT! Outlook Sync again, the mysterious icon reappears.
 

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