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I just noticed this app in my ubuntu applications called Icon Browser.

I want to know if it's legit part of Ubuntu or could it be malware using it to disguise itself of other code.
In other words if it is a part of normal ubuntu package and if not how I can remove it.
Additional Info
Here's the output of searching for the app in apt
$ apt list icon* --installed
Listing... Done
18.04
add a comment |
I just noticed this app in my ubuntu applications called Icon Browser.

I want to know if it's legit part of Ubuntu or could it be malware using it to disguise itself of other code.
In other words if it is a part of normal ubuntu package and if not how I can remove it.
Additional Info
Here's the output of searching for the app in apt
$ apt list icon* --installed
Listing... Done
18.04
It does not seem to be part of the standard Ubuntu repositories, or at least I cannotapt search iconand find anything that looks like it. Please append your question with the output ofapt list icon* --installed
– Charles Green
6 hours ago
K - As far as I can tell, this was not installed using theaptsystem, and not from the standard repositories, or an added PPA (which may or may not be trustworthy). Minor Google searches ("icon browser ubuntu") don't turn up anything like this - so someone installed this program. I don't like programs that I cannot trace back to a source. Can you right click on the icon, click "Show Details", and see if there is any identifying information about the program? Also look at the desktop file for the program, which should be in/usr/share/applicationsto see what command it is calling.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
add a comment |
I just noticed this app in my ubuntu applications called Icon Browser.

I want to know if it's legit part of Ubuntu or could it be malware using it to disguise itself of other code.
In other words if it is a part of normal ubuntu package and if not how I can remove it.
Additional Info
Here's the output of searching for the app in apt
$ apt list icon* --installed
Listing... Done
18.04
I just noticed this app in my ubuntu applications called Icon Browser.

I want to know if it's legit part of Ubuntu or could it be malware using it to disguise itself of other code.
In other words if it is a part of normal ubuntu package and if not how I can remove it.
Additional Info
Here's the output of searching for the app in apt
$ apt list icon* --installed
Listing... Done
18.04
18.04
edited 5 hours ago
pomsky
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asked 6 hours ago
Samuel M.Samuel M.
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It does not seem to be part of the standard Ubuntu repositories, or at least I cannotapt search iconand find anything that looks like it. Please append your question with the output ofapt list icon* --installed
– Charles Green
6 hours ago
K - As far as I can tell, this was not installed using theaptsystem, and not from the standard repositories, or an added PPA (which may or may not be trustworthy). Minor Google searches ("icon browser ubuntu") don't turn up anything like this - so someone installed this program. I don't like programs that I cannot trace back to a source. Can you right click on the icon, click "Show Details", and see if there is any identifying information about the program? Also look at the desktop file for the program, which should be in/usr/share/applicationsto see what command it is calling.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
add a comment |
It does not seem to be part of the standard Ubuntu repositories, or at least I cannotapt search iconand find anything that looks like it. Please append your question with the output ofapt list icon* --installed
– Charles Green
6 hours ago
K - As far as I can tell, this was not installed using theaptsystem, and not from the standard repositories, or an added PPA (which may or may not be trustworthy). Minor Google searches ("icon browser ubuntu") don't turn up anything like this - so someone installed this program. I don't like programs that I cannot trace back to a source. Can you right click on the icon, click "Show Details", and see if there is any identifying information about the program? Also look at the desktop file for the program, which should be in/usr/share/applicationsto see what command it is calling.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
It does not seem to be part of the standard Ubuntu repositories, or at least I cannot
apt search icon and find anything that looks like it. Please append your question with the output of apt list icon* --installed– Charles Green
6 hours ago
It does not seem to be part of the standard Ubuntu repositories, or at least I cannot
apt search icon and find anything that looks like it. Please append your question with the output of apt list icon* --installed– Charles Green
6 hours ago
K - As far as I can tell, this was not installed using the
apt system, and not from the standard repositories, or an added PPA (which may or may not be trustworthy). Minor Google searches ("icon browser ubuntu") don't turn up anything like this - so someone installed this program. I don't like programs that I cannot trace back to a source. Can you right click on the icon, click "Show Details", and see if there is any identifying information about the program? Also look at the desktop file for the program, which should be in /usr/share/applications to see what command it is calling.– Charles Green
5 hours ago
K - As far as I can tell, this was not installed using the
apt system, and not from the standard repositories, or an added PPA (which may or may not be trustworthy). Minor Google searches ("icon browser ubuntu") don't turn up anything like this - so someone installed this program. I don't like programs that I cannot trace back to a source. Can you right click on the icon, click "Show Details", and see if there is any identifying information about the program? Also look at the desktop file for the program, which should be in /usr/share/applications to see what command it is calling.– Charles Green
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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I found it! It's an application called "Yad". As this is in the repositories, it has been checked by the good people at canonical and can probably be trusted.

Here's the .desktop file in upstream
– cat
32 mins ago
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There is an "Icon Browser" GUI utility (gtk3-icon-browser) comes from the gtk-3-examples package. If you have the same thing, then it should be fine.
To check it, first run the following command to find out whether gtk-3-examples is installed:
apt policy gtk-3-examples
If it's installed, run
gtk3-icon-browser
to launch the application. Associated .desktop launcher, viz. gtk3-icon-browser.desktop should be found in the /usr/share/applications/ directory.
I just installedgtk-3-examplesbut it does not seem to create a desktop file, or the icon shown in the OP's question - I suspect that these are not the same thing!
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@Charles Really?!ls /usr/share/applications/ | grep -i icondoesn't list anything? As per this there should be agtk3-icon-browser.desktopfile in/usr/share/applications/(for Bionic at least).
– pomsky
5 hours ago
Ayuh - there's a desktop file, but the application itself does not show in the 'activities' window. Of course I have been poking at my system a lot, and something may be broken.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
1
It turns out to be the application named "Yad"
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@CharlesGreen No, you're right. There is aNoDisplay=trueline in the.desktopfile. To make it visible, one needs to remove the line or changetruetofalseor make a working copy in local directory first.
– pomsky
5 hours ago
add a comment |
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I found it! It's an application called "Yad". As this is in the repositories, it has been checked by the good people at canonical and can probably be trusted.

Here's the .desktop file in upstream
– cat
32 mins ago
add a comment |
I found it! It's an application called "Yad". As this is in the repositories, it has been checked by the good people at canonical and can probably be trusted.

Here's the .desktop file in upstream
– cat
32 mins ago
add a comment |
I found it! It's an application called "Yad". As this is in the repositories, it has been checked by the good people at canonical and can probably be trusted.

I found it! It's an application called "Yad". As this is in the repositories, it has been checked by the good people at canonical and can probably be trusted.

answered 5 hours ago
Charles GreenCharles Green
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Here's the .desktop file in upstream
– cat
32 mins ago
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Here's the .desktop file in upstream
– cat
32 mins ago
Here's the .desktop file in upstream
– cat
32 mins ago
Here's the .desktop file in upstream
– cat
32 mins ago
add a comment |
There is an "Icon Browser" GUI utility (gtk3-icon-browser) comes from the gtk-3-examples package. If you have the same thing, then it should be fine.
To check it, first run the following command to find out whether gtk-3-examples is installed:
apt policy gtk-3-examples
If it's installed, run
gtk3-icon-browser
to launch the application. Associated .desktop launcher, viz. gtk3-icon-browser.desktop should be found in the /usr/share/applications/ directory.
I just installedgtk-3-examplesbut it does not seem to create a desktop file, or the icon shown in the OP's question - I suspect that these are not the same thing!
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@Charles Really?!ls /usr/share/applications/ | grep -i icondoesn't list anything? As per this there should be agtk3-icon-browser.desktopfile in/usr/share/applications/(for Bionic at least).
– pomsky
5 hours ago
Ayuh - there's a desktop file, but the application itself does not show in the 'activities' window. Of course I have been poking at my system a lot, and something may be broken.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
1
It turns out to be the application named "Yad"
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@CharlesGreen No, you're right. There is aNoDisplay=trueline in the.desktopfile. To make it visible, one needs to remove the line or changetruetofalseor make a working copy in local directory first.
– pomsky
5 hours ago
add a comment |
There is an "Icon Browser" GUI utility (gtk3-icon-browser) comes from the gtk-3-examples package. If you have the same thing, then it should be fine.
To check it, first run the following command to find out whether gtk-3-examples is installed:
apt policy gtk-3-examples
If it's installed, run
gtk3-icon-browser
to launch the application. Associated .desktop launcher, viz. gtk3-icon-browser.desktop should be found in the /usr/share/applications/ directory.
I just installedgtk-3-examplesbut it does not seem to create a desktop file, or the icon shown in the OP's question - I suspect that these are not the same thing!
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@Charles Really?!ls /usr/share/applications/ | grep -i icondoesn't list anything? As per this there should be agtk3-icon-browser.desktopfile in/usr/share/applications/(for Bionic at least).
– pomsky
5 hours ago
Ayuh - there's a desktop file, but the application itself does not show in the 'activities' window. Of course I have been poking at my system a lot, and something may be broken.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
1
It turns out to be the application named "Yad"
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@CharlesGreen No, you're right. There is aNoDisplay=trueline in the.desktopfile. To make it visible, one needs to remove the line or changetruetofalseor make a working copy in local directory first.
– pomsky
5 hours ago
add a comment |
There is an "Icon Browser" GUI utility (gtk3-icon-browser) comes from the gtk-3-examples package. If you have the same thing, then it should be fine.
To check it, first run the following command to find out whether gtk-3-examples is installed:
apt policy gtk-3-examples
If it's installed, run
gtk3-icon-browser
to launch the application. Associated .desktop launcher, viz. gtk3-icon-browser.desktop should be found in the /usr/share/applications/ directory.
There is an "Icon Browser" GUI utility (gtk3-icon-browser) comes from the gtk-3-examples package. If you have the same thing, then it should be fine.
To check it, first run the following command to find out whether gtk-3-examples is installed:
apt policy gtk-3-examples
If it's installed, run
gtk3-icon-browser
to launch the application. Associated .desktop launcher, viz. gtk3-icon-browser.desktop should be found in the /usr/share/applications/ directory.
edited 5 hours ago
answered 5 hours ago
pomskypomsky
33.4k11105137
33.4k11105137
I just installedgtk-3-examplesbut it does not seem to create a desktop file, or the icon shown in the OP's question - I suspect that these are not the same thing!
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@Charles Really?!ls /usr/share/applications/ | grep -i icondoesn't list anything? As per this there should be agtk3-icon-browser.desktopfile in/usr/share/applications/(for Bionic at least).
– pomsky
5 hours ago
Ayuh - there's a desktop file, but the application itself does not show in the 'activities' window. Of course I have been poking at my system a lot, and something may be broken.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
1
It turns out to be the application named "Yad"
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@CharlesGreen No, you're right. There is aNoDisplay=trueline in the.desktopfile. To make it visible, one needs to remove the line or changetruetofalseor make a working copy in local directory first.
– pomsky
5 hours ago
add a comment |
I just installedgtk-3-examplesbut it does not seem to create a desktop file, or the icon shown in the OP's question - I suspect that these are not the same thing!
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@Charles Really?!ls /usr/share/applications/ | grep -i icondoesn't list anything? As per this there should be agtk3-icon-browser.desktopfile in/usr/share/applications/(for Bionic at least).
– pomsky
5 hours ago
Ayuh - there's a desktop file, but the application itself does not show in the 'activities' window. Of course I have been poking at my system a lot, and something may be broken.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
1
It turns out to be the application named "Yad"
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@CharlesGreen No, you're right. There is aNoDisplay=trueline in the.desktopfile. To make it visible, one needs to remove the line or changetruetofalseor make a working copy in local directory first.
– pomsky
5 hours ago
I just installed
gtk-3-examples but it does not seem to create a desktop file, or the icon shown in the OP's question - I suspect that these are not the same thing!– Charles Green
5 hours ago
I just installed
gtk-3-examples but it does not seem to create a desktop file, or the icon shown in the OP's question - I suspect that these are not the same thing!– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@Charles Really?!
ls /usr/share/applications/ | grep -i icon doesn't list anything? As per this there should be a gtk3-icon-browser.desktop file in /usr/share/applications/ (for Bionic at least).– pomsky
5 hours ago
@Charles Really?!
ls /usr/share/applications/ | grep -i icon doesn't list anything? As per this there should be a gtk3-icon-browser.desktop file in /usr/share/applications/ (for Bionic at least).– pomsky
5 hours ago
Ayuh - there's a desktop file, but the application itself does not show in the 'activities' window. Of course I have been poking at my system a lot, and something may be broken.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
Ayuh - there's a desktop file, but the application itself does not show in the 'activities' window. Of course I have been poking at my system a lot, and something may be broken.
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
1
1
It turns out to be the application named "Yad"
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
It turns out to be the application named "Yad"
– Charles Green
5 hours ago
@CharlesGreen No, you're right. There is a
NoDisplay=true line in the .desktop file. To make it visible, one needs to remove the line or change true to false or make a working copy in local directory first.– pomsky
5 hours ago
@CharlesGreen No, you're right. There is a
NoDisplay=true line in the .desktop file. To make it visible, one needs to remove the line or change true to false or make a working copy in local directory first.– pomsky
5 hours ago
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It does not seem to be part of the standard Ubuntu repositories, or at least I cannot
apt search iconand find anything that looks like it. Please append your question with the output ofapt list icon* --installed– Charles Green
6 hours ago
K - As far as I can tell, this was not installed using the
aptsystem, and not from the standard repositories, or an added PPA (which may or may not be trustworthy). Minor Google searches ("icon browser ubuntu") don't turn up anything like this - so someone installed this program. I don't like programs that I cannot trace back to a source. Can you right click on the icon, click "Show Details", and see if there is any identifying information about the program? Also look at the desktop file for the program, which should be in/usr/share/applicationsto see what command it is calling.– Charles Green
5 hours ago