Tiny pop up window with a bar loading up randomly appears. Symbol: Grey house with a circle in it For the last couple of weeks I have this thing happening where every once in a while a tiny window will pop up with a bar that is loading and it says something like &quot;Checking...&quot;. I can close the pop up or it will disappear once the bar loaded completely. It looks very sketchy that's why I am asking what this could be. I have not been able to find anything on the net. Also, next to the bar there is a symbol of a grey or silver house with a circle in it.
Can you guys please enlighten me?
Thanks
This specific window is actually the macOS application verification process, which is slightly different than Gatekeeper.
Here's some more info which may help describe what it's doing:
Apple's explanation of Gatekeeper can be found here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202491
A high-level overview of problems with Catalina's application verification process can be found here: https://appletoolbox.com/why-is-macos-catalina-verifying-applications-before-i-can-open-them/
Catalina has had issues with this verification process, and random problems are not uncommon: MacOS Catalina Verifying app at bootstrap

Regarding the process / application named &quot;Backup &amp; Sync from Google&quot; - I've personally never heard of that, and after a very quick search online, it seemed that all roads seemed to point to an app which should be called &quot;Google Drive&quot;  I would probably investigate to make sure it's actually a legitimate application from Google.

The icon is the same icon you'll find in System Preferences under &quot;Security &amp; Privacy&quot; - it's supposed to be a combination padlock wheel on a house: