Some days ago that widget appeared on screen and I have no idea how to remove it and how did it came to my system. Not taken by screenshots. I suggest it is malware. Any ideas? 
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Appears you have an external monitor attached. If so, try attaching a different monitor + see if dot relates to code running or monitor attached. – David Favor Nov 04 '17 at 12:47
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Look here: https://www.maketecheasier.com/more-gnome-shell-tips-and-tricks/ Scroll down to 6 "Screencast Recording".
It says:
Unknown to many, Gnome Shell has a built-in screen recorder. At any point of time, you just have to press the shortcut key “Shift + Ctrl + Alt + R” to activate the screen recorder. Once activated, you will see a recording button at the bottom right corner. Press “Shift + Ctrl + Alt + R” again to stop the recording. It will then save itself with the filename “shell-date-string-counter.webm” in your Home folder.
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1Thanks this is just what I was looking for after a panicked search for malware on my system that turned up nothing! – codematix Mar 29 '18 at 15:34
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LOL just ran into this now ... must be way too tired, but thanks for the solution :) – garyj Jul 14 '20 at 14:05
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Nice. Just found out I was recording the screen for 18 hours -- made a 4G file in 1920x1080. – Chris Reid Sep 15 '22 at 14:31