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Help 2 apps showing in firewall but nowhere in system apps (nobody & Root)

Today I factory reset my phone as was having some issues. Installed a firewall and did some debloating. Everything running fine but noticed these apps in the firewall but not in the system apps. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
 

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Keep in mind that when you install a firewall app that you are installing it as a typical user-installed app. So it will work with other user-installed apps but not system-level apps and services. Things running at a system level are protected by system-level permissions. The Netguard app you installed can only work with other user-installed apps and services.
 
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... Do you think these 2 apps are anything to be concerned about?
I would just leave those system files alone and don't worry about them. You can't do anything through Netguard anyway so it's a non-issue. Be wary but at the same don't get too over-zealous trying to clean up your phone. There are a lot of otherwise weirdly named apps/services/processes that the Android operating system uses, mixed with cruft a lot of apps use when you install them.
 
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