Malware: TelephonyUtilities?

Suddenly appeared in keychain on my MacBook Pro macOS Catalina 10.15.7

Does anybody know what this is:

Account: lastKnownFaceTimeCallerID

Programme: TelephonyUtilities

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 15, 2022 9:28 AM

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John Galt

Level 10

154,928 points

Posted on Aug 15, 2022 6:52 PM

It is an application password used by FaceTime and its appearance in Keychain is normal.

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John Galt

Level 10

154,928 points

Aug 15, 2022 6:52 PM in response to Wasndasn

It is an application password used by FaceTime and its appearance in Keychain is normal.

Wasndasn Author

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Aug 15, 2022 11:29 PM in response to John Galt

Thank you for your help! Cheers

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