What is @OpenWithToastLogo.png?

Question

I copy-n-pasted some text from Notepad into a command line window. The copied text included a tab character prefixing the text I copied, for example "{tab}test.exe". When I pasted this into the command line, the result was:

@OpenWithToastLogo.pngtest.exe

Wait, what?

A quick search on the computer in question as well as a subsequent one on Google revealed the following:

On the computer in question, there is in fact a file named @OpenWithToastLogo.png located in the Windows System32 folder.
On Google, my scan of the search results seemed to show only non-specific answers (as of the writing of this question, that is) with the standard bevy of "is this malware" sites indicating that a virus scan showed the file not to be a virus.

What is the purpose of the @OpenWithToastLogo.png file?

Also, why is "@OpenWithToastLogo.png" (text) associated with a pasted tab character in a command line window?

possible duplicate of How can I remove malicious spyware, malware, viruses or rootkits from my PC? — Nifle, Jan 09 '15 at 18:45
@DanielB: Ah, yes, auto-complete. That definitively answers Question #2 (above). The TAB character is being interpreted as auto-complete, which in this case returns the first file in the current folder of the command window. — László Koller, Jan 09 '15 at 19:47
Can you open the file in an image viewer? I'm curious what its contents are. "Toast" I know is used to describe the pop-up messages that appear over the UI in Android (usually when a task is complete), it's probably something similar for Windows 8. — baochan, Jan 09 '15 at 20:20
Toast is a video capture program. Do you have any Roxio products installed? If you really want to know where it came from, run Orca against c:\windows\installer to list all files associated with each installer. — , Jan 10 '15 at 05:02
Possibly related? http://superuser.com/questions/792607/why-does-windows-think-that-my-wireless-keyboard-is-a-toaster — spuder, Nov 29 '15 at 22:46
It is a 32 x 32 png file.... Black. Hope that is enough. It has no use... maybe a message to someone. — , Nov 29 '15 at 20:25
Including an answer within the question makes it difficult for others to find it in a search. Instead, please post the answer as an answer (read Can I answer my own question?) — fixer1234, Dec 04 '15 at 05:24

What is @OpenWithToastLogo.png?

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