[tbb-bugs] #9924 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Firefox bug - TBB queries the A record of the hostname of the machine it is running on. (was: Firefox queries the A record of the hostname of the machine it is running on.)

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#9924: Firefox bug - TBB queries the A record of the hostname of the machine it is
running on.
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks                         |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                              |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                              |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser            |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                              |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-firefox-patch,tbb-proxy-bypass  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                      |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                      |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by bugzilla):

 * keywords:  tbb-firefox-patch => tbb-firefox-patch,tbb-proxy-bypass
 * severity:   => Normal


Comment:

 HIPS detects that TBB (firefox.exe) uses RPC / DNS Client Service on
 Windows during initialization. Probably, for that.

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