[tor-bugs] #9572 [Firefox Patch Issues]: TBB opens link in firefox about upgrade

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#9572: TBB opens link in firefox about upgrade
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 Reporter:  vikinggod             |          Owner:  mikeperry       
     Type:  defect                |         Status:  new             
 Priority:  normal                |      Milestone:                  
Component:  Firefox Patch Issues  |        Version:  Tor: unspecified
 Keywords:  TBB, torbrowser       |         Parent:                  
   Points:                        |   Actualpoints:                  
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 Another day when I used TBB 2.3.25-12 a strange thing happened while I was
 just surfing anonymously and using TBB in a normal way.

 Out of the blue without really doing an upgrade(neither manually nor
 automatically) Torbrowser started checking for addon compatibility, the
 check that usually starts right after an upgrade to a later version.

 And then the next time I opened the real standard Firefox browser, it
 opened the upgrade link saying it had upgraded from 17.0.8ESR to 23.1. But
 neither torbrowser or firefox had really been upgraded, they had/have the
 exact same versions before and after this happened.

 I didn't visit any type of websites where you can expect
 exploits/vulnerabilities. I use good antivirus and antispyware, so I don't
 think there's anything on my computer making torbrowser misbehave.


 Whoever is taking care of the torbrowser should take a look at this, as
 something seems to be compiled/configured badly so that firefox and
 torbrowser aren't completely separated from each other. Firefox is not my
 standard browser, so the reason the upgrade link showed up in firefox
 doesn't have anything to do with that. I also started firefox manually
 after torbrowser/TBB.

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