[tor-bugs] #25737 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser's update check bypassed Tor once on macos, because of xpcproxy?

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#25737: Tor Browser's update check bypassed Tor once on macos, because of xpcproxy?
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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:                            |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by tom):

 {{{
 12:12:00 H<haik> OK, one last thing, my logging shows...
 12:12:05 H<haik> EXEC:     launchd -> /usr/libexec/xpcproxy
 12:12:05 H<haik>           TIME           STRTIME                 PID
 PPID ARGS
 12:12:05 H<haik> START:    1616533459     2018 Apr 10 10:09:54    963
 1 xpcproxy org.mozilla.firefox.55196
 12:12:05 H<haik> EXEC:     xpcproxy ->
 /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox
 12:12:05 H<haik>           TIME           STRTIME                 PID
 PPID ARGS
 12:12:05 H<haik> START:    1616537512     2018 Apr 10 10:09:54    963
 1 /Applications/Firefox.app/Contents/MacOS/firefox
 12:12:16 H<haik> When starting via Spotlight
 12:12:46 H<haik> That EXEC line does mean that xpcproxy is starting
 Firefox
 }}}

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