I have run into strange behavior which I just want to check is not malicious.
Linux Mint 22.1
Tor Browser 14.5.1
Tor Browser Security Level: Standard, all settings default
After opening an installation of the browser for the first time and clicking connect shortly after opening, after successful connection, within 10-30 seconds a new tab opens and immediately closes.
This happens with both flatpak and manual installation, but does not happen if I wait 2 minutes before connecting after first start.
2025-05-09 17:10:30.618
[NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
2025-05-09 17:10:30.627
[NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
2025-05-09 17:10:30.632
[NOTICE] DisableNetwork is set. Tor will not make or accept non-control network connections. Shutting down all existing connections.
2025-05-09 17:10:30.636
[NOTICE] Renaming old configuration file to "/home/user/Downloads/tor-browser/Browser/TorBrowser/Data/Tor/torrc.orig.1"
2025-05-09 17:10:31.557
[NOTICE] Opening Socks listener on 127.0.0.1:9150
2025-05-09 17:10:31.557
[NOTICE] Opened Socks listener connection (ready) on 127.0.0.1:9150
2025-05-09 17:10:32.434
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 5% (conn): Connecting to a relay
2025-05-09 17:10:32.558
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 10% (conn_done): Connected to a relay
2025-05-09 17:10:32.687
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 14% (handshake): Handshaking with a relay
2025-05-09 17:10:32.942
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 15% (handshake_done): Handshake with a relay done
2025-05-09 17:10:32.943
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 20% (onehop_create): Establishing an encrypted directory connection
2025-05-09 17:10:33.066
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 25% (requesting_status): Asking for networkstatus consensus
2025-05-09 17:10:33.190
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 30% (loading_status): Loading networkstatus consensus
2025-05-09 17:10:34.183
[NOTICE] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit: We have no usable consensus.
2025-05-09 17:10:34.316
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 40% (loading_keys): Loading authority key certs
2025-05-09 17:10:34.452
[NOTICE] The current consensus has no exit nodes. Tor can only build internal paths, such as paths to onion services.
2025-05-09 17:10:34.452
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 45% (requesting_descriptors): Asking for relay descriptors
2025-05-09 17:10:34.452
[NOTICE] I learned some more directory information, but not enough to build a circuit: We need more microdescriptors: we have 0/8619, and can only build 0% of likely paths. (We have 0% of guards bw, 0% of midpoint bw, and 0% of end bw (no exits in consensus, using mid) = 0% of path bw.)
2025-05-09 17:10:34.564
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 50% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
2025-05-09 17:10:35.188
[NOTICE] The current consensus contains exit nodes. Tor can build exit and internal paths.
2025-05-09 17:10:36.621
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 55% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
2025-05-09 17:10:40.073
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 60% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
2025-05-09 17:10:40.735
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 67% (loading_descriptors): Loading relay descriptors
2025-05-09 17:10:40.782
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 75% (enough_dirinfo): Loaded enough directory info to build circuits
2025-05-09 17:10:41.524
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 90% (ap_handshake_done): Handshake finished with a relay to build circuits
2025-05-09 17:10:41.524
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 95% (circuit_create): Establishing a Tor circuit
2025-05-09 17:10:41.657
[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 100% (done): Done