I'm looking at Activity Monitor, and I see that process. I'm tempted to kill it, but I thought I'd search for it first. I don't find anything about it. So, I thought I'd ask here.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.4
It appears to be connected to iCloud which I never use aside from FindMyMac.
stevegoldfield@MacBook-Pro ~ % ps -ax | grep Ciconia
776 ?? 0:00.09 /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/iCloudDriveService.framework/XPCServices/Ciconia.xpc/Contents/MacOS/Ciconia
So far, I haven't been able to kill it, though it belongs to me. Ah, force quit killed it. I'll see if it restarts.
FWIW, I found one other person that asked what the Ciconia process is on the MacRumors site. They were running an early beta of Ventura. I would leave it alone.
dialabrain wrote:
No one ever listens to me. 😎
I listen to you.
I have this XPC on the current version of Ventura. Ciconcia is a type of bird in the stork family. Apple already uses the work "bird" for various iCloud tasks. This was obviously some secret project that kept it codeword name for some reason. Unfortunately, the only other type of software that regularly uses obscure, but legit, words like that is malware. Everybody's just got to be clever, don't they?
https://github.com/kzykhys/Ciconia
I just found the same thing on iOS logs: (brand new iphone 14 in lock down mode w/o cellular data)
brctl: dumping
containers: <all>
from: iPhone
FPFS Feature: Disabled
dump taken at 9/12/23, 12:57:00 PM [account=18275296481] [inCarry=No] [home=/private/var/mobile]
database version: 21006
fsType: Legacy
ciconia state: 3
ciconia version: 135
boot_history (startup 235092.2s ago)
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server_truth
[8/23/23, 8:22:52 AM] OS:20G75 CloudDocs:1553.142.1 BirdSchema:21006 DBSchema:21006
client_truth
[8/23/23, 8:22:53 AM] OS:20G75 CloudDocs:1553.142.1 BirdSchema:21006 DBSchema:21006
backup_detector
[1165438|1640159|5] OS:20G75 CloudDocs:1553.142.1 DBSchema:21006
ciconia_history
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[8/24/23, 8:01:55 AM] OS:20G75 CloudDocs:1553.142.1 BirdSchema:21006 DBSchema:21006 CiconiaVersion:135 Duration:20.98118197917938 UUID:792A1116-D7FA-4431-B806-211EB42B0A0C LastOriginatorID:0 LastError:(null)
server_state
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last-sync:2023-09-05 12:03:16 AM +0000 nextRank:3869 minUsedTime:1693080102 shared-db{last-sync:2023-09-04/4:54:09 PM, caught-up, token:unkown-token-size:9 (AQAAAYpineXc)}
stopcybercrime wrote:
https://github.com/kzykhys/Ciconia
That's a markdown parser for PHP. Completely harmless.
I just found the same thing on iOS logs: (brand new iphone 14 in lock down mode w/o cellular data)
That's the iOS operating system. Again, completely harmless.
According to a web search it is either a white stork or a visual novel.
Edit: Maybe a rock band video?
Not helpful. I found those when I searched. This is a process running on my MacBook Pro. I think I'll kill it and see what happens.
No one ever listens to me. 😎
etresoft wrote:
Everybody's just got to be clever, don't they?
Yes, seems like it. Thank you for listening. :)
I have ISO 16.6 and it is on my phone. It must have a purpose if they keep using it.
I want to listen… is it Malware? My Mac has nothing running yet the activity monitor is running wild. I need help. 🥺
I have a process running called Ciconia. I have no idea what it is.
