fix: make IPC listener lazy to avoid antivirus false positives - #429
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The IPC TCP listener was binding on startup which triggered AV detections (1-2/70 on VirusTotal). Now it only binds when joining a server, reducing detections to 0/67. Closes openmultiplayer#419
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The IPC TCP listener was binding on startup which was triggering antivirus detections (ESET + Microsoft were flagging it on VirusTotal, 1-2/70). Made the listener lazy so it only opens when you actually join a server instead of on startup.
Ran both builds through VirusTotal:
Just moved the bind to right before DLL injection in the inject command, stored the app handle with a OnceLock so it's available when needed.
Closes #419