Wonder if i could get any input on this? Ebay recently made some changes to its site, it appears to just be the font on the logo. However, since they made this change, while on ebay, the download window keeps popping up roughly every hour and its showing a html down load from ebay. When i view this down load its the main page of ebay. I originally trashed it but it came back, so i left it. I was hoping that if i left it, it wouldnt keep doing this download, but it does. Any idea why this would be happening? or how i could stop it? Thanks.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Mac doing an automatic download, why?
- Thread starter zowenso
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I'm not getting any download on the eBay main page. There are two settings you need to check in Safari.
Safari > Preferences > General > Open "safe" files after downloading (UNcheck this)
Safari > Preferences > Security > Enable Java (UNcheck this) (Enable JavaScript should be checked)
For more security ideas: Mac Virus/Malware FAQ
Here's how to take a screen shot and post it.
Thanks guys, ill post up a screen shot after work. I called apple phone support, they said get an anti virus software. I downloaded avast lastnight and I'm still getting the download. The down load is from eBay and when I open the download, which I hadn't done, a white screen pops up with a banner ad for iPhone 5. It's an ad I see on eBay. Apreciate the help this far. I'd love to get this figured out. I found a thread on apples forum, where someone had the same issue, several people actually and no one had a resolution. Thanks.
That's because it's not malware. Installing antivirus software isn't a solution. Do you have any ad-blockers installed? It sounds like it could be a pop-up type ad that downloads instead of popping up, or that an ad blocker is causing to download in an improper attempt to block it.
I just made these changes you recommended, ill start with that. Ill find out soon enough if it worked. Will unchecking those things expose me to other possible issues?
No, not at all. If you visit a trusted website that requires Java, just re-enable it for the duration of your visit.
Its definitely not a pop up. Its a banner ad ive been seeing on ebay lately. Here is what comes up when i open the download. Where the page is white, is where ebay auctions would be. Click on the pic below for BIG. Thanks.
So you can tell by that that its just an ad? Nothing to worry about?
Also, while i have your expert attention, i trashed the avast i had downloaded. I dragged the avast icon from my applications folder into the trash and the file in my download folder, into the trash. Is that enough to have that totally out of my computer or is there something deeper that i need to get rid of?
Super appreciate your help on all of this. And ill keep you posted about the unchecking of the boxes and if it worked. Thanks. O
Also, while i have your expert attention, i trashed the avast i had downloaded. I dragged the avast icon from my applications folder into the trash and the file in my download folder, into the trash. Is that enough to have that totally out of my computer or is there something deeper that i need to get rid of?
Super appreciate your help on all of this. And ill keep you posted about the unchecking of the boxes and if it worked. Thanks. O
The most effective method for complete app removal is manual deletion:
Did you do steps 6 and 7? The steps are simple if you take them one at a time and do them exactly as described.
This...
Click the + button below the search term to add criteria, then click the search criteria drop-down and select "Other...", then "System files"
Click the "aren't included" and change to "are included"
I dont even know where to find the search term so i can find the + and add criteria.....lol. Im not kidding.
Click the + button below the search term to add criteria, then click the search criteria drop-down and select "Other...", then "System files"
Click the "aren't included" and change to "are included"
I dont even know where to find the search term so i can find the + and add criteria.....lol. Im not kidding.
If you type avast or even a space in the search area, the + is right below that. Look at the first image in the instructions I posted. Where you see the red circled "-" on the right side, that was a "+" before I clicked it. The area where you can enter a search term is right above that.
Take a screen shot of your Finder window and post it.
It should look like this:
Last edited:
Where it says "Kind" on yours, click the word "Kind" and select "Other" from the dropdown list, then "Name". Then select "Contains", to match the first line. Then, at the right end of that bar, click the "+" again, click "Kind in the 2nd line, select "Other", then select "System Files" and then "Are included".
The good news is once you've done this once, it's a piece of cake to do it in the future!
Ok, im almost there....lol....UGH. In the second line after i select "other" how do i select "system files" and then "are included"? Does this look like im almost there?....you must be raging right now...LOL.
I'm not raging at all. Yes, you're almost there. Click on the word "Kind", and a dropdown list appears. On that dropdown list, click "Other..." (which is at the bottom of the list), then another window will pop up, showing an alphabetical listing of other criteria. Scroll down to "System files" and double-click it. Then you'll see "aren't included". Click that and change it to "are included".
Change from icon view to list view. Click View > List or click the button shown below.
