Malware Problem? Rubiconproject

The Rubiconproject itself is not malware. It is an advertising business of some note and there are several references to it in Google. Depending on your browser, you may be able to exclude it in the privacy options.

I too am running 10.6.8 and safari 5.1.7 on my MBP. I recently (last few days or so) have received the very same file (53357-15.html) automatically into my downloads folder. I too was concerned as Nothing else ever just automatically gets in like that.

I was considering asking ebay about it or perhaps ribiconproject.com about this matter. Will post results.

All I can really add about this one is that in my view, it is purely a marketing tool. I doubt that eBay dare get caught out with anything more than that. The Cookie is almost certainly a flash cookie, one which reappears after being deleted and the Cookie catcher I recommended has a section to deal with flash cookies. All the same, just imagine, from eBay's point of view how useful this could be. The cookie follows you around and reports back to eBay with where you have been; eBay are then able to target you with offers linked to the places you have visited.

I couldn't agree more that it is deceitful ... but one can understand its raison d'etre. I doubt that I would allow it to dominate my thinking. I would clear it when I saw it but not get too concerned with eBay. But that's my view !!!!

It is a bit more persistant than most but I think it's still a tracking cookie. As I said earlier, it can be controlled (or forbidden) via the cookie options you have in both Safari and Firefox. I use a cookie controller called Cookie (how original) and bought from the App Store. I think it's £7. Can't promise it will meet all your needs though it's worth reading up about both in App Store and Google.

I suppose you could fire a missile at eBay pointing out how troubled you are by this implant.

I've also been finding the 41452-9.html downloaded app on my computer as well as one titled 41452-15.html, and one titled 53357-15.html. I'm also running Snow Leopard 10.6.8, and Safari 5.1.7. Both files downloaded without my knowledge about an hour ago from Ebay. I only realized because I saw the Safari Download window open. In case it matters I was using Private browsing settings and while I have an Ebay account I wasn't signed in. This isn't the first time these files have downloaded onto my computer either the other time was in the past week. I submitted the 41452-9.html to virustotal.com which runs the file through a slew of security software but the results all came back as " - " . All the downloaded files are listed in Finder as 4 KB (1,794 bytes) or (1,793 bytes)

I've been having this same problem all week on my iMac (10.6.8, running Safari 5.1.7). It may be harmless enough, but it's been ******* me off that an unwanted file would download itself like that. I went into Safari>Preferences>Privacy then to Details and scrolled down through the list of cookies until I found "Rubiconproject". I removed it and closed Safari. I reopened Safari and Ive been searching on eBay ever since without that pesky file downloading itself. eBay had better get its act together - something like this is bound to turn people off in a big way.