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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 353529" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>Well, a file is not going to up and change its extension in mid-download.</p><p>Again, to clarify, the files definitely have the .exe extension on them when you do a "Get Info"?</p><p></p><p>Or... do they have something like .bin, .hqx, .rar or something else?</p><p>The reason I ask, is that sometimes compressed files or images need to be first expanded with Stuffit. If you don't have Stuffit installed, it will give the file an icon and associate the file with a seemingly random MS Office app if you have MS Office on your machine anywhere. That would give someone the impression that the file is an .exe when it obviously isn't.</p><p></p><p>I would suggest that you go to <a href="http://www.stuffit.com" target="_blank">www.stuffit.com</a> and download the free expander first, even if you already have it installed... download and install it again.</p><p>Once that is installed, then try your other downloads again and let us know how that goes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 353529, member: 2960"] Well, a file is not going to up and change its extension in mid-download. Again, to clarify, the files definitely have the .exe extension on them when you do a "Get Info"? Or... do they have something like .bin, .hqx, .rar or something else? The reason I ask, is that sometimes compressed files or images need to be first expanded with Stuffit. If you don't have Stuffit installed, it will give the file an icon and associate the file with a seemingly random MS Office app if you have MS Office on your machine anywhere. That would give someone the impression that the file is an .exe when it obviously isn't. I would suggest that you go to [url]www.stuffit.com[/url] and download the free expander first, even if you already have it installed... download and install it again. Once that is installed, then try your other downloads again and let us know how that goes. [/QUOTE]
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