Downloading a .exe file

when i attempt to download a .exe file it opens virex and then nothing happens.
i'm new with a mac so i have no idea why i can't download certain files off the internet.
this one is a game.
power pc g4 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi catty18,
First of all, Welcome to the Apple Discussion Forums!
The .exe file format is a Windows or DOS file format. This is an extension that is short for an "executable" file. I'm not knowledgeable about what Virex will catch but it is most likely the file carried a virus that Virex stopped from executing. Just a guess on my part. I don't think (I'm sure someone will correct me here if I'm wrong) that your OS will read .exe file format or at least not without third party software.
Search for ".exe file format" (Google for instance) and you will find many definitions of the file format.
Hope that helps some,
littleshoulders [:-)
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