Installing from the Internet

I was trying to install AIM. I have all the updates on my computer.
When I download it, it saves the installation as a quicktime file. I have no idea why. I try to open it, and it says it is not a movie file.
Before that happened, I would try to install it and it would try to open it in Excell, although I specifically told it to use stuffitt Expander.

What's the downloaded file type .dmg .bin .hqx .?
If as suspected it's .bin then you must use Stuffit Expander to decompress the installer, drag the file onto Stuffit rather than double-clicking it.

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