Need answer ASAP...download safety question

Thanks for your immediate attention. I'm in a big hurry to resize a file that was sent to me however it is a .sitx file and when I try to download it, it states that this file MAY contain an application and its not sure of the safety of it. This is a stuffed Adobe Illustrator file. Can someone tell me if this is an ok behavior and its ok to download? Its a file created on a mac I believe from a college. I just don't want to risk anything with no protection. Mac OS is smart, I wanna listen to it at the right points : )

Hi, John.
1. Do you know and trust the source of the file? For example, a colleague?
2. Are they a Windows or Mac user?
3. Do you know if they made the file self-extracting with StuffIt?
If the answers to 1 and 3 are yes, and the answer to 2 is Mac, then it you have can have relatively high confidence the file is safe. If the answers to 1 is no, or the answer to 2 is Windows, then don't use the file until you can discuss it with the person who provided the file.
I suspect you are using Safari and this is a typical warning for any file that may appear executable, e.g. a self-extracting StuffIt archive.
This is also why you should install an anti-virus solution. Even if you disable automatic protection, you could check the file individually to assure it is safe, i.e. contains no known malware.
See my "Detecting and avoiding malware and spyware" FAQ for my recommendations as well as a list of some recent Mac OS X security threats that have emerged, including Trojans, rootkits, and spyware.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
Author: Troubleshooting Mac® OS X

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