Problem downloading files from some site

Hi,
when I try to download from some site,for example this:
"http://downloads.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/0.8.4/macosx/vlc-0.8.4.dmg"
or from sourceforge.net nothing is downloaded and on the window of safari, in the title bar, appears for example: "vlc-0.8.4.dmg.gif 1x1 pixel".
what can I do?
Thanks!

Hi Fillipo,
By the sounds of things you have NetBarrier installed.
Check your ad-blocking settings to see if it's blocking the download of files from some of these sites.

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