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For the safety of the users, should we tell comment on Alf's blog to remove that specific mediafire link (or can the problem happen on any mediafire download).
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I can happen on any mediafire download.
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Also how can you tell if the issue is with mediafire itself or with the ads it hosts?
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The only evidence I have is that if I restrict scripts (with NoScript) to only those that originate from mediafire (usually flash related), I've never seen an issue.
The problem usually arises from websites that use an ad service that doesn't properly vet their ad sources. Rogue antivirus's and other malware can be contracted from perfectly innocent websites that utilize a suspect ad-service. Anyone on a Windows machine that doesn't use NoScript (or NoAd as others have mentioned) is really taking a risk visiting any website that utilizes an ad service.
Unfortunately, free, anonymous upload/download sites are the worst when it comes to ads.