I can't open PDFs without signing up to "special offers"!?

Hi guys!
I've got a weird problem with my iPad. I "updated" it to iOs7 a while ago, and somehow managed to delete all of my apps. I downloaded them all again, including Quickoffice, which used to sync up to my Dropbox account and let me share files with my laptop. Today, I tried to add a PDF that I needed to read into my Dropbox account and open it on my iPad. I could see the file in my folder, but when I clicked it, it led to a link and a button saying "download". When I click that, I got a screen saying:
If you can't see the link, it says "your download will be ready in a moment" then tells me that I have to sign up to one of four offers before I'll be able to access my download.
I thought "f*** that" and download the Dropbox app instead. The same thing happened. Feeling thoroughly annoyed that I wasn't allowed to access my own files, I tried emailing it to myself. The same thing, again!!
What's happening? Has Apple thoroughly sold out, or do I have a "virus" on my iPad (as suggested by a friend)? I didn't think you could get them, but perhaps so...

If you are trying to download/open the same PDF in all three instances, I would say it is the PDF file causing the problem. Where did this PDF come from? If it came from somewhere on the internet, that's where the blame lies. It has nothing to do with Apple and it is not a virus.

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