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cfmspencer
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7 years ago
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A new web browser just signed in to your Dropbox account.

I just got this message from Dropbox - A new web browser just signed in to your Dropbox account. Within 20 minutes or so, I saw the message and responded saying that No, the login (attempt) was NOT...
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  • Martynas's avatar
    Martynas
    7 years ago

    Hi! Have you checked sign in location? Was it Paris by any chance? I'm asking because I had the same problem yesterday by downloading one malicious program from Reddit. Luckily I cought it in time and found out the source of the unrecognized sign in.

    Also check your Dropbox home menu where it shows your action history. If someone else signed in into your account you should see info about opened files that you never opened just before that notification that you received.

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Martynas
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Hi! Have you checked sign in location? Was it Paris by any chance? I'm asking because I had the same problem yesterday by downloading one malicious program from Reddit. Luckily I cought it in time and found out the source of the unrecognized sign in.

Also check your Dropbox home menu where it shows your action history. If someone else signed in into your account you should see info about opened files that you never opened just before that notification that you received.

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cfmspencer
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

no, it was not Paris.

 

Thanks very much for pointing me towards the file history.  This was very helpful!

 

 

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