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affoj
New member | Level 2
8 months ago

Is this shared link from Dropbox malicious or not?

Hello, A foreign customer has contacted us with a request for our products. They sent me a Dropbox link, claiming that all the details regarding their inquiry are there. Unfortunately, the whole si...
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Megan
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8 months ago

Hey affoj, thanks for posting here today! 

I removed the link from your post for security reasons.

Keep in mind that this isn't a Dropbox shared link. Our shared links should have this format: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/. 

I'm not sure if they used a third-party app to maybe shorten the link, but if I'm being honest it doesn't look like it.

It's a great thing that you're cautious about this, and that you decided to contact us. You can maybe share these steps with your client, on how to create a shared link if they need to.

I hope this helps!

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