Dropbox downloads linked from other site


Description

This query looks for user content downloads from dropbox that originate from a link/redirect from a 3rd party site. File sharing sites such as Dropbox are often used for hosting malware on a reputable site. Read more about download URL data and about this attack vector in this blog post:. Https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Threat-Intelligence/Hunting-tip-of-the-month-Browser-downloads/td-p/220454. Tags: #DownloadUrl, #Referer, #Dropbox.

Query · kql

DeviceFileEvents
| where 
    Timestamp > ago(7d)
    and FileOriginUrl startswith "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/"
    and isnotempty(FileOriginReferrerUrl)
    and FileOriginReferrerUrl !startswith "https://www.dropbox.com/" 
| project FileOriginReferrerUrl, FileName
Raw source Dropbox downloads linked from other site · KQL
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id: de93670b-a1db-4c8c-80aa-5b3146428631
name: Dropbox downloads linked from other site
description: |
  This query looks for user content downloads from dropbox that originate from a link/redirect from a 3rd party site.
  File sharing sites such as Dropbox are often used for hosting malware on a reputable site.
  Read more about download URL data and about this attack vector in this blog post:.
  Https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Threat-Intelligence/Hunting-tip-of-the-month-Browser-downloads/td-p/220454.
  Tags: #DownloadUrl, #Referer, #Dropbox.
requiredDataConnectors:
- connectorId: MicrosoftThreatProtection
  dataTypes:
  - DeviceFileEvents
query: |
  DeviceFileEvents
  | where 
      Timestamp > ago(7d)
      and FileOriginUrl startswith "https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/"
      and isnotempty(FileOriginReferrerUrl)
      and FileOriginReferrerUrl !startswith "https://www.dropbox.com/" 
  | project FileOriginReferrerUrl, FileName 

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