Symantec researcher spotted a spam mail that use Dropbox to spread the spam. Dropbox accounts have a public folder where files can be placed and made publicly available. Spammers take advantage of the this feature by uploading an image and a simple .html file and then using the image to link to a pharmaceutical site.
The link will land you in the fairly standard "Canadian Health & Care Mall" site. According Symantec, there are over 1,200 unique Dropbox URLs being used in spam over a 48-hour period.
Besides spammers, malware authors also take advantage of the Dropbox ; Researcher come across a Brazilian Portuguese malware message claiming to contain photos and asking if they can be put onto a popular social networking site. The links in the email point to a Trojan hosted on Dropbox.
The link will land you in the fairly standard "Canadian Health & Care Mall" site. According Symantec, there are over 1,200 unique Dropbox URLs being used in spam over a 48-hour period.
Besides spammers, malware authors also take advantage of the Dropbox ; Researcher come across a Brazilian Portuguese malware message claiming to contain photos and asking if they can be put onto a popular social networking site. The links in the email point to a Trojan hosted on Dropbox.
