attachmentAV for Make: Upload email attachments to Dropbox after virus and malware scan

How to automatically upload email attachments received via Gmail or other mail providers to Dropbox after running a virus and malware scan? Make, a no-code automation platform powered by AI, enables you to orchestrate workflows. A virus and malware scan is crucial to protect against threats to your users and infrastructure, especially when receiving attachments from unknown sources.

In the following, I will guide you through configuring a Make scenario consisting of the following steps.

Watch Gmail for emails arriving in the inbox.
Run a virus and malware scan with attachmentAV.
Upload attachments to Dropbox.

The following step-by-step instructions guide you through setting up the automation process with Make.

First, create a scenario.

Creating a scenario to upload email attachments to Dropbox after a virus and malware scan - Step 1

Next, add the Email app and select Watch Emails from the available modules.

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Proceed by clicking the Create a connection button.

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Select the Connection type and define a Connection name.

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Configure when to trigger the workflow. For example, select the Folder Inbox and only trigger the workflow for unread messages.

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Next, add the Flow Control module Iterator to loop over all attachments of an incoming email.

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Select Attachments[] for Array.

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Afterward, add the attachmentAV app and select the Scan a File for Viruses/Malware.

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Press the Create a connection button**.

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A subscription for the attachmentAV for Make service is required to scan files for viruses and malware. Press the Create subscription button.

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A popup with checkout information appears. Fill out the contact and payment details.

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Next, the license key is shown. In the example shown in the following screenshot, that’s 70b4a00a6abafbd80537e6267c78. Copy the license key belonging to your subscription.

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Then, paste the license key into the API Key field.

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Next, configure to use the Flow Control - Iterator to fetch the attachment for virus and malware scanning.

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So far, you have configured Watch Emails, Iterator, and attachmentAV.

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Next, configure the Dropbox app. Select the module Upload a File.

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Afterward, press the Create a connection button and follow the instructions to connect your Dropbox account.

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Then, select the Folder where you want to upload the scanned attachments. Furthermore, select Flow Control - Iterator as File.

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The workflow is almost complete. There is one thing missing. Press the wrench icon between attachmentAV and Dropbox to set up a filter.

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Select the Condition Status and the Text operators: Equal to. Type in clean so that only files considered uninfected by attachmentAV are getting uploaded to Dropbox.

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Press the Run once button to test the workflow.

In case you are running into any issues, contact hello@attachmentav.com for help.

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To test the workflow, send an email with attachments to the connected email address.

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Then check Dropbox for the attachments.

In case attachmentAV detects a virus, trojan, or any other kind of malware, the file will not be uploaded to Dropbox. Test the protection by sending an email with an EICAR test file attached (see Download EICAR Test File).

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Congratulations, you set up an automation to archive email attachments on Dropbox after scanning for viruses and malware with attachmentAV for Make.

Published on October 23, 2025 | Written by Andreas