| US 7,581,004 B2 | ||
| System and method for alerting on open file-share sessions on a user's electronic device | ||
| Gabriel Jakobson, 412 Proud Eagle La., Las Vegas, Nev. 89144 (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 15, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/354,436. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0192487 A1, Aug. 16, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 709—225 [709/229; 726/26] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A method of protecting an electronic device against unauthorized access to files and folders associated with said electronic
device, comprising:
determining whether there are active file-share sessions associated with said electronic device;
in the event at least one active file-share session is determined to exist, determining whether the at least one active file-share
session is included on an approved share-session list;
in the event the at least one active file-share session is determined not to be on the approved share-session list, retrieving
identifying information of a remote device associated with the at least one active file-share session; and
sending an alert, wherein the alert includes the identifying information of the remote device and an approval request providing
a recipient of the alert a capability to approve or terminate the at least one active file-share session;
in response to receiving an approval from said recipient, including on the approved share-session list the at least one active
file share session; and
in response to receiving a denial from said recipient, terminating the at least one active file-share session.
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