Patent ID: 7840663
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computerized method comprising: monitoring a peer-to-peer network for suspicious activity based on patterns of activity; and performing an action associated with a suspicious pattern of activity when the suspicious pattern of activity is detected in the peer-to-peer network, the suspicious pattern of activity defined by a set of rules for detecting at least one of Trojan horse code, viruses, a user browsing data across peers, unwanted user activity, and malicious code attempting to contact a home location; wherein the peer-to-peer network permits peers to connect and operate substantially without a server by utilizing the server, at most, for providing addresses for the peers in the peer-to-peer network; wherein the suspicious pattern of activity is defined in terms of a configuration of shared data on a peer, the configuration establishing a baseline of authorized shares and permissions in association with the shared data; wherein monitoring a peer-to-peer network comprises evaluating a change with respect to the shared data on a peer in the peer-to-peer network, the change being made with respect to the baseline.