Patent ID: 8281410

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing resource-access information by an application monitor, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the computer-implemented method comprising: prior to executing a software application for a first time, determining a resource-access scope of the software application that defines which resources are accessible to the software application upon execution of the software application; determining that a particular resource is within the resource-access scope of the software application, wherein the particular resource comprises a directory that stores sensitive information; retrieving, from a resource-information database, resource information that identifies a risk of the particular resource potentially containing sensitive information, wherein: retrieving the resource information comprises accessing the resource-information database for information about the folder and finding that the resource information indicates that the directory stores the sensitive information; providing a user-readable notification based on the resource-access scope and the resource information that: indicates that the particular resource is accessible to the software application upon execution of the software application; identifies the risk associated with allowing the software application to access the particular resource that potentially contains sensitive information; queries a user about whether to allow the software application to execute, wherein the resource-access scope of the software application is determined based on at least one of an assembly and a manifest of the software application.