Patent ID: 7581004

Claim:
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.