Patent ID: 7769731

Claim:
A computer implemented method for generating an alert using file backup software, the computer implemented method comprising: monitoring a plurality of files for modifications using the file backup software; responsive to the file backup software detecting a modification of a file in the plurality of files, determining by the file backup software whether a modification policy associated with the file has been violated by the modification; and responsive to determining by the file backup software that the modification policy has been violated, the file backup software performing steps comprising: generating an alert and a delta file, wherein the alert indicates that a modification violating the modification policy has occurred, wherein the modified file is compared to a previous version of the file to create the delta file, and the delta file is attached to the alert; storing the delta file including the modification violating the modification policy, wherein the file backup software is used to view the modification violating the modification policy; and automatically restoring the previous version of the file.