METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND ANALYZING PEER-TO-PEER USERS' ACTIVITIES OVER A DATA NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring peer-to-peer traffic over a data network, comprising: (a) a file identifier unit for searching the peer-to-peer network according to search criteria, and retrieving identifiers of files that are shared over said peer-to-peer network; (b) an enabler for receiving from said file identifier unit said found identifiers, and for each identifier found, searching said peer-to-peer network and finding the network addresses related to computers that contain in their shared storage at least a portion of the file corresponding to said identifier; and (c) a database for storing for each of said files the identifiers of the network addresses found as received from said enabler. The system further comprises an analyzing unit for analyzing and processing data stored within the database, and creating matrixes representing data of peer-to-peer users' activities.