Have you ever wondered why our hard drive or modem is active, but you aren't doing anything to cause it to be active? Have you ever had a file locked but you don't know why? Have you ever wanted to shutdown a computer, but don't want to drop people using the computer. It is possible a remote user is accessing your computer. Want to know how many shared folders on your network and who is accessing files shared on your computers? Are you a network administrator who wants to detect distrustful or potential hidden trouble in time? The network shares monitor can help you.

Here I will commend many network shares monitor tools to you, they are: NetAware, NetShareWatcher, Network Share Browser, ShareWatch, Capturix ScanShare and ShareAlarmPro. Following are the general introduction of them.

A windows network file share monitoring program, NetAware keeps an eye on who is accessing file share on our computers. It tracks detailed information (who, when, what) and also logs files opened by users. The program can alert us as soon as a new connection is detected, allowing us to disconnect the user if needed, even block further access attempts. The key functions of it include: Powerful yet easy to use interface - NetAware's easy to use interface allows us to immediately start monitoring file share activity on our computer - without wasting time trying to "learn" the software. The interface gives us quick, easy to access to all of its powerful features.

File share activity logging - NetAware can log who connects to file shares on our computer, what files they actually open and use, and when they disconnect from the share. Blocked access attempts can also be logged. All log entries are time stamped for easy viewing. User/computer blocking - NetAware can block unwanted remote users and computers that may try to access shares on our computer. If a remote user that matches our criteria attempts a connection they are immediately stopped from viewing our shares. Email alerts and more - NetAware can send us email alerts when users access shares on our computer. We can also be notified when unwanted users are blocked! NetAware also has built in share management, share locking and unlocking, the ability to disconnect remote users, and much more!

Another freeware, Network Share Browser, it explore shared resources on your local network. FinitySoft Share Browser searches your complete local network and finds shared resources (files, disks, printers).

Easy-to-use, NetShareWatcher is network security improvement software allowing network administrators to easily monitor network shares and identify shares which are violating data access policy in their organization. NetShareWatcher is very handy. We could configure it once and forget about network sharing problem.

We need just select restricted groups or users and every time when NetShareWatcher will find network share with access list containing that restricted users it will take an action, which is also configurable. NetShareWatcher allows us to easily monitor network shared folders and permissions. NetShareWatcher alerts anytime a user sets a share ACL to "Everyone" or some other global group that violates our data access policy as well as disable those shared folders automatically if we have selected appropriate feature in the settings. NetShareWatcher has user friendly interface and is easy to use. Being configured once, it will regularly notify us on network sharing detection with restricted permissions assigned.

As a network security improvement software, ShareWatch allows us to see who is connected to a computer and what files they are accessing. ShareWatch can tell us if a network user is using the file and allows us to disconnect them so that we can edit/delete the file. ShareWatch will show us all resources in use by remote users. ShareWatch only watches folders that are shared out using the Windows folder sharing feature. This is usually how people share files and printers with each other on a home or corporate network. It can watch the shares of local and remote Windows computers, assuming we have the correct permissions to watch shares on a computer. ShareWatch will show us the users connected and what files are in use by each user. It will also let us close files, disconnect users, and remove shares.

Share a scanner device over a network. With Capturix ScanShare you can share any compatible scanner, TWAIN, over the network and use it also as a copy machine. This enables users to access your scanner via browser and scan documents, and take copies using the printer connected to the PC that is sharing the scanner. You can also limit the color copies and IP addresses that access your device.

The software includes Firewall and intrusion detection system based on a security events log analyzer, ShareAlarmPro enables us to monitor network shares and be alerted when files are added, changed or removed or when share policies are changed. Alerts can be sent via tray icon, sound or email message. The program also logs all network session and file changes, allowing us to review anything that happened on our PC. The session viewer provides an overview of all currently active sessions with the option to terminate a session, block users or send a message to the user. ShareAlarmPro can also monitor the Windows Event Log and alerts us of certain events like failed logins, user log-offs, expired password and more. Other features include LAN browsing, folder monitoring, and more.

In short, NetAware and ShareWatch provide user friendly interface with which a novice can use it well. NetAware also has built in share management. ShareWatch can watch the shares of local and remote Windows computers. NetShareWatcher is a professional network security improvement software for administrators. It provides a lot of configurable options for administrators managing their network well. ShareAlarmPro can log all network session and file changes, allowing us to review anything that happened on our PC. In addition, ShareAlarmPro includes a LAN browser for us. How about these network shares monitors do you think? What are you waiting for? Download a favorite one for you and keep your computer safe now!