Identifying Computer Users Having Files With Common Attributes

A computer program product for identifying computer users having files with common attributes, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising computer readable program code configured to:

• generate a first table having a set of attributes for each file in a first set of files associated with a first computer user, the set of attributes for each file in the first set of files having a plurality of attribute types;
• generate a second table having a set of attributes for each file in a second set of files associated with a second computer user, the set of attributes for each file in the second set of files having the plurality of attribute types;
• generate a similarity table by comparing each set of attributes in the first table with each set of attributes in the second table, utilizing a predetermined similarity metric;
• and
• determine whether the first and second computer users have at least one file with common attributes, based on data in the similarity table.

A system for identifying computer users having files with common attributes, comprising:

• first and second computers operably communicating with one another;
• a display device operably communicating with the first computer, the first computer configured to generate a first table having a set of attributes for each file in a first set of files associated with a first computer user, the set of attributes for each file in the first set of files having a plurality of attribute types;
• the second computer further configured to generate a second table having a set of attributes for each file in a second set of files associated with a second computer user, the set of attributes for each file in the second set of files having the plurality of attribute types;
• the first computer further configured to generate a similarity table by comparing each set of attributes in the first table with each set of attributes in the second table, utilizing a predetermined similarity metric;
• the first computer further configured to determine whether the first and second computer users have at least one file with common attributes, based on data in the similarity table;
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• the first computer further configured to display a user identifier associated with at least one of the first and second computer users on the display device when the first and second computer users have at least one file with common attributes.