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FileSentinel is an open-source Python tool that helps users monitor folders for unexpected file changes. It creates a baseline using SHA-256 hashes and later compares the folder against that baseline to detect added, modified, and deleted files. It is designed as a beginner-friendly defensive security utility for students, small offices, and anyone learning basic file integrity monitoring.

...If files has been changed it send a email and shutdown or disconnect the host or stop the server (LanmanServer) service to disconnect all shares on the server. The FileSystemWatcher object raises the events for the files in the monitored target folder. If a file in the monitor folder is changed by a user or programm a false alarm will be raised! It checks the MD5 hash of the monitor files for file changes. c# source is included in the zip file It uses the FileSystemMonitor class. The project is inactive because the software cant prevent against an infection.