Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Anti-theft software for mobile phones



Anti-theft for Mobile 
Have you ever lost your phone? You may have felt quite disheartened at such a time, weren’t you? Likewise, if someone was to steal your phone, all your personal details would fall into the hands of a stranger, or worse, your enemy! How would you like to find the thief and give him or her a nice slap on the face? Indeed, it would feel good inside.
What if there was some sought of software to help you trace your phone’s location? Well, there really is such a tool developed by Nokia in collaboration with F-Secure. What’s great is that it is totally free to download.
Theft Control
Once you active this option, even if the thief removes your SIM and insert another, the software would send the new phone number to a pre-specified number by you at the time of activation. So, you would receive the current phone number the thief is using with your mobile phone no matter how many times he or she may change it.

#LOCK# - Remote Lock For Your Phone


I suppose, this is what you should do as soon as you notice that your phone is lost or has been stolen. Entering #LOCK# <PIN> will initiate a message and send it to your lost phone. You can select a PIN at the time of installing the software. The lost phone will instantly get locked as soon as you send this message. The phone will become totally useless to its new user.

#LOCATE# - Locate Your Missing Phone

This is a far better option to you if you need to find the exact location of your phone and catch the thief red handed. You can initiate a message to your lost phone by entering #LOCATE# <PIN>. As soon as you have sent the message, you will get a reply with a link. When you click on the link, you will be taken to Google Maps and the current location will be displayed very clearly.

I suggest that, if you lose your phone or it had been stolen, it is better to locate it and catch the thief instead of locking the phone and making it useless to anyone.   

 #WIPE# - Remote Wipe Your Phone
If all fails, you can at least prevent your personal details such as contacts, images, and videos from falling into the wrong hands by wiping off the memory of the lost phone. Although you may feel sad doing so, it is better not allowing such things falling into the hands of someone else. For this you will have to initiate a message using the command: #WIPE# <PIN>.

However, this software works only on the following operating systems.
  • Android 1.6, 2.x
  • Symbian S60 3rd and 5th Edition
  • Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Windows Mobile 6 Standard
  • Windows Mobile 5.0 for Pocket PC
  • Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone
Don’t forget to comment once you have downloaded the software.



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