F-Secure Anti-Theft For Mobile
Thursday, 23 June 2011 03:05
Posted by _Blogger_
A lost or stolen cell phone can be devastating, considering that the phone may contain private data and information that may even be used for identity theft or other criminal activities.
F-Secure Anti-Theft For Mobile is a free security software for cell phones running Symbian OS, Windows Mobile or Android. It offers several options to take control of the situation.
The key features of Anti-Theft for Mobile are the ability to remotely lock the cell phone, locate it and to wipe its data in case it looks like the phone is lost forever.
The software reacts on remote commands send via SMS to the phone. Here are the available commands and their action:
- Send #lock#YourCode to the stolen or lost phone. Will lock the phone, only option to unlock it is to enter the correct password.
- Send #locate#YourCode to the phone. Locates the phone and displays a link to Google Maps that can be used to find out where the phone is located.
- Send #wipe#YourCode to the phone to delete all confidential data on the phone.
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