Avast! Anti-Theft
Avast! Anti-Theft (formerly Theft Aware by ITAgents) is an Android app that helps recover your lost or stolen smartphone. It enables you to control and find your device in the event of loss or theft.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
Integrated into 
Avast Mobile Security
Features
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Avast! Anti-Theft information
What is Avast! Anti-Theft?
Avast! Anti-Theft (formerly Theft Aware by ITAgents) is an Android app that helps recover your lost or stolen smartphone. It enables you to control and find your device in the event of loss or theft.
TOP FEATURES
¦ Locate & Track your ‘lost’ phone on a map through our web-based mobile phone tracking feature (uses GPS tracker and other triangulation methods). ¦ Control your cell phone remotely via a web-based interface or SMS if the phone is stolen (to do this, go to: http://my.avast.com). ¦ Remotely lock and/or wipe the phone memory, to keep your data safe. ¦ Remotely take photos or listen to audio of the phone’s surroundings. ¦ Set up a SIM-card-change notification to another device. ¦ Stealth Mode automatically hides the app on your phone whenever Anti-Theft is activated, so that a thief is not even aware of its presence.
REMOTE FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
You can trigger remote features via SMS command from a friend’s phone or via our web interface at http://my.avast.com ¦ Remotely lock device. ¦ Activate a customizable siren. ¦ Wipe memory to keep your private data safe. ¦ Custom locked-screen text (e.g. show rewards for its return). ¦ Send an on-display message to the phone. ¦ Have the phone call you elsewhere to listen to surroundings (with blacked-out screen, so invisible to thieves). ¦ Have calls and messages forwarded to a different phone. ¦ Device manager to manage your device remotely.
FEATURES HIGHLIGHTS
? Remote identification: Takes a picture of the thief, Theftie, when he/she tries to unlock the device (can use front or back camera, with face recognition). Also can listen to and record audio. ? Password check: Marks the device as stolen if a wrong locked screen password is entered 8 times. ? Remotely send SMS: Your device will send them for you. ? Remote data retrieval: Retrieve call logs, SMS messages, and other personal data from your phone – e.g. before remotely wiping its memory.
Comments and Reviews
...some things can be substituted...but you just can't use alternatives to a security system like theft aware. I really recommend to stick to the original.
If your phone is rooted, or at least the bootloader unlocked, you can install theft aware hardreset proof. this way it still works - even if a thief hardresets the device.