Prey
is a cross platform application that can be used on Windows, linux,
Mac
OS etc. If you have an Android Smart phone then prey can help you track
your phone also.
Using prey is easy to use and can be controlled from web based
control panel, all you have to do is a free sign up from within the
application on first run. After registering your devices, you can turn
on tracking from the web control panel easily.
LAlarm
LAlarm
is an easy to use anti-theft application only for Windows platform. It
can be installed on your laptop and can be directly operated from system
tray. Few features it provides are Theft Alarm, Perimeter Alarm,
Inattention Alarm, Battery Alarm, Disk Alarm, Data Destruction, Data
Recovery, Mobile Phone Alert, Theft Response, Health Alarm and Panic
Alarm.
All the features can be customized from the application itself. You
may need some time to understand this application completely.
Snuko
Snuko
is similar to prey in working, you can control it from web once it is
installed. It can be installed on Windows, Mac OS and on Android and
BlackBerry phones. Versions for iPhone and iPad are also to be released
soon.
Primary features of snuko are Geolocation Tracking, Webcam Pictures, P
Logs Tracking, Screenshot Images, Data Backup, Data Encryption, and
Computer Lockdown. It starts working only when you report your device as
lost. The free version of this application only allows all features for
one month.
Norton Anti Theft
Norton Anti theft is a part of
Norton Mobile security
for Android. It’s easy to configure and with few steps you can locate
lost Android Tablet or Phone, Lock Device completely to prevent access
inside or setup SIM Card Lock, Wipe Data completely. To do this, you
just have to send SMS to lost phone from any number. You may also add
Mobile numbers of Friends you trust to unlock device remotely.
Anti-Virus free
Anti-Virus
free is a product of AVG. With virus scanning and other utilities it
also provides anti-theft measures like locating your lost or stolen
phone via Google maps and Locking or wiping your device to protect your
privacy.
Which one of the above is best?
For the best overall security you can use Prey, it can handle laptops
as well as phones. Its features are free unlike Snuko where good
features are available only for a month for free users. If you want just
for phone then
Anti-virus free is good if you do not intend to buy
Norton. Using some other applications? please do share with us.
If you've already lost your device without installing any of these, then go
here for a solution.
