I have used a couple of mobile security apps for android from AVG to Netquins to Lookout. In all of them, there something i have come to notice.

The all hav anti thefts that works, but here is the catch, if you do a system wipe on your phone(settings>privacy> Erase all) the anti theft setting go way.

Meaning that if your phone is stolen and formated. There is nothing the above mentioned security suites can do to trace it, as their app needs to be installed to do thar.

This is where avast, changes things, their anti theft is installed as a system app, that is given device management previleges, and is hidden from all eyes except to the person who installed it.

Meaning it cant be deleted or wiped except by you.

I have done a phone wipe close to 4 times on my phone in the last six months due to low memory via installed apps. After each wipe, i still find avast anti theft running in the background in my task manager. And till date, any time i change my sim on my android phone, avast alerts me on the sim change even when when avast mobile security is not installed.

Check google play “Avast“ for details

Yeah, I got it too. But i uninstalled it when i noticed it is conflicting with another SMS app's port. I had no choice than to use Netqin which also hav some system tools i need. (Firewall, Rom app manager,Backup,Network manager etc)

Mine does have that problem with the sms gateway. What sms app are you using.
Avast has firewall manager, that works like droidwall.

For my backups, i use fileexpert( so far its the only file manage that allows me backup my google play installed apps and system apps as an apk file).

For network manager i use 3G watch dog.

I use netqin because I was a symbian user. All my contact ar backed up to netqin server. So I should,nt be using another back up contact for the sake of avast anti theft. Having multiple app whereas netqin consist them all isnt too good.

Mafia4life: I use netqin because I was a symbian user. All my contact ar backed up to netqin server. So I should,nt be using another back up contact for the sake of avast anti theft. Having multiple app whereas netqin consist them all isnt too good.

Install avast, activate you anti thief on root. once done, uninstall avast and format your phone. Now change you sim. You will get an alert to the number you registered on avast that your sim has been change and the map location plus distance between yohr registered sim and your phone that the sim was changed on.

Now install netquins, activate your anti thief, priemium user (N100). Now uninstall your netquins, format your phone and change sim. No message right.

The idea is, even if you phone gets stolen and flashed, you will still know where your phone is at.

Yeah!!! Avast is 100times better.hand others.... for instance it serves as an Antivirus,It has a Built in Firewall which enables.you restrict some application from.connecting.to.the.internet... thirdly It has a Call/sms restriction app.. why install netquin when u can get a 3in 1offer from Avast for FReeeeeeeeeeee !!!

Think one should point out one only gets the maximum from Avast when one is rooted.

I may reinstall avast again. But thats when i change to rough area.

You know any anti- thieft software that does the same thing like avg after being formatted or data erased for blackberry phones?
Thanks

sans59: You know any anti- thieft software that does the same thing like avg after being formatted or data erased?
Thanks

:hint:

read the first post carefully

4llerbuntu:

:hint:

read the first post carefully

I read it, my question was if there was an exact app for blackberry that is installed in d root
I admit I mistakenly omitted puting blackberry on my previous post

u see yaself.

u now went to put the blackberry after, to make me look as if i dont know what im doing abi?

well as far as i know, given that i no longer own a blackberry, the answer is no.
but i may be wrong

4llerbuntu: u see yaself.

u now went to put the blackberry after, to make me look as if i dont know what im doing abi?

well as far as i know, given that i no longer own a blackberry, the answer is no.
but i may be wrong

You can't read?
You didn't see where I wrote I admit I omitted blackberry in my 1st post??

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You can't read?
You didn't see where I wrote I admit I omitted blackberry in my 1st post??

haha was the OP not sans59? you are ose ose na?

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I am using avast now. I got a dual sim andriod fone. I doubt it recognize sim change. I inserted a sim. Nothing like SMS received.

Mafia4life: I am using avast now. I got a dual sim andriod fone. I doubt it recognize sim change. I inserted a sim. Nothing like SMS received.

did you activate the anti theft and SPECIFY OTHER NUMBERS APART FROM THE ONE IN THE PHONE that will receive the text?

it woks i can confirm. must be u didnt set it up well, or u put ur same number as the number to receive text

As far as anti theft goes, I give it to cerberus

Now I know why it does not sms. Only SIM Slot 1 is recognized by the app. Well, anyone who steal my fone will definately use the first sim slot. hahahahaha