ESET Southern Africa has announced the newest version of ESET Mobile Security, which arms Android users with proactive Anti-Theft features to track lost or stolen mobile devices, through an easy-to-use Web interface at my.eset.com.
While the basic protection is free for a lifetime, it’s up to users to decide if they want to subscribe and benefit from Premium features.
Proactive Anti-Theft detects potentially dangerous situations and takes preventative steps to ease the localisation of stolen or lost device. The new functionality for Premium users sends the last location of the device when the battery hits critical level, takes snapshots from front and back camera when the wrong PIN/pattern is entered or an unauthorised SIM change is detected. All data on the device is accessible via the my.eset.com Web interface.
ESET Mobile Security provides a set of strong security features improving the Android experience without worrying about cyber threats and comes in free and premium versions. The free version of the application provides basic protection including full device scan, scan of downloaded applications items and basic Anti-Theft functionalities.
All Premium features are unlocked after activating of 30-day trial or buying the license. In the premium version users will find Scheduled scanning, On-Charger scan, advanced Proactive Anti-Theft functionalities, including my.eset.com integration, SMS&Call filter and Security Audit.
New proactive anti-theft and My.eset.com features:
* Integration with my.eset.com Web interface for Android devices and Windows notebooks protected by ESET Smart Security.
* SIM matching – receive remote commands even if an unauthorised SIM card is inserted.
* Location tracking – online management of Anti-Theft. Mark a device as missing on my.eset.com. The location of the device is displayed on a map in real-time so that the user can quickly pinpoint the device’s whereabouts.
* Suspicious state – autonomous preventive action after a wrong PIN/pattern is entered or unauthorised SIM change detected.
* Camera snapshots – if the device is marked missing, snapshots are automatically and regularly sent from the phone’s front and back camera to my.eset.com to help identify its location.
* On-screen message – customisable message to potential device finder.
* Low battery – if the device hits critical battery level, the current position is sent to my.eset.com.
* User IP address details – listing of IP addresses that the device was connected to if marked as missing.
