SMS commands overview

Avast! Anti-Theft can be remotely controlled by using simple SMS commands. For this, the Anti-Theft protection needs to be enabled within the Anti-Theft basic settings. If within the remote control settings, you restricted SMS commands to friends, SMS commands are only accepted if they are being sent from phone numbers that match one of the friend phone numbers you specified. All SMS commands s ent from other numbers will be ignored.

SMS command structure

All SMS commands must begin with your avast! password. For example, if your avast! password is set to 2222, a lock command should look like this: 2222 LOCK LOST Sample: 2222 LOST Marks the phone as LOST. This command initiates the same actions as a SIM card change, depending on the protection behavior settings. FOUND Sample: 2222 FOUND Marks the phone as FOUND. This command disables the phone lock as well as the siren alarm. LOCK Sample: 2222 LOCK Lock the mobile phone UNLOCK Sample: 2222 UNLOCK Unlock the mobile phone MESSAGE <message text> Sample: 2222 MESSAGE Give back my phone! Will display a message on the phone. Can be dismissed. Use LOCK and SET LOCKTEXT to display a sticky message SIREN ON Sample: 2222 SIREN ON Turn siren on SIREN OFF Sample: 2222 SIREN OFF Turn siren off

LOCATE Sample: 2222 LOCATE Locate the device LOCATE <interval duration in minutes> Sample: 2222 LOCATE 5 Track the device continuously LOCATE STOP Sample: 2222 LOCATE STOP Stop continous tracking CALL [phone number] Sample: 2222 CALL Sample: 2222 CALL +43660333555 If no phone number is given this command causes the phone to call you back. If you give the phone number the phone will call the given number FORWARD SMS [phone number] Sample: 2222 FORWARD SMS Sample: 2222 FORWARD SMS +43660333555 If no phone number is given, incoming SMS will silently be forwarded to the phone that sent the command. If a phone number is given, incoming SMS will be forwarded to the given phone number. This command overrides all previously issued SMS-forwarding-settings. The forwarding can be cancelled by issuing the FORWARD SMS STOP command or by launching avast! Anti-Theft. CC SMS [phone number] Sample: 2222 CC SMS Sample: 2222 CC SMS +43660333555 Same as FORWARD SMS, but will not delete the SMS after forwarding which means that the forwarded SMS will still be delivered to the target phone (CC means carbon copy). This command overrides all previously issued SMS-forwarding-settings. The forwarding can be cancelled by issuing the CC SMS STOP command or by launching avast! Anti-Theft. CC CALLS [phone number] Sample: 2222 CC CALLS Sample: 2222 CC CALLS +43660222333 By issuing this command you can request SMS notifications about incoming calls. The notifications will be sent to the phone that issued the command if no other phone number is given. This command overrides all previously issued call-forwarding-settings.

We did not implement direct forwarding of the calls as this works differently in the networks around the world. Also it is not possible to hide the forwarding settings from the thieves eyes reliably. The forwarding can be cancelled by issuing the CC CALLS STOP command or by launching avast! Anti-Theft. CC ALL [phone number] Sample: 2222 CC ALL Sample: 2222 CC ALL +43660222333 Combines the CC SMS and the CC CALLS command. This command overrides all previously issued SMS- and call-forwarding- settings. The forwarding can be cancelled by issuing the CC ALL STOP command or by launching avast! Anti-Theft. WIPE Sample: 2222 WIPE Wipe all data from the phone GET <query limit> SMS Sample: 2222 GET 10 SMS Query SMS messages GET <query limit> INBOX SMS Sample: 2222 GET 10 INBOX SMS Query received SMS messages GET <query limit> SENT SMS Sample: 2222 GET 10 SENT SMS Query sent SMS messages GET <see above> SMS FOR <phone number> Sample: 2222 GET 10 SMS FOR +43660333555 Query SMS messages matching the phone number given GET CONTACTS Sample: 2222 GET CONTACTS Query the contacts from the address book GET LOG <query limit> Sample: 2222 GET LOG 10 Query the call and SMS log

LAUNCH Sample: 2222 LAUNCH Launches avast! Anti-Theft user interface CLOSE Sample: 2222 CLOSE Closes avast! Anti-Theft user interface REBOOT (only for rooted devices) Sample: 2222 REBOOT Reboots the device SET OWNER <name of owner> Sample: 2222 SET OWNER Charles Chaplin Will change the device owner name SET PASSWORD <access code> Sample: 2222 SET PASSWORD 3333 Will change the avast! password. You will need to provide a password of 4-6 digits SET FRIEND 1 <phone number> Sample: 2222 SET FRIEND 1 +43660122220192 Will change the phone number of the first friend. Provide a valid mobile phone number SET FRIEND 2 <phone number> Sample: 2222 SET FRIEND 2 +43660122220192 Will change the phone number of the second friend. Provide a valid mobile phone number SET ONLYFRIENDS <friends mode> Sample: 2222 SET ONLYFRIENDS 1 Will change the SMS command authorization mode (0 = allow all numbers, 1 = allow only friend commands) SET LOCKMODE <lock mode> Sample: 2222 SET LOCKMODE 1 Will change the phone lock protection behavior (0 = do not lock, 1 = auto lock) SET SIRENMODE <siren mode> Sample: 2222 SET SIRENMODE 1 Will change the siren protection behavior (0 = no siren on lock, 1 = siren on lock) SET APPLOCKMODE <app lock mode> Sample: 2222 SET APPLOCKMODE 1 Will change the program manager or phone setting protection behavior (0 = no setting active, 1 = deny program manager, 2 = deny phone settings)

SET USBLOCKMODE <USB lock mode> (only for rooted devices) Sample: 2222 SET USBLOCKMODE 1 Will change the USB debugging access protection behavior (0 = do not lock USB debugging access, 1 = lock USB debugging access) SET FORCEDATAMODE <force data mode> (only for rooted devices) Sample: 2222 SET FORCEDATAMODE 1 Will change the force data connection protection behavior (0 = do not force data connection, 1 = force data connection) SET BATTERYSMSMODE <battery mode> Sample: 2222 SET BATTERYSMSMODE 1 Will change the low battery notification protection behavior (0 = do not notify on low battery, 1 = notify on low battery) SET LOCKTEXT <lock text> Sample: 2222 SET LOCKTEXT Please call me back at +4313283483 Will change the custom lock text SET AUTOGPS <gps mode> Sample: 2222 SET AUTOGPS 1 Will enable or disable automatic enablement of GPS (0 = turn off, 1 = turn on) SET WIPEMODE <wipe mode> Sample: 2222 SET WIPEMODE 1 Will enable or disable thorough wipe (0 = turn off, 1 = turn on) SET PROTECTION <protection mode> Sample: 2222 SET PROTECTION 1 Will enable or disable Anti-Theft protection (0 = turn off, 1 = turn on) Caution: By using this command you will completely disable the Avast! Anti-Theft system thus rendering the Anti-Theft protection useless.

Implement own remote commands

Avast! Anti-Theft is able to launch any programs on the phone and pass data to the launched program. SMS command: <Activity or service name, fully qualified> <arguments> Samples: 2222 at.domain.package.Activity Test will start the activity OR service at.domain.package.Activity and pass Test as an parameter to it.

2222 at.domain.package.Activity This is my command line will start the activity OR service at.domain.package.Activity and pass This is my command line as an parameter to it. The activity or service needs to be positioned on the root of the package (sub-packages are NOT supported). Data transfer is done via Intent: Intent i = new Intent(); i.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK); i.putExtra("number", origNumber); i.putExtra("cmd", data); i.setComponent(cName); This means you can then read (in your service or activity) the sender number in the String extra number and the command from the String extra cmd. Anti-Theft always tries to start an Activity first, if none is found it tries to start a Service, if this fails it will reply with an error SMS.

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Full-featured Antivirus and Anti-Theft security for your Android phone. Protect personal data with automatic virus scans and infected-URL alerts. Stop hackers by adding a firewall (rooted phones). Control anti-theft features with remote SMS commands for: history wipe, phone lock, siren activation, GPS tracking, audio monitoring, and many other useful tools. Your invisible app hides itself, making it extremely hard for thieves to find and disable. A standalone yet tightly integrated component of avast! Mobile Security, avast! AntiTheft is the slyest component on the market. Formerly known as Theft Aware, the Anti-Theft portion of avast! Mobile Security has been recommended by leading industry experts that include T-Mobile, N-TV, AndroidPIT, and Android Police. avast! Mobile Security Antivirus Performs on-demand scans of all installed apps and memory card content, as well as on-access scans of apps upon first execution. Options for scheduling scans, virus definition updates, uninstalling apps, deleting files, or reporting a false-positive to our virus lab. Privacy Report

Scans and displays (grid) access rights and intents of installed apps, identifying potential privacy risks, so you know how much info you are really providing to each app. SMS/Call Filtering Filter calls and/or messages from contact list using set parameters based on day(s) of the week, start time, and end time. Blocked calls redirect to voicemail, while blocked messages are stored via filter log. Also possible to block outgoing calls. App Manager Similar to Windows Task Manager, it shows a list of running apps and their size (MB), CPU load, used memory, and number of threads and services with an option to stop or uninstall. Web Shield Part of the avast! WebRep cloud, the avast! Web Shield for Android scans each URL that loads and warns you if the browser loads a malware-infected URL. Firewall Add a firewall to stop hackers. Disable an apps internet access when on WiFi and 3G and roaming mobile networks. (Works only on rooted phones.) avast! Anti-Theft App Disguiser After downloading avast! Anti-Theft, user can choose a custom name that disguises the app (e.g. call it Pinocchio game) so that it is even harder for thieves to find and remove. Stealth Mode Once anti-theft is enabled, the app icon is hidden in the app tray, leaving no audio or other trace on the target phone the app is invisible, making it difficult for thieves to detect or remove. Self-Protection Extremely difficult for thieves to remove (especially on rooted phones), Anti-Theft protects itself from uninstall by disguising its components with various self-preservation techniques. On rooted phones it is able to survive hard-resets and can even disable the phones USB port. Battery Save Anti-Theft only launches itself and runs when it needs to perform tasks. This preserves battery life and makes it very difficult for thieves to shut it down.

SIM-Card-Change Notification If stolen and a different (unauthorized) SIM card inserted, the phone can lock, activate siren, and send you notification (to remote device) of the phones new number and geo-location. Trusted SIM Cards List Establish a white list of approved SIM cards that can be used in the phone without triggering a theft alert. You can also easily clear the trusted SIM cards list, to leave the one present in the phone as the only trusted one. Remote Settings Change A setup wizard guides the user through the installation process on rooted phones. No commandline knowledge is necessary to install Anti-Theft rooted. Also supports upgrading. Remote Features SMS commands provide you the following REMOTE options for your lost (or stolen) phone: Siren, Lock, custom Display properties, Locate, Memory Wipe, covert Calling, Forwarding, Lost Notification, SMS Sending, History, Restart, and more. Less Visit Developer's WebsiteEmail Developer

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