Hi, does anyone know how someone could remotely send text messages through another device/cloning? The cell bill shows international text and the carrier says it must have come from the device but it was NOT sent from the device - how is a phone (android) without a SIM card cloned? Thanks in advance!
U must have installed a virus.. install a virus protection program like lookout and run it.. you also should do a factory reset.. even do a clean install of a rom to make sure you have it off of your phone..
Also if you have any pirated apps or apps that u didnt get off of the play store, you shouldnt install them because thats probably where you got the virus from..
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Hello,
what Secure manager software you are using.
i'm trying to find good software.
i tryed f-secure ant-theft needed to reflash phone.
then Es Secure Manaager, didn't work.
so any suggestion?
WaveSecure and Lookout are two of the best security apps that I've tried.
I realy dont see the point to install any Secure manager software, if the phone get stolen and you send the lock command and the thief cant "use" it, but if the thief reinstall the rom WOLLA it works.
WaveSecure take US $ 19.90 for 1 Year and call it secure? LOL
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You culd have one bult in i9000
www.samsungdive.com its free
ShezUK said:
WaveSecure and Lookout are two of the best security apps that I've tried.
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I'm interested too.
I'm not afraid that someons install a new ROM. I'm afraid that the thief willhave acess to personal infmation like contact list, address. He will even have access to GPS information so he will know where I live.
Here in Brazil you can send the IMEI code to the carrier (with a police report) and they will preent the phone from working on any carrier here.
Hello,
I know that if thief is nerd he can get mine phone back by reflashing. From those lock command.
The he can get mine account information from sdcard. So that is what i dont want to happen. If he can get mine google account then he can get mine credit card info. And he get access mine personal stuff like contacts, email-accounts and facebook.
So thats why i want to get Security Software. Im not concorning if some one gets mine phone. I can get newone from store, but that personal information needs to be protected.
And i tried that Wave and it didnt get connection to wave server on 3g or in wifi.
I havent tried that samsungs software.
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I have found my old Desire HD that I thought I had lost, and its been locked, I'm now using it as a WiFi only tablet, so I wondered if anyone can tell me what stuff I can safely remove, with Titanium Back Up to get rid of all the dialer and "phone" stuff?
Many thanx in advance
I don't think there is necessary nor It's good to remove the dailer apps as its a part of the system, I can be wrong but in any case it wouldn't be necessary as I don't think they take extra memory, just use the device without a SIM card.
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Muikkuman said:
just use the device without a SIM card.
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Thats basically what I am doing, I'm just sice of the lock screen being covered with the "NO SIM" message, lol, and it keeping on popping up saying about emergency calls only, lol.
Don't know if removing the dialer will do what you want. Hell, just put honeycomb on it.
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If your device gets stolen it sure would be nice to have recovery password protected to stop a quick factory reset or rom flash.
Has anyone seen this done?
This could help preserve security software for as long as possible to assist in locating the phone
ive been looking for this hopefully someone has a answer
Having the Power Off password protected could also buy some time if the back cover was glued on
Guys, if you get the paid version of where's my droid there's an option to the app to run as administrator, you have access to more options on the paid app. One of them is run in stealth mode, it becomes a system app, it survives flashing back to stock with Odin. You can use a pin code to be able to use the app, delete the app or make any changes in the settings on the app. There's an option to have the app send you an e mail if your SIM card is ever removed or changed, will sound an alarm even if it's on silent from any pc or cellphone, remotely wipe and lock the device. Great app for security against anyone having access to your personal information and locating it if lost or stolen, imo.
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I'm using cerberus but it didnt survive a dirty flash from jediX7.2 -----jediX8. This was with cerberus_disguised-ICS.zip rooted running in admin mode.
But none of this software will work if they pop the sim or batt out. Hence the glued on cover. But the power off/reboot would need to be password protected.
I can buy a new back cover for $10 after I break it to take it off. A lot more for a new phone.
Reason I bring this up, just yesterday my bud sat on a couch in a mall. Phone fell out there. Realized it 2min later and called his number but it was off already
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Guys, if you get the paid version of where's my droid there's an option to the app to run as administrator, you have access to more options on the paid app. One of them is run in stealth mode, it becomes a system app, it survives flashing back to stock with Odin. You can use a pin code to be able to use the app, delete the app or make any changes in the settings on the app. There's an option to have the app send you an e mail if your SIM card is ever removed or changed, will sound an alarm even if it's on silent from any pc or cellphone, remotely wipe and lock the device. Great app for security against anyone having access to your personal information and locating it if lost or stolen, imo.
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How pray tell does it survive flash to stock via Odin? If it stores itself on /system and /system is erased and reflashed, how does it get back?
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Hi guys, not a good day, i really need information.
My phone was stolen yesterday, I had some serious private information on my phone, and im concerned.
Can the thief find a way to use my phone again? It has password to access it, so in theory, he wont use it. But if he find someone that can do something, is there a way?
My phone has cerberus, but aparently the guy turned the device off... or.. the sim card...
well im worried mainly because there was info open in my microsd card
Your phone is safe because he will or already factory reset to prevent tracking and removed the sim. You sd card is definitely in danger though.
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Android The Greek said:
Your phone is safe because he will or already factory reset to prevent tracking and removed the sim. You sd card is definitely in danger though.
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how the hell will he do it without accessing the phone?
thanks
You do not need a phone to open a micro sd card. Just an adapter
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Android The Greek said:
You do not need a phone to open a micro sd card. Just an adapter
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the factory reset i meant
That does not touch the micro sd
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you can do that/ factory reset by go to setting and tick factory reset. seriously most every phone has factory reset symbian,brew,android,unown chinese phone. it wipes data and restore the system as if it were new phone
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and you can go to recovery mode to wipe data and cache. or even install custom rom. in samsung by pressing vol up+power+menu in the same time
edgarzin said:
Hi guys, not a good day, i really need information.
My phone was stolen yesterday, I had some serious private information on my phone, and im concerned.
Can the thief find a way to use my phone again? It has password to access it, so in theory, he wont use it. But if he find someone that can do something, is there a way?
My phone has cerberus, but aparently the guy turned the device off... or.. the sim card...
well im worried mainly because there was info open in my microsd card
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Your data is almost certainly compromised. As for your phone, make sure you report it stolen. Hopefully you live in one of the countries which respect the IMEI blacklist so the phone will be deactivated.
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Your phone is safe because he will or already factory reset to prevent tracking and removed the sim.
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So you assume a thief or someone that finds a lost Android phone is also an enthusiast and aware of tracking mechanisms and ways to avoid them? I wouldn't make that assumption and would almost guarantee anyone who finds a lost/stolen phone that doesn't plan to return it is going to go through what's on it. Hopefully what's on OP's phone isn't too compromising.
FloatingFatMan said:
Your data is almost certainly compromised.
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^^^^^
This.
Everyone should at a minimum register their Samsung phones with "Find my Mobile" as part of setting them up. If it's out of your possession, even before you decide it's really missing, you can lock it remotely which would prevent it from being hard reset as well as protect your personal information. It also displays a message on the locked home screen which can include a reward and allows the phone to dial out to one number you designate so the person who found it can call you. You can always unlock it if it's returned or do a complete wipe if it's not. Obviously it has to be on a mobile network (not necessarily yours) or Wi-Fi to continue to access it and it has to be charged.
Any data on the sd card will definitely be compromised. What's on the phone is hard to say. If they went into the stock recovery and did a hard reset then it's been wiped. This is the more likely scenario. If they know Android well they can flash a custom recovery and keep the internal data intact while resetting the phone but it's unlikely that a regular thief is going to do that. Most likely they'll just do a normal reset and either sell it or use it.
If you had rooted and installed Cerberus as a system app you'd still have some security under this scenario. It persists over hard resets so you'd still have some control over the device once it gets reconnected to the Internet. They'd have to flash a new firmware or specially delete cerberus from the system directory to get rid of it.
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If they know Android well...
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What percentage of thieves do you think fall in to that category? I'd guess it's not the majority. We on XDA are kind of jaded when it comes to our views on technology in general. I'd bet less than 10% of my friends and acquaintances have the knowledge to hard reset an iOS or Android device unless told to do so by support staff.
In the U.S., a TV network did an expose on TSA (government airport security) workers stealing iPads from security check points. Even after is was on the national news how they used Apple's mobile tracking s/w to find the stolen iPads TSA workers continued to steal them and get caught exactly the same way. An XDA'r that steals phones has skills and knowledge that I'd bet the masses don't come anywhere close to.
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Any data on the sd card will definitely be compromised. What's on the phone is hard to say. If they went into the stock recovery and did a hard reset then it's been wiped. This is the more likely scenario. If they know Android well they can flash a custom recovery and keep the internal data intact while resetting the phone but it's unlikely that a regular thief is going to do that. Most likely they'll just do a normal reset and either sell it or use it.
If you had rooted and installed Cerberus as a system app you'd still have some security under this scenario. It persists over hard resets so you'd still have some control over the device once it gets reconnected to the Internet. They'd have to flash a new firmware or specially delete cerberus from the system directory to get rid of it.
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You are saying that if my device was rooted cerberus would still installed, even after system wipe?
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You are saying that if my device was rooted cerberus would still installed, even after system wipe?
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Yes it would, provided it is installed to /system/app.
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My friend is a police officer and he said that thieves have found a way to change IMEI. Im trying to track my phone by IMEI.. what are the chances these MF change the IMEI??
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Yes it would, provided it is installed to /system/app.
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I must read XDA more !
edgarzin said:
I must read XDA more !
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Avast Mobile Security is a free alternative.
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edgarzin said:
Hi guys, not a good day, i really need information.
My phone was stolen yesterday, I had some serious private information on my phone, and im concerned.
Can the thief find a way to use my phone again? It has password to access it, so in theory, he wont use it. But if he find someone that can do something, is there a way?
My phone has cerberus, but aparently the guy turned the device off... or.. the sim card...
well im worried mainly because there was info open in my microsd card
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If you have sensitive info on your phone and or sd card theres an option under settings/security to encrypt your device and external sd. The encryption will survive a no wipe flash which means it remains safe. If the scum theif wants to use your device he would have to do full wipe which would erase your sensitive data which means no access. This goes for your sd card aswell. You should also let your provider know your phones been stolen and let them block imei rendering the phone useless until with some slight luck you may get it back.
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amerkiller1995 said:
Avast Mobile Security is a free alternative.
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Avast Anti-Theft just got an update. Now it has two versions Premium and Free
Premium version has some mind blowing features
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Avast Anti-Theft just got an update. Now it has two versions Premium and Free
Premium version has some mind blowing features
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Good thing is that the Premium features are new, all the free features remain free. :laugh:
Since the device is off use SMS commands instead of cerberusapp.com. That way if the sim is changed or when the thief starts up the phone you will be notified and/or will be able to wipe the internal and external storages.
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I have several old NOTE 2 (Sprint) phones. No longer used. I want to use them around the house for.. OK no bull ****.. I want to install Verizon Messages + on it and log in to my wife's
Account so I can see her messages. When I install the app on the old phone
It knows I am on a phone e and tries to log in with the old number.
The same app when installed on a tablet, let's you enter the phone number
To use and login with. How can I make the app think it's on a tablet and not
A phone?
Again, the phone is no longer used, just connected on WiFi and I am willing
To root or whatever, not worried about risk of bricking it as I will just
Move on to the next one and try again. I have tried Carrier Wipe and all. Still nothing.
Thanks in advanced. (Also I was thinking maybe something with the build.prop file
But app just force closes)
CyanideL has a tablet version of the ROM.
mysticcorp said:
I have several old NOTE 2 (Sprint) phones. No longer used. I want to use them around the house for.. OK no bull ****.. I want to install Verizon Messages + on it and log in to my wife's
Account so I can see her messages. When I install the app on the old phone
It knows I am on a phone e and tries to log in with the old number.
The same app when installed on a tablet, let's you enter the phone number
To use and login with. How can I make the app think it's on a tablet and not
A phone?
Again, the phone is no longer used, just connected on WiFi and I am willing
To root or whatever, not worried about risk of bricking it as I will just
Move on to the next one and try again. I have tried Carrier Wipe and all. Still nothing.
Thanks in advanced. (Also I was thinking maybe something with the build.prop file
But app just force closes)
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Root the phone and install Xposed. Afterwards, download a module named App Settings. The module will allow you to change the dpi and resolution of the app into one a tablet uses.
Does she know your intentions, or is this an invasion of privacy?
Reason being, I can't, in good conscience, give you advice on how to spy on your wife.