Anti Theft Application Comparison

Aug. 19, 2011 - PRLog -- Laptop theft is a major concern for all laptop users especially for those who are always on the move, as chances of theft goes up significantly while travelling.  Loss of laptop doesn’t only put additional financial burden on you but the danger goes far beyond that.  Laptop contains valuable information which can be lost in case of a theft.  Also, unauthorized users can misuse the information for illicit gains.

It is always advisable to increase the safety measures with application which can trace your lost or stolen laptop.  There are many anti-theft apps available in the market.  Following is a list of 5 applications which can be very useful to secure laptops:

Snuko:  Snuko is one of the most popular and most comprehensive anti-theft products, which initiates recovery methods immediately after the product is activated via the Snuko dashboard.  The Windows version captures images of the unauthorized user and tracks the location, which can be extremely helpful for the owner to retrieve the device. It also has in-built functionality to back up and encrypt the data as well as locking down the device from further use. Our research also showed that Snuko has a number of mobile anti theft applications.

FireFound:  FireFound can be a very useful tool to prevent laptop theft.  It sends an alert message to the central server, every time the location is changed.  The owner can log into the central server to retrieve information related to the current location of the device.

Prey:  Prey, is an open source anti-theft software for laptops and mobile phones.  Once the device is stolen this security software will use the nearest WiFi hotspot to locate the device.  It takes the picture of the unauthorized user with the laptop’s webcam and locks all data preventing any unauthorized usage.

LockItTight:  This software can be installed in any computer or mobile to track the device in the event of a theft.  The software can be activated once the device is lost or stolen and it takes screenshots and logs the keystrokes, and finally all the data is sent to the central server which can be used by the police to track the thief.

Synet Electronics:  This anti-theft app works with DSL, cable modem, dial up, wireless or any other internet connection.  It can track the location of the device with internal and external networks.  This app sends an e-mail containing the location of the device to a predetermined e-mail address.  Once this information is received, the owner can retrieve the device with the help of police.


Due to the increasing number of cases of laptop thefts, anti-theft applications are becoming an essential tool.  So if you want to secure your laptop or mobile phone, it is imperative to install one of these applications.

Our research and testing of these applications showed that Snuko was the most reliable and offered better functionality that the others. http://www.snuko.com

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