Avast Anti-Theft APK
App information
Version 4.2.0 (#8278)
Updated 2023-01-28
APK Size 10.3 MB
Requires Android Android 4.0+ (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Offered by Avast Software - Antivirus and VPN
Category Free Tools App
App id com.avast.android.at_play
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Editor's review
Download the latest Avast Anti-Theft application, version 4.2.0, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Tools app is developed by Avast Software - Antivirus and VPN and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 4.2.0, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
No need to think “How can I find my phone?” – its cell phone locator features find and control it remotely.
TOP FEATURES
■ Locate and Track your lost phone or droid on a map through our web-based mobile phone tracking feature (uses GPS tracker and other triangulation methods).
■ Control your cell phone remotely, manage your device via a web-based interface or SMS if the phone is stolen (to do this, go to: http://my.avast.com).
■ Remotely lock or wipe the phone memory, to keep your data safe.
■ Remotely take photos or listen to audio of the phone’s surroundings.
■ Set up a SIM-card-change notification to another device.
■ Stealth Mode automatically hides the app on your phone whenever Anti-Theft is activated, so that a thief is not even aware of its presence.
REMOTE FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
You can trigger remote features via SMS command from a friend’s phone or via our web interface at http://my.avast.com
■ Remote lock.
■ Find my phone and display it on a map. (locate the phone)
■ Wipe and erase the phone memory to keep your private data safe.
■ Activate a customizable siren or alarm.
■ Custom locked-screen text (e.g. show rewards for its return).
■ Send an on-display message to the phone.
■ Have the phone call you elsewhere to listen to surroundings (with blacked-out screen, so invisible to thieves).
■ Have calls and messages forwarded to a different phone.
■ Device manager to manage your device remotely.
FEATURES HIGHLIGHTS
★ Remote identification: Takes a picture of the thief, known as Theftie, when he/she tries to unlock the device (can use front or back camera, with face recognition). Also can listen to and record audio and locates it.
★ Password check: Marks the device as stolen if a wrong locked screen password is entered 8 times.
★ Remotely send SMS: Your device will send them for you.
★ Remote data retrieval: Retrieve call logs, SMS messages, and other personal data from your phone – e.g. before remotely wiping its memory.
For a full protection install Avast Free Mobile Security
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity
App permissions
Avast Anti-Theft 4.2.0 APK requires following permissions:
Allows an application to receive SMS messages.
Allows an application to write the user's calendar data.
Allows an application to write (but not read] the user's call log data.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows mounting and unmounting file systems for removable storage.
Allows formatting file systems for removable storage.
Allows an application to manage access to documents, usually as part of a document picker.
Not for use by third-party applications.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to read SMS messages.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Required to be able to reboot the device.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to read or write the secure system settings.
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to collect component usage statistics
Declaring the permission implies intention to use the API and the user of the device can grant permission through the Settings application.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to open, close, or disable the status bar and its icons.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
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