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Product Review: Mobile Security ‐ July/August 2014
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As well as the text message, an email is sent
to the phone's owner; this does contain a link
to Google Maps. The settings contain an
option to locate the phone when its battery is
low.
also notified. Optionally, the feature can also
be set to locate the phone at the same time.
Web Protection
The Web Protection component protects the
user while surfing the web with the standard
Android browser or Google Chrome. G Data
state that protection is provided against
phishing attacks, although this is not possible
in the browser’s Incognito (private) mode. It
can be specified in the settings that Web
Protection should only be used when the
device is connected to the Internet via WLAN.
The component worked well in our quick test.
Delete Personal Data
Text-message command: <PIN> wipe
This command deletes personal data from the
smartphone. The phone is reset to factory
settings in the process. When we tested it,
the feature worked as intended. However,
none of the files on the SD card was deleted.
Play Ringtone
Text-message command: <PIN> ring
This command sounds an alarm on the
smartphone. This only stops when the G Data
Internet Security app is opened.
Set phone to mute
Text-message command: <PIN> mute
Sending this command results in the phone
being set to silent. This worked perfectly in
our tests.
Lock Screen
Text-message command: <PIN> lock
This command locks the device using the
Android lock screen.
Permissions
The Permissions component shows apps with
special privileges. Apps are listed according to
their permissions, e.g. "Internet Access" or
"Location".
Set device password
Text-message command: <old PIN> set
device password: <new PIN>
This command allows the PIN to be changed;
the old PIN has to be entered first.
Remote Password Reset
Text-message command: remote password
reset: <new PIN>
This allows the password to be reset if it has
been forgotten; it will only be accepted from
the phone number registered for the trusted
person.
Tapping on a category displays all the apps
with this permission. Tapping on an app
shows its own individual permissions; we did
not think this was displayed very clearly. The
app can be directly installed from this view,
or added to Protected Apps (see below).
SIM Lock
This component locks the device when the
SIM card is changed. The trusted person is
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