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Anti-Theft (Disabled)
To activate the anti-theft feature on your system, you need to register and add your system on to the eScan Anti-theft Portal. The first time ever you open the feature on your windows system, it will ask you to create an account on the anti-theft portal and login with the same credentials on your system.
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If you already have anti-theft portal login details for Android or iOS, you can use the same user details for windows system as well. If you already have an account refer step 7 of the section Steps for Creating New Account. |
Steps for Creating New Account
- Click Anti-Theft from the Tools option on the Quick Access Link and a window Anti-Theft will open.
- Click Sign In and enter your login details if you already have an account or click the Sign up now to create an account; you will be redirected to My eScan login page.
- Click Create new account link on this page and enter your details and click Register.
The following message will be displayed on screen.
- You will receive an email on your registered email address with the following message; click on the confirm account link or copy paste the link in your browser.
- A confirmation as in the below image will be displayed on screen. Click on the Here link to go back to the login page.
- Now login on the system with the same credentials through eScan GUI.
- After logging in, anti-theft window will be displayed.
- Click Add button on this page, a new window Add files and folders will open, select the object type (whether you want to add files or folders) on this window and click Browse.
- On the Open window, you can select the drive, directory and files and folders and click OK.
- You will be redirected to Add files and folders window, Click Add on this window to add the files and folders to the list.
The files/folders added to the list will be displayed. You will have to add the files and folders that have any kind of confidential information, these files and folders will be remotely deleted from the anti-theft portal in case of loss or theft.
Anti-Theft Portal
Anti-Theft portal is an online portal that can be accessed through any computer, laptop, tablet or phone at https://anti-theft.escanav.com. From the anti-theft portal you can trace the last location of your lost or stolen system through this portal. The first time you login to the system, you will have to register on the ant-theft portal. This will help you in tracing your system in case of loss or theft. You can use the scream option to check if the phone is in the vicinity, if you still can't find the system, set the system as lost / stolen on the anti-theft portal and the Locate, Scream, Camera, and Alert features will be activated and will be performed on the system.
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The lost/stolen system should be connected to the internet for efficient functioning of all the features. |
You can remotely execute the following commands through the Anti-Theft portal on to your lost Windows system already added to it. On the anti-theft portal it will display all your Windows, Android, and iOS devices that are added to the portal.
- Login to the Anti-theft website using the following link: https://anti-theft.escanav.com.
- Select Windows from the menu.
- Click your system name, it will display the anti-theft features that you can activate in case your system is lost or stolen.
- In case of loss or theft, click on the system name that has been lost or stolen, the status bar under it will display the system name again and when it was last seen.
- Click Recovered Device and this will allow you to enable the features locate, screenshot and take photo by selecting the desired options.
- Click Confirm to confirm that your system has been lost and to execute the commands Locate, Screenshot, and Camera.
- Locate: This option will allow you to locate the system in case of loss/theft. Click on the Locate option on the anti-theft portal and the last known location of the system will be displayed on the map. Procedure to Locate the system:
- Click Locate, the status will change to Request Pending; the status will be updated as soon as the system is synced with the server. Request pending indicates that your request to locate the system is in progress.
- View Details displays the Last Location of your system on a map. It also shows details of last two successful executions of the Locate command.
- Screenshot: This option will take a screen shot of the system whenever it is synced to the server.
- Click Screenshot, the status will change to Request Pending; the status will be updated as soon as the system is synced with the server. Request pending indicates that your request to take a screenshot is in progress.
- View Details displays the last two screenshots from the successful execution of the screenshot command.
- Take Photo: This option will allow you to take a snapshot of the current user of the system from the webcam on clicking the camera option on the anti-theft portal.
- Click Camera, the status will change to Request Pending; the status will be updated as soon as the system is synced with the server. Request pending indicates that your request to take a snapshot is in progress.
- View Details displays the last two snapshots taken from your system. Click Reset to reset the Action Features on the system; these actions can be performed on the system when it has been lost or stolen.
There are following action features:
- Lock: The Lock feature will block the system from any further access. You will have to unblock the system by entering the pin provided on the anti-theft portal. On the anti-theft portal, select your System Alias name and then click Lock to remotely block your system, to unblock your system you will have to enter the Secret Code provided at the time of executing the lock command.
- Scream: Scream will allow you to raise a loud alarm on the system; this will allow you to trace the system if it is in the vicinity. Click Scream option to remotely raise a loud alarm on your system.
- Alert: This option will allow you to send an alert message (up to 200 characters) to the lost system. This alert message will be displayed on the screen; you can write and send any message for example: Request a call back or send your address or any kind of message to the current holder of your system. With this option there will be higher chance of your lost system being returned. Click Alert option to remotely send a message to your lost system. Type in your message in the send message section and click confirm.
- Data wipe: The Data Wipe feature will delete all the selected files and folders that have been added to the list to be deleted from the portal. Click data wipe option to remotely wipe all the selected files and folders or only delete the cookies and click confirm. Select the Delete Cookies check box to delete cookies or select the Datawipe check box to wipe the data and click on Confirm.
You can also view the Activity log based on the device listed on the portal. To do the same, click on Activity log:
