The thief, thinking they've gotten away with it, starts using their new laptop for the things people do with computers pay bills, shop online, and waste time on Facebook. Keylogging can be a very helpful tool to help recover a stolen laptop. Undercover v6 has added a new feature called **Undercover Watch** that allows it to trigger it's tracking mode as soon as your computer connects to an unfamiliar wifi network or when a user logs into the Guest account (or a dummy account you create) Keylogging & On-Demand Once you've reported a theft to the police, Undercover's web portal allows you to build a report consisting of the logged data that will automatically email the detective assigned to your case.
They offer many of the same features of Prey (screenshots, webcam snapshots, IP and location data) along with a few unique tools to thwart a would-be thief.
Undercover by Orbicule Software is a Mac-only recovery software. Prey is an open-source application, and offers a variety of plans, including a free option, with a limited number of device installs and available reports. It also offers functions like forcing a device to blast an alarm (helpful in finding a misplaced or hidden laptop) or completely locking out all access. All of this data is then available through Prey's website, downloadable as a running report. When activated, Prey kicks into gear by connecting to nearby open wifi hotspots and starts recording screenshots and webcam photos, IP information, location information (based on Wifi location). Prey is a cross-platform application that installs and runs silently on your laptop, desktop, and even Android and iOS devices. There's two (technically three, but I'll get to that later) really great pieces of software out there worth looking at that I've had experience with. Total nightmare scenario, right? (she's taking it in stride, because she's cool like that)Īfter a chat, I offered to write up some software recommendations on how to mitigate awful situations like theft or loss through a handful of really great apps, and some might even help to recover your stuff. Recently a totally awesome internet pal (and UI/UX designer on the wildly popular PS3 game The Last of Us) had the misfortune of having her gear stolen from a car.
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