User Manual

To access the Anti-Theft features from your Bitdefender account:
1. Access Bitdefender Central.
2. Tap the icon in the upper-left corner of the screen, then select My
Devices.
3. In the MY DEVICES window, select the desired device card.
4. Select the Anti-Theft tab.
5. In the bottom field of the window, tap the icon, and then the button
corresponding to the feature you want to use:
Locate - display your device's location on Google Maps.
Alert - type a message to display on your device's screen and/or make
your device play a sound alarm.
Lock - lock your device and set a PIN code for unlocking it.
Wipe - delete all data from your device.
Important
After you wipe a device, all Anti-Theft features cease to function.
SHOW IP - displays the last IP address for the selected device.
Using Anti-Theft features through SMS commands
(SMS Control)
Once SMS commands are enabled, you can send the following commands
to your smartphone via SMS from any other mobile phone:
● LOCATE - send a message containing the location of the device to the
phone number from which the command was sent. The message contains
a Google Maps link which can be opened in the browser of the mobile
phone.
● SCREAM - play a loud sound on the device speaker.
● LOCK - lock the device's screen with the PIN code you set.
● WIPE - delete all data from your device.
Important
The Wipe command works only when sent from the predefined trusted
number.
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