Prey - Anti theft software for Laptop / Mobile (free)

Prey is a anti theft software.Prey lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. It's lightweight, open source software, and free for anyone to use. And it just works.

How it works

Silent but deadly

Basically you install a tiny agent in your PC or phone, which silently waits for a remote signal to wake up and work its magic.This signal is sent either from the Internet or through an SMS message, and allows you to gather information regarding the device's location, hardware and network status, and optionally trigger specific actions on it

Recover what is rightfully yours

You can quickly find out where your computer is located, who's using it, and what he's doing on it thanks to Prey's powerful reports system.By marking your device as missing, Prey will gather all the evidence you request and send it either to your Control Panel account or directly to your mailbox, depending on the reporting method you choose

They can run but they can't hide

Besides gathering information, you can also trigger actions remotely such as sounding a loud alarm or showing a message which will appear onscreen – just in case you want the guy to know he's being chased at.You can also wipe your stored passwords for security, or even lock down your PC to prevent access. In other words, you're in control.

There's two ways in which you can send Prey the activation signal and get the reports.

1. Prey + Control Panel
Recommended for most users. You monitor your devices on Prey's web Control Panel, where you can watch new reports arrive and manage specific settings, such as changing the frequency for reports and actions. You can add up to three devices for free, and can optionally upgrade to a Pro Account in case you wish to bypass this limit.

2. Prey Standalone
For advanced users who wish more control. In this case, reports fly directly to your inbox but you need to set up your SMTP settings, and more importantly, you must generate a valid web URL which will trigger Prey to wake up when deleted -- otherwise Prey will keep sending reports on each interval!

You can download prey @ http://preyproject.com/ .To start downloading directly click here.  After downloading follow below screen instructions to install prey in your laptop.

1.Double click the downloaded .exe file and setup will start automatically.

2.Click next and below screen will appear

3.Click OK

4. As we are running PREY for the first time choose 'setup reporting method' and click next

 5.Prey recommeded prey+ control panel method.so choose it and click next

6. As we are new to PREY create a 'New use account'.we can do it from software or directly from web.We need an internet connection for this step.select 'New User' and click Next

 7. Fill the above details and click Next.we need an active email address because prey will sent reports to our email.

8. Your device is now setup and being tracked by prey.For more details and configuration you can log on to http://control.preyproject.com/ .There you can use your email id as username and give the password

Above is the screen you can see on your home page.click on the laptop image to enter into configuration mode and there you can edit configurations.

 

From above window you can edit or configure your settings.