The Daily App: McAfee WaveSecure Security for Android

McAfee’s WaveSecure app, which is downloadable as a free trial app via the Android Market, aims to alert your contacts immediately should your device fall into the wrong hands – so those contacts can protect themselves or know if an imposter is phishing them for information or data.

It’s a novel approach to Android data protection.

WaveSecure also allows you to control a device remotely via a WaveSecure Web site; with registration comes a username and pin number to access information.

You can inform everyone on your contact list that your device is registered with WaveSecure; if the device is compromised with an unauthorized SIM, for example, WaveSecure will send out a notification to those contacts. It protects not only the phone’s owner but contacts as well.

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Additionally, WaveSecure allows for remote locate and remote lock of devices, as well as backup and restore and data wipe.

We tested this app on a Droid X, and found that it worked – although the initial SMS message informing contacts that our phone was now protected by WaveSecure appeared a little jarring.