Hard Reset Protection - Will it survive if I flash a new ROM?

Avast Mobile Apps Avast Anti-Theft for Android
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If I enable hard reset protection, I assume it will survive a factory reset. But what happens if I install/flash a new ROM, will it survive that?

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Of course it wont survive flashing a rom. TA is embedded in that rom and it dissapears when you flash a new rom.
Make sure the phone is rooted and TA installed as system application and you’re pretty much safe. You can disavle USB debugging in settings incase it gets lost.

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Can it be set when you’re using the phone or just in case you’ve lost it (by SMS)?

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Both, you can set it in settings to disable usb debugging (when sim is changed) AND by sms if you loose your phone.
Here you are the instructions:

SET USBLOCKMODE (only for rooted devices) Sample: 2222 SET USBLOCKMODE 1 Will change the USB debugging access protection behavior (0 = do not lock USB debugging access, 1 = lock USB debugging access)
taken from [url=http://www.avast.com/en-us/free-mobile-security#tab4]here[/url]
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Make sure the phone is rooted and TA installed as system application and you're pretty much safe. You can disavle USB debugging in settings incase it gets lost.

I can’t see this. You can just boot into recovery and flash a new ROM. Most users with a rooted phone will use a custom recovery.

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With CyanogenMod Anti-Theft can modify your custom_backup_list.txt to survive the update flash.

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You mean, if the thief flashes a CM ROM…

I think only a password-protected HBOOT will provide enough security, however, there are only a few of them out there - and only for some devices.

I really appreciate the work of Avast for providing an anti-theft system for free. However, you should not be so exuberant concerning the real security of this solution.

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Is it in the current version or just in the next one?

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Its in the current version and has been for the last 2 i think.