Locate PC is stupid.

[SeventhSandwich]

I saw an ad on facebook for some program that will help you recover a stolen laptop.

This is the website:
http://www.locatepc.net

I can think of many things wrong with this program and how it won't work, but I decided to go with the most obvious answer.

Below is a comic explaining why.

Be warned, I am not an artist.

If you can't tell, the last window on the laptop is a, "Format Partitions" window.

[Ad Bot]

[ShadowsfeaR]

What does format partitions do?

[Trymos]

How does one recover the PC if that is the only computer the person owns?
Including No GPS.

[SeventhSandwich]

How does one recover the PC if that is the only computer the person owns?
Including No GPS.

That was another reason of mine.

What does format partitions do?

Erases all the data on the hard drive.

Including locatepc :P

[ShadowsfeaR]

O lol. It all makes sense now.

[Sunglasses]

Because you'll obviously get shot if you forget your laptop in an airport or something.

Im sure Locate PC is one of those hidden programs, so people dont know its even on there.

[SeventhSandwich]

Because you'll obviously get shot if you forget your laptop in an airport or something.

Im sure Locate PC is one of those hidden programs, so people dont know its even on there.

"SEND A MESSAGE TO THE THIEF"

(Illustration of a computer saying, "GIVE ME MY-")

Yeah, real hidden lol.

[Trymos]

You would have better luck just putting a GPS chip on the laptop.
At least the thief will take longer to remove the stuff.

[Trymos]

Lol it says on their site if it fails, you get 1000 dollars
do this stuff

GIVE ME LINK!

[Sunglasses]

Lol it says on their site if it fails, you get 1000 dollars
do this stuff

>Buy LocatePC
>Give PC to friend
>Friend reformats
>Instant $1000

I see a flaw with their plan.

[ShadowsfeaR]

GIVE ME LINK!

Inb4virus

[SeventhSandwich]

I did some extra research.

The website is owned by ligattsecurity.com

this is their reputation.
http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/ligattsecurity.com

[DontCare4Free]

Well, I suppose you could make this a bit more secure by turning off boot-from-CD in the BIOS and then setting a BIOS configuration password.
Of course, the thief can just power-cycle the CMOS memory, but this can be further negated a bit if LPC installs itself on the MBR and then fakes boot-from-CD-support.

Of course, a knowledgeable thief can still get rid of it, but at least it's a bit harder to do.

[SeventhSandwich]

Well, I suppose you could make this a bit more secure by turning off boot-from-CD in the BIOS and then setting a BIOS configuration password.
Of course, the thief can just power-cycle the CMOS memory, but this can be further negated a bit if LPC installs itself on the MBR and then fakes boot-from-CD-support.

Of course, a knowledgeable thief can still get rid of it, but at least it's a bit harder to do.

what

I stopped understanding right after you were talking about the motherboard battery.

[Demian]

what

I stopped understanding right after you were talking about the motherboard battery.

Exactly. If you're an average "oh look computer thing make me many money" thief you're stuff out of luck of actually getting anything from that computer.