As coder TRStealthX said it himself, it is really not cool if your PlayStation Portable gets stolen. With this in mind, the developer has came up with an anti-theft application and released it on QJ.NET PSP Development Forum.

Called PSAFE, this specific program is somewhat similar to ATPSP released a couple of years ago. Know more after the jump!



Download: PSAFE v1
Visit: QJ PSP Development Forum

And so, from the creator of ATPSP comes a similar application which has been tailored for the Nintendo DS, aptly dubbed as ATDS. For those who may not be familiar with these names, ATPSP and ATDS are homebrew applications that were created by the coder, bawls (a.k.a. realn0whereman).

This application is an anti-theft program which, in case your handheld gets stolen, can track the location of the thief by making the unit email to you its current IP address each time the DS or PSP is connected via USB onto the culprit's computer. It also informs the real owner what browser is being used and Windows version.

This version that bawls has made for the DS, though, has an extra feature wherein the stolen DS will send a pop-up to all users on the network, informing everyone that the person using the DS at the moment is not the owner, and has instead stolen it. The app is also only 3 kb, so space should not be an issue.

The creator of this application has included the following installation instructions:

• Right click on my computer and click properties
• Go to the Advanced tab
• Click on Enviormental Variables at the bottom.
• You will see 2 white boxes. one above the other. click into the lower one labeled System Variables.
• Click New
• A box will popup asking variable name and variable value

                 Variable Name = thief
                 Varable Value = false

                 MAKE SURE SPELLING IS CORRECT!!!!

• After you Add the info click the OK box. Keep clickin the ok box until you have exited to your desktop.
• Great now you are considered the DS owner.

He has included further instructions, so just click on the forum link below to view the complete set.

Download: [ATDS.zip]
Download: [ATDS Conservative.zip]
Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]

Bawls (previously known as realn0whereman) from our forums, has released an update to his PSP anti-theft application ATPSP today. It has been a while since we've heard about this nifty, little application so here's a reminder of what it does - ATPSP allows you to track your PSP online via an email that is sent to you at a specified address every time the PSP is connected via USB. The email includes the thief's browser, IP address and Windows version and if you have a helpful local law enforcement agency, you may be able to track down the thief via these details.

This is a necessary update for anybody that has ATPSP v3.0 or other versions installed because they will no longer work due to a few changes that Bawls had to make. This application uses your computer so whatever firmware version you have on your PSP is irrelevant. In order for this to work and for you to recover a stolen PSP, certain situations should occur.

First, the thief has to connect the PSP to their computer via USB on a Windows PC which has internet access. Second, you have to hope that the he has an IP address unique to an address so that it can be traced. As you can see, lady luck should be on your side for the app to really work, but still, it can help in some situations - which isn't bad for 15kb worth of space on your memory stick.

Remember, if you have any previous versions of ATPSP installed, please download this version and update it or it will not work. Full installation instructions can be found in the download.

Download: [ATPSP v3.1]
Discuss: [Forum release thread]

Bawls (also known as realn0whereman) from our forums has released version 3 of his ATPSP anti-theft tool for the PSP. ATPSP allows you to track your PSP online via an email that is sent to you at a specified address every time the PSP is connected via USB. The email includes the thief's browser, IP address and Windows version, which you can contact a law enforcement agency in order to track the thief via these details.

Along with customizable icons and PSP titles that were included in ATPSP v2.0, this version adds a netsend popup, telling every PC on your network that a person on this network has stole your PSP, pretty much forcing them to own up! Full instructions on how to set up ATPSP v3.0 can be found in the readme and at the download link. I would post the instructions here, but frankly they're too long. ATPSP is easy and quick to set up, but the instructions are quite thorough. This uses your computer as a base to send the email, so PSP firmware versions are irrelevant! You can even use this on firmware 2.71!

Download: [ATPSP v3.0]

The first version of PATS by GMDude66 , based on the original version by realn0whereman and youresam1, was featured yesterday here in QJ. And now a much improved version of this Anti-Theft System is here for your PSP's slash Baby's security.

Here's how it works. When you double click the "setowner.reg" file, information will be added to the registry stating that that particular computer is the TRUE owner of the PSP. When you plug the PSP into a computer "autorun.inf" will run "findowner.bat" and if it doesn't read the registry of the owner data, a browser window opens up and sends the users IP address to the TRUE owner's email, which was set in the "index.htm" file.

Installation Instructions:

1. Drag and drop all the file in this folder into your psp root.
2. Open 'ms0:index.htm' in NotePad and edit the fake email address and replace with YOUR email address.
3. Save 'index.htm'.
4. Open up 'ms0:pspcommonpassword.txt'.
5. Edit first line for YOUR password.
(DO NOT use anything important (such as forums, sites, aim, etc. password).
6. Save 'password.txt' (Much easier than version 1, eh?).

NOTE: If you do not have 'ms0:pspcommonpassword.txt' file you will get a VB error!

What's New in this Version:

• Added a 'password' box.
• Ditched the registry.
• Ditched the .bat file and now using .vbe (MUCH more features).
• If password is correct an explorer window will automatically open.
  

Thanks to Dragula96 for the tip.

Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]
Download: [PATS V2]

GMDude66, working off the original version by realn0whereman and youresam, has released PATS - a theft protection utility for the PSP. PATS will now only send an email if the PSP is plugged into another computer (other than your own) by using the registry to store the value 'Owner=True' under a specific directory. When the PSP is connected via USB it will auto run the checking system and determine whether the registry key exists or not, if it does not the application will send you an email summary.

All files in the download were coded by GMDude66 including the new PHP mailer which includes IP resolve, browser and language detection in the email it sends out. For full installation instructions, just refer to the readme documents inside the download file.

Discuss: [Forum Release Thread]
Download: [PSP Anti-Theft System]

Hot on the heals of its debut release a few days ago, realn0whereman and youresam have updated (for probably the last time) their theft protection utility of ATPSP to version 2.

ATPSP allows you to track your PSP online via an email that is sent to you at a specified address everytime the PSP is connected via USB. This release features:

• An icon you can customize
• A PSP title your can customize
• A distinction between the owner and the thief in the code

Details to get started and customize the settings are contained in the PSP Development Forum release thread.

Download: [ATPSP v2.0]