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Nah, it's just my crap skills at including links should have been http://www.nq.com/vault

http://www.nq.com/vault- scroll down a bit under "NQ Mobile Vault Features." subsection "Photos & Videos" - "They’ll be encrypted..."

I'd say that was a claim that it'll encrypt them.

Hmmm. That page is now 404.

http://www.nq.com/vault- scroll down a bit under "NQ Mobile Vault Features." subsection "Photos & Videos" - "They’ll be encrypted..."

I'd say that was a claim that it'll encrypt them.

Here's the TRUSTe info:

http://privacy.truste.com/privacy-seal/NQ-Mobile-US-Inc-/validation?rid=e0f97027-af9a-4b8a-91b5-2a33c58a520a

It only seems to cover security/privacy of their ecommerce site. So, their shopping cart may be secure, but it says nothing about app security as they seem to imply in their press releases, etc.

http://www.techlicious.com/gui...

http://gmic2012.greatwallclub.... (I imagine NQ Mobile's Vault is the 'Vault' listed, NQ published a press release about it)

I can't find a free copy of PC Magazine's 2012 best apps, but given the others I have little reason to doubt it. The average reviewer has nary a clue about cryptography, and from an end user standpoint, the app seems well made and has several clever features. It would be easy to assume the app lives up to its claims.

Mind you, it still seems a useful app just for its ability to hide content from casual snoops (the app can even hide its presence on the device), though it is quite overpriced and likely to disappear after this entirely deserved PR disaster.

What malware problem?

The malware problem malware solution vendors are selling solutions to.

The "Researchers" responsible for this claim are/is Xuxian Jiang, head of NQ Mobile Security, "Powerful protection for your phone." http://en.nq.com/.

Traditional malware protection vendors are like buggy-whip polish sellers (made from pure snake oil!). As Windows goes through its death throes, they're dropping off the carcass and looking for a healthy host to hook their parasitic little jaws into..

Hence the spate of Android malware accusation. Real Android malware is vanishingly rare, but you'll struggle to find genuine statistics amongst all the money-driven fear mongering.

Security Alert: New Android Malware — TigerBot — Identified in Alternative Markets
 
And frist?