There is an app on the google play store that claims to be an “antivirus/cleaner” app that abused Androids accessibility API’s to access WhatsApps media files.

There is an app on the google play store that claims to be an “antivirus/cleaner” app that abused Androids accessibility API’s to access WhatsApps media files. The developer called it a “WhatsApp cleaner”. The app was removed from the Play store for several weeks but was allowed to return. The developers now claim to PROTECT unauthorized access to WhatsApp’s media files. App is affiliated with China’s Qihoo that was booted long ago from the Play store for hijacking users WebView with fake virus warnings to boost installs. As this app has been doing every day since 2013.