I thirst for Like it was enough for 100.000 users of the popular photo social network Instagram, who voluntarily surrendered the wrenches of their account on the service to become famous. The InstLike app promised to exponentially increase likes on uploaded photos, a promise that users saw as an opportunity to stand out on the vast network.
When prompted for input of InstLike app sign in, users were informed that "We are not stealing your account. The Instagram does not allow the use of its API for self-promotion, that's why our Auto Liker uses login and Password direct".
The app was available in the App Store (by 25 October 2013) and Google Play (until 7 November 2013). However, the app is still available online via other streets.
When Symantec security experts identified and used InstLike found that o account automatically started liking third-party photos without the user's consent (as expected). As they explain in a related post, likes and followers are sold by the hundreds or thousands instead of 100 dollar (1 Likes, 100 dollar, 1 Likes for 5000 dollars, a follower 50 virtual coins-coins, 10 coins for 100 dollar).
However, practice seems to yield and thus makes useless like - Symantec estimates that Instagram 9 millions Like were automatically created by the InstLike robot, ie Like can give a false impression, while defamating as many pictures as they won with their sword .