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scraping-instagram-comments

Security checks across malware telemetry and agentic risk

Overview

This is a straightforward Instagram comment scraping skill that uses Apify as disclosed, with privacy and platform-terms considerations but no hidden execution or unrelated data access in the artifact.

Before installing, make sure your intended use complies with Instagram's terms and applicable privacy rules. Use explicit maxItems limits, avoid exporting or retaining user IDs, full names, and profile picture URLs unless necessary, and protect the APIFY_TOKEN like any other API credential.

SkillSpector

Vulnerability Patterns
  • Data ExfiltrationExternal Transmission, Env Variable Harvesting, File System Enumeration
  • Prompt InjectionInstruction Override, Hidden Instructions, Exfiltration Commands
  • Privilege EscalationExcessive Permissions, Sudo/Root Execution, Credential Access
  • Supply ChainUnpinned Dependencies, External Script Fetching, Obfuscated Code
  • Excessive AgencyUnrestricted Tool Access, Autonomous Decision Making, Scope Creep
Findings (3)

Missing User Warnings

Medium
Confidence
87% confidence
Finding
The skill explicitly facilitates collection and export of third-party Instagram comment data, including usernames, full names, profile picture URLs, and user IDs, but provides no warning about privacy, consent, platform terms, or downstream handling of personal data. In this context, omission is security-relevant because it can normalize bulk extraction of identifiable user data without informing operators of legal, policy, and privacy risks.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Content
### REST API fallback

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/POSTCODE/"], "maxItems": 100}'
Confidence
60% confidence
Finding
Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

External Transmission

Medium
Category
Data Exfiltration
Content
### REST API fallback

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/apidojo~instagram-comments-scraper/runs" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"startUrls": ["https://www.instagram.com/p/POSTCODE/"], "maxItems": 100}'
Confidence
50% confidence
Finding
Data is being sent to an external URL. This could be legitimate telemetry or data exfiltration. Manual review is recommended.

VirusTotal

64/64 vendors flagged this skill as clean.

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Static analysis

No suspicious patterns detected.