Facebook Friend Adder - — Blaster Pro 7.1.3 -2010- -gurufuel

Once a friend request was accepted, the software could automatically send a private message—typically a pitch for a landing page, a CPA offer, or a "check out my new fan page."

With one click, the bot would send friend requests to scraped profiles in randomized intervals (3 to 8 seconds) to mimic human behavior. Version 7.1.3 boasted a "Smart Delay 2.0" algorithm designed to avoid the dreaded "You are sending too many requests" block. Facebook Friend Adder - Blaster Pro 7.1.3 -2010- -GuruFuel

Users of Blaster Pro began waking up to "Account Disabled – Unusual Activity." Facebook required phone verification or photo identification of friends. Power users were losing hundreds of accounts. Once a friend request was accepted, the software

Marketers realized that blasting friend requests yielded low-quality "Stranger traffic." The 2010 method died, giving rise to the 2015 method of "Value-based friending" (commenting on posts before adding). Power users were losing hundreds of accounts

LinkedIn automation tools (LinkedHelper, Expandi) and Instagram DM blasters are the direct descendants of Blaster Pro 7.1.3. They use the same principles: proxy rotation, randomized delays, and action limits.