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The Spider Sally software by Spidersally.com is published as a free-to-use browser extension that you can find on the Google Web Store page at Chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/spider-sally/lhkangibmnhifnfgaibdiibdhaifnpkp. The Spider Sally extension may alter your default search provider and empower your new tab page with services by Spidersally.com. At the time of research, Spider Sally appears to be in active use by 6,199 users. You might want to know that the Spider Sally software by Spidersally.com is an ad-supported product. The app requires rights to edit several browser settings and read information stored in your browser, which may help advertisers deliver tailor-suited advertisements on your new tab page and search results on Google. The Spider Sally extension asks for the following privileges during installation.

• Read and change all your data on the websites you visit.
• Read and change your browsing history.
• Communicate with cooperating websites.
• Change your search settings to search.spidersally.com.
• Manage your apps, extensions and themes.

Some security researchers classify Spider Sally as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) while others perceive it as an adware. The division is caused by the fact the app requires an extensive list with permissions to access various data. Additionally, Spider Sally reroutes users via Search.spidersally.com to Google, which does not help load search results faster. The Spider Sally browser extension might suggest the user load games at Pogo.com as its page on the Chrome Web Store says you get access to games. However, Pogo.com is not in partnership with Spidersally.com, and you are not required to install the Spider Sally software if you intend to play games at Pogo.com. We are not sure how many companies may have access to the data that may be gathered by the Spider Sally software as there is almost no information at Spidersally.com regarding its partners and who may have access to their statistics. The Spider Sally extension has a questionable reputation at best, and you may want to avoid installing it on your browser. If you need to clean Web beacons and make sure Spider Sally has not downloaded persistent tracking cookies, use a credible anti-spyware scanner.