I wrote this article to help you remove Spider Sally Virus. This Spider Sally Virus removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Spider Sally is a browser extension. It is compatible with Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Edge. The tool gives access to online games. You can search an extensive archive and play for free. The games are simplistic and fun which makes them suitable for children. If you are looking for entertainment options for yourself or your younger family members, you should not choose this program. Spider Sally is a browser hijacker. It will conduct unauthorized tasks behind your back and expose your computer to security threats.

Spider Sally has an official website, registered to the domain address spidersally.com. There is a purple download button on the homepage. The extension is available on the Chrome Web Store. If you decide to add it to your web browser, you will be asked to accept its end user license agreement (EULA) beforehand. You will be shown a brief breakdown of what permissions Spider Sally would receive when added to your web browser. The extension will be able to read and change all your data on the websites you visit, as well as your browsing history. It will communicate with cooperating websites, manage your apps, extensions, and themes. Lastly, the tool will interfere with your search settings.

Spider Sally has its own search engine, search.spidersally.com. The hijacker will set it to be your homepage and default search provider. You will be unable to render your settings while the rogue program is active on your system. It will keep on changing your settings every time you try to revert back. The custom search engine allows the hijacker to manipulate the search results. It will insert supported websites amid the pages which genuinely match your queries. The sponsored content may have nothing to do with what you are looking for at the time.

The developers of Spider Sally get paid to run promotional campaigns. They receive commissions, calculated according to the pay-per-click system. Every tap on a third party link adds to the amount they receive for the promotional service. Apart from altering the search results, the covert program generates advertisements. They are brought in various formats, including banners, freebies, coupon boxes, in-text links, comparison, floating, interstitial, contextual, transitional, and inline ads. They will show you bargain offers for various consumer goods, including clothes, accessories, technological devices, furniture, decorations, gardening equipment, sports gear, toys, and many others.

Be advised that the developers of Spider Sally do not take responsibility for third party content. This is addressed on their official website. The end user license agreement and privacy policy statements explain that the company does not account for websites it has no ownership of. The owners of Spider Sally are an enterprise from Carlsbad, CA called Sterkly LLC. The security risks around the shady program extend to data theft and a breach of privacy. The sinister tool can record various kinds of data from the web browser. This encompasses the browsing history, tracking cookies, keystrokes, email account, IP address, geographic location, area code, telephone number, user names, passwords, and financial credentials. The gathered data in packed into catalogs and sold on darknet markets.

If you do not recall acquiring Spider Sally per your own decision, you were somehow tricked to have it installed to your computer. The most common way for the furtive program to gain entry into people’s machines is through bundles. The hijacker latches onto freeware, shareware, and pirated applications. The download client will offer the additional app as a bonus. The option will be listed in its terms and conditions. If you accept the default settings, you will allow the insidious program on your system. Another common entry point for Spider Sally is spam emails. The secluded tool will be hidden behind an attached file, listed as an important document. To confirm the reliability of your in-box messages, check the listed contacts. Be advised that spammers often write on behalf of legitimate organizations, like the post, the police department, courier firms, banks, government branches, and social networks.

Spider Sally Virus Uninstall

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you know how to do this, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Please, follow the steps precisely to remove Spider Sally Virus from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Spider Sally Virus from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.