Norton Safe Search Enhanced
Search safely online by enabling Norton Safe Search Enhanced as your default search provider for maximum protection on Chrome.
What is Norton Safe Search Enhanced?
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Summary
Norton Safe Search Enhanced updates your Chrome's default search provider, home page, and new tab page settings for complete protection.
Help protect yourself from phishing sites, malware distribution sites, and other potentially risky sites while you search, shop, or browse online.
Norton Safe Search Enhanced provides you added peace of mind from online threats by:
1.Providing you with safety ratings on search results 2.Blocking malicious sites which may be used for phishing or malware distribution 3. Letting you know which shopping sites are safe
This extension uses permissions that produce the following Chrome messages to perform necessary functions within the extension.
“Read and change all your data on the websites you visit”
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Protects from dangerous websites
- Additional security layer
- Native compatibility with Google Chrome extensions on browsers like Opéra GX
Cons
- Forces Norton safe search as the default search engine
- Too many ads and pop-ups
- Slows down search and browsing speed
- Causes bugs (e.g., inactive extension, blank pages)
- Difficult to uninstall or revert changes
Most mentioned
- Forces change of search engine and home page without user consent
- Causes slow browsing and unwanted new tab behavior
- Exhibits bugs and inactivity issues
- Difficulties in uninstalling
- False positives in safe search
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Safety
Risk impact
Norton Safe Search Enhanced is very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this extension unless you absolutely trust this publisher.
Risk likelihood
Norton Safe Search Enhanced has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
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