Norton Safe Web

Norton Safe Web provides protection from online threats while you browse the web.

What is Norton Safe Web?

Norton Safe Web is a Chrome extension that provides comprehensive security while you browse the internet. It warns users about potential dangers on websites, blocks malicious content, and shields against identity theft and scams. By integrating with Norton's URL Reputation Service, it delivers up-to-date protection. The extension needs specific permissions to safeguard your online activities effectively, including site safety ratings and threat blocking. It helps maintain your digital safety by utilizing analytics for enhancement without compromising your privacy.

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By: https://norton.com

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Users: 6,000,000+

Rating: 3.04 (309) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 3.22.0.23 (Last updated: 2024-03-25)

Creation date: 2023-12-13

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tabs
background
webNavigation
storage
scripting
alarms
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest
declarativeNetRequestFeedback
downloads

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 4.12M

Email: DL*****@nortonlifelock.com

URLs: Privacy policy

Stats date:

Chrome-Stats Rank

# 70 ▼ 3

Other platforms

Norton Safe Web (v3.22.0.2)

3.99 (358) 645,490+

Norton Safe Web (v3.22.0.23)

3.60 (1,569) 10,096,474+

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Summary

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Norton Safe Web helps defend you from identity theft and online scams by warning you of dangerous sites while you search, shop, or browse online.

Norton Safe Web provides safety information for every page you load by querying Norton's Remote URL Reputation Service that is updated periodically with the latest threat intelligence. Norton Safe Web automatically blocks malicious pages and downloads to provide you with a safe online experience.

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” Shown for permissions needed for detecting online risks on all types of pages you browse.

“Read your browsing history” Shown for permissions needed for:

displaying a block page when risky content is detected.
displaying site safety rating information reliably during tab manipulations by Chrome or the user.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Security enhancements
Helps to identify unsafe websites
Banking protection

Cons

Slows down Chrome performance
Inability to add exceptions for certain websites
Issues with customer service

Most mentioned

Slows down Chrome performance
Issues with customer service
Inability to add exceptions for certain websites

Recent reviews

Chrashes /extremely slows down/ google maps.

Marcin Keller, 2024-01-16

no exclusion list!

Andrei Nedzvetsky, 2024-04-21

Blocks innocent websites. And you can't add an exception. There are other plugins way better.

S N, 2024-04-09

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Safety

Risk impact

Norton Safe Web is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Norton Safe Web if you trust the publisher.