Norton Safe Web

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

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Norton Safe Web is a powerful Chrome extension designed to safeguard your online experience by warning you about dangerous websites and blocking malicious downloads. Utilizing Norton's Remote URL Reputation Service, it keeps your browsing secure by continuously updating with the latest threat intelligence. The extension provides real-time safety ratings for every page you visit, helping you avoid identity theft and online scams.

With automatic blocking features, Norton Safe Web ensures you can shop, search, and browse confidently without worry. It runs quietly in the background to deliver fast protection and sends notifications to alert you of any security issues. By installing Norton Safe Web, you agree to NortonLifeLock's privacy policies and licensing agreements, ensuring transparency and trust in your web security. Enhance your online safety with Norton Safe Web today.

By:: https://norton.com
Users:: 6,000,000+ 1000.00K
Rating:: 2.99

(327) 2 new ratings
Version:: 3.24.0.8 (Last updated: 2025-03-28)
Creation date:: 2023-12-13
Risk:: Very high risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: tabs
background
webNavigation
storage
scripting
alarms
webRequest
declarativeNetRequest
declarativeNetRequestFeedback
downloads
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Host permissions:: <all_urls>
Size:: 3.17M
Email:: DL*****@nortonlifelock.com
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 59 ▲ 15

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User reviews

Users appreciate Norton's ability to block phishing sites and improve browsing security. However, many report frequent bugs such as missing safety indicators in Google search results, annoying persistent pop-ups promoting other Norton products, and blocking of legitimate websites without options to whitelist. Performance issues and forced integration with Norton's own search engine have led to frustration, causing some to uninstall the extension in favor of competitors. Overall, although it provides basic protection, significant stability and usability problems diminish the user experience.

Pros

Effectively blocks phishing and malicious websites.
Provides a sense of security while browsing the internet.
Good detection of threats when working properly.
Includes basic protection against unsafe sites.

Cons

Fails to work correctly on Google search results; green check marks often don't show up reliably.
Pushy and frequent pop-ups urging users to install additional Norton extensions or use Norton Search, causing annoyance.
Blocks safe or legitimate sites without allowing users to add exceptions or whitelist them.
Extension is buggy, crashes, slows down browsing, and has glitches affecting usability.
Norton has changed the extension to require the use of their own search engine, which users dislike.

Recent reviews

Blocks me off from phishy sites 🤙

A Sai Arjunaa, 2025-04-23

Wonderful extension

E Malarvizhi, 2025-04-22

Uważam, że Norton jest warty swojej ceny. Nieraz uratował mi system przed zainfekowaniem wirusami, czuje się bezpieczny podczas surfowania po internecie.

Janusz, 2025-02-24

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Norton Safe Web requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

Norton Safe Web is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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