Norton Safe Search

Search safely online by enabling Norton Safe Search as your default search provider for maximum protection on Chrome.

Norton Safe Search: Safeguard Your Online Browsing and Searching

"Norton Safe Search" is a chrome extension developed by NortonLifeLock Inc. that serves as your defense against online threats and scams. It warns you about dangerous sites when you are surfing online and offers site safety ratings as well. It secures your online shopping, browsing, and data management by controlling the sites the extension can access and changing your search settings to Norton Safe Search service.

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Extension stats

By: https://norton.com

Users: 6,000,000+

Rating: 2.33

(325)

1 new ratings

Version: 3.23.0.20 (Last updated: 2024-10-09)

Creation date: 2023-07-24

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

tabs
storage
scripting
alarms
declarativeNetRequest
webRequest

Host permissions:

https://*.norton.com/*

Size: 2.57M

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

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 78 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#11153 in Tools ▼ 118

#10 in safe keyword 34 ▼ 1

#62 in permission keyword 36

#79 in default search keyword 93 ▼ 7

#82 in google search keyword 99 ▲ 9

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Other platforms

Norton Healthcare (v4.2.3)

4.11

(125) 37,482+

Not available on Firefox

Norton Safe Search (v3.23.0.4)

3.40

(271) 4,009,138+

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Extension summary

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Norton Safe Search helps protect you from identity thieves and online scams by warning you of dangerous sites when you search, shop or browse online.

Norton Safe Search provides you added peace of mind by showing site safety ratings when a search by showing,

If the site is Trusted
If you should exercise additional caution
If the site is known to be malicious, which should be avoided.

This extension uses permissions that produce the following Chrome messages to perform necessary functions within the extension.

“Read your browsing history”

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Cons

Performance issues and slow loading times.
High number of ads and sponsored sites in search results.
Requires additional subscriptions for better features.
Problems with installation and functionality of the extension.
Search engine quality is subpar compared to competitors.

Most mentioned

Dissatisfaction with search results being unsafe or irrelevant.
Frustration over constant ads and subscription prompts.
Desire for better integration with existing antivirus products.

User reviews

Klaus Roller, 2024-12-14

Acabei de estender meu plano na esperança de que o desempenho melhoraria, doce ilusão. Assim que terminar este plano, pretendo deixar de ser cliente Norton.