Norton Safe Web

Norton Safe Web

Protects your browser from online threats.

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What is Norton Safe Web?

Norton Safe Web is a Firefox add-on dedicated to safeguarding users from online threats and potential scams. It diligently checks the safety of websites while you search, browse, or shop online via its extensive URL Reputation Service, littered with up-to-date threat intelligence. Notably, the add-on automatically blocks sites recognized as dangerous, ensuring an optimized and secure web browsing experience.

Merlin
Stats
Stats date:
Version: 3.22.0.2 (Last updated: 2023-11-20)
Creation date: 2016-11-02
Weekly download count: 674
Firefox on Android: No
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • webNavigation
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
  • alarms
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • downloads
  • notifications
Size: 6.31M
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
Merlin
Summary

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

We provide safety information for every page you load by querying our Remote URL Reputation Service that is constantly updated with the latest threat intelligence. We automatically block malicious pages and downloads to provide you with a safe online experience.

By using this extension, you are subject to the applicable product terms you agreed to upon installation of your product: https://www.nortonlifelock.com/content/dam/nortonlifelock/docs/eulas/licensing-agreement/norton-safesearch-2016-eula-en.pdf

Privacy Policy: https://www.nortonlifelock.com/privacy

User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Trusted Norton products
  • Easy installation
  • Used for many years
Cons
  • Does not flag or block majority of malicious links
  • Obvious malware links are missed
Most mentioned
  • Norton
  • Malware links
  • Installation
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Safety
Risk impact

Norton Safe Web is not very risky to use and it requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Avoid installing this add-on unless you absolutely trust this publisher.

Risk likelihood

Norton Safe Web has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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