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Enable or disable Norton Safe Search extension from your browser
Norton Safe Search protects you from online threats by automatically filtering unsafe website from search results. It also provides safety ratings on all your search results to help you decide which site is more safe and trustworthy to open. We recommend that you set Norton Safe Search as the default search provider in your browser.
Depending on your browser, choose one of the following to enable or disable the Norton Safe Web extension:
Google Chrome
- Start Google Chrome.
- On the top-right corner of the Chrome browser, click the Customize and control Google Chrome
icon, and navigate to More Tools and click Extensions.
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In the Extensions window, navigate to Norton Home Page.
Move the slider to enable or disable the extension.
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Restart Google Chrome.
Mozilla Firefox
- Start Mozilla Firefox.
- On the top-right corner, click Open Application menu
and then click Add-ons and Themes.
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In the Extensions tab, under Manage Your Extensions, move the slider to enable or disable Norton Safe Web.
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Restart Mozilla Firefox.
Microsoft Edge
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Start Microsoft Edge.
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Click the Extensions icon on the top-most corner of the browser and click Manage Extension.
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In the Extensions page, under Installed Extensions, move the slider to enable or disable Norton Safe Web.
Last modified: 05/16/2025
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