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Turn off or turn on Norton Safe Web
We are ending support for the Norton Safe Web app for Safari and the Norton Safe Web Safari extension, which are part of the same suite. After the update, the Safari extension will no longer show site ratings or block phishing and malicious websites. For more information, refer to the following article: FAQ: End of Support for Norton Safe Web App on Safari.
Norton Safe Web protects you when you browse, search, or shop online using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Apple Safari browsers. It analyzes the security level of websites that you visit and shows if the websites are free from threats.
If you see Message: "Browsing at Risk" displayed in the Norton dashboard, the Norton Safe Web extension may not be installed or may be disabled in your default browser. To resolve this problem, click Fix Now in the Norton dashboard. You are redirected to the default browser extension store. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Norton Safe Web extension.
To turn off or turn on Norton Safe Web extension, depending on your browser, choose one of the following:
I have Google Chrome
Turn on or turn off Norton Safe Web from Extensions page
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Start Google Chrome.
- On the top-right corner, click Customize and control Google Chrome
, and then click Settings.
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In the left pane, click Extensions.
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In the Extensions page, next to Norton Safe Web, move the slider to enable or disable the extension.
I have Microsoft Edge
Turn off or turn on Norton Safe Web from Extensions page in Microsoft Edge
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Start Microsoft Edge.
- On the top-right corner, click Settings and More
and then click Extensions.
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In the Installed Extensions page, under Norton Safe Web, move the slider to enable or disable the extension.
I have Mozilla Firefox
Turn off Norton Safe Web from Add-ons page in Mozilla Firefox
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Start Mozilla Firefox.
- On the top-right corner, click Open menu
, and click Add-ons.
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On the Extensions tab, check if Norton Safe Web is present under Enabled section.
Under Norton Safe Web, clickand then click Disable.
Turn on Norton Safe Web from Add-ons page in Mozilla Firefox
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Start Mozilla Firefox.
- On the top-right corner, click Open menu
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On the Extensions tab, check if Norton Safe Web is present under Enabled section.
Under Norton Safe Web, click
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Last modified: 09/01/2026
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