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What our analysis found

Norton Safe Search, used by 3,433,400 people, is not yet reviewed by Extension Auditor. Its permissions mean it can read and change data on all websites, can inject scripts into pages and can observe network requests. It comes from a trusted publisher and was last updated in June 2026.

Norton Safe Search

Norton Safe Search

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Supported Languages

🇸🇦Arabic
🇧🇷Brazilian Portuguese
🇬🇧British English
🇨🇳Chinese (Simplified)
🇹🇼Chinese (Traditional)
🇨🇿Czech
🇩🇰Danish
🇳🇱Dutch
🇫🇮Finnish
🇨🇦French
🇩🇪German
🇬🇷Greek
🇮🇱he-IL
🇭🇺Hungarian
🇮🇹Italian
🇯🇵Japanese
🇰🇷Korean
🇳🇴nb-NO
🇳🇴nn-NO
🇵🇱Polish
🇷🇴Romanian
🇷🇺Russian
🇪🇸Spanish
🇸🇪Swedish
🇹🇷Turkish
🇺🇸US English

Extension Info & Metadata

Status
Active
Version
3.25.0.13
Size
5.30 MB
Rating
3.5/5
Reviews
269
Users
3,433,400
Type
Extension
Updated
Jun 22, 2026
Category
Search-tools
Price
Paid
Featured
No
Visibility
Listed
Mature
No
By Google
No
Trusted
No
This publisherTrack record
15extensions
1 no longer listed

Publisher Contextual Analysis

Trusted
Author
NortonLifeLock Inc.View Profile
Country
US
MX records exist
Yes
Domain exists
Yes
Is disposable
No
Is role-based
No
Mailbox exists
Yes
Address
900 Corporate Pointe Culver City, CA 90230 US
Website
Visit
Extensions
15
Active
12
Obsolete
1
Listed
14
Unlisted
1
Users
18,880,204

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Item
Type
Severity
Description
scripting
Permission
Critical
This permission allows injection and execution of JavaScript on any webpage. Rated Critical because it can modify page content, steal sensitive data, and inject malicious code into any site the extension has access to.
declarativeNetRequest
Permission
Critical
This permission allows the extension to define rules to block, redirect, or modify network requests. Rated Critical because it can control all network traffic, potentially blocking security updates or redirecting to malicious sites.
webRequest
Permission
Critical
This permission enables the extension to monitor and analyze all web requests made by the browser. Rated Critical because it can observe all network traffic including sensitive data, track browsing behavior, and gather authentication tokens.
<all_urls>
Risk Factor
Critical
This permission grants access to all websites without restriction. Rated High because it can access any web content, monitor all web activity, and potentially steal sensitive data across all sites.
Dangerous Permission Combination: scripting,<all_urls>,webRequest
Risk Factor
Critical
Enables sophisticated data theft through script injection and traffic monitoring
Contextual Risk Factors
Risk Factor
High
The following context increases the overall risk:• 10% increase: Early script execution enables pre-emptive content manipulation
Broad Host Permissions
Risk Factor
High
This extension has broad host permissions allowing it to access many or all websites.
Broad Content Script Access
Risk Factor
High
This extension can inject scripts into any website.
tabs
Permission
Medium
This permission enables tab management and monitoring. Rated Medium because it can track open tabs, access tab metadata, and monitor user browsing patterns.
storage
Permission
Medium
This permission allows storing data locally in the browser. Rated Medium because it can persist sensitive user data, track user activities over time, and potentially store malicious payloads.
*://nortonsafe.search.ask.com/
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
https://ss-sym.search.ask.com/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
https://*.norton.com/*
Host
Medium
Host permission — access limited to this URL pattern.
Early Content Script Execution
Risk Factor
Medium
This extension runs content scripts at document_start.
alarms
Permission
Low
This permission schedules periodic tasks. Rated Low because it can only trigger events at specified times without access to sensitive data.

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About this extension

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

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IPv4
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