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Norton Safe Web

by Gen Digital · norton.com · Privacy & Security
Established publisherManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Norton Safe Web provides protection from online threats while you browse the web.

Users
4M
0 in 30 days
Rating
2.7 / 5
−0.27 in 30 days
Ratings
339
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#130
#125 among extensions
Version
3.25.0.13
updated 20 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
1M3.5M6MJan 2024Jun 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 4,000,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
100220339Jan 2024Jun 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 339 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Norton Safe Web

Norton Safe Web helps defend you from identity theft and online scams by warning you of dangerous sites while you search, shop, or browse online. Norton Safe Web provides safety information for every page you load by querying Norton's Remote URL Reputation Service that is updated periodically with the latest threat intelligence. Norton Safe Web automatically blocks malicious pages and downloads to provide you with a safe online experience. --- This extension uses permissions that produce the following Chrome messages to perform necessary functions within the extension. “Read and change all your data on the websites you visit” Shown for permissions needed for detecting online risks on all types of pages you browse. “Read your browsing history” Shown for permissions needed for: - displaying a block page when risky content is detected. - displaying site safety rating information reliably during tab manipulations by Chrome or the user. “Manage your downloads” Shown for permission needed for removing malicious downloads. “Display notifications” Shown for permissions needed for showing alerts when important changes happen for protection activity or when authentication is required for certain features. “New background app added Norton Safe Web will launch at system startup and continue to run in the background, even once you've closed all other Google Chrome windows.” Shown for permission used to keep the extension running in order to quicken startup times. This extension also uses permissions that are not displayed in Chrome for performing certain functions within the extension: “webRequest” and “webRequestBlocking” permissions Needed for: - accessing low-level data when browsing websites to help block certain threats. - performing authentication for certain features. “storage” permission Used to store and retrieve settings data used by the extension. --- --- By using this add-on, you agree to our License and Services Agreement (https://www.nortonlifelock.com/content/dam/nortonlifelock/pdfs/eulas/licensing-agreement/customer-agreement-en.pdf) and have read and acknowledge our Global Privacy Statement (https://www.nortonlifelock.com/us/en/privacy/global-privacy-statement/). This add-on makes use of Google Analytics’s Measurement Protocol to transmit critical error and feature usage information to Google Analytics services. NortonLifeLock uses Google Analytics services to maintain and improve this add-on, but the services are not operated by NortonLifeLock. If you do not consent to this data collection and usage, please do not install this add-on or remove it if it is already installed. This add-on sets parameters that Google provides to obfuscate your IP address when processing Google Analytics. See more details here for our obligations to use Google Analytics, Google’s privacy practices, and Google's IP obfuscation support: - https://developers.google.com/analytics/policy - https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245 - https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2763052 Copyright © 2021 NortonLifeLock Inc. All rights reserved. NortonLifeLock, the NortonLifeLock Logo, the Checkmark Logo, Norton, LifeLock, and the LockMan Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of NortonLifeLock Inc. or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. Google Chrome is a trademark of Google, LLC. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%0−0.27
30 days0+0.0%0−0.27
6 months−1M−20.0%+4−0.26
1 year−1M−20.0%+7−0.27

Version history

11 versions recorded
3.25.0.1320 Aug 2026
3.25.0.117 Jul 2026
3.24.0.193 Nov 2025
3.24.0.154 Sep 2025
3.24.0.828 Mar 2025
3.24.0.33 Feb 2025
3.24.0.16 Jan 2025
3.23.0.2122 Oct 2024

Details

Category
Privacy & Security
First seen
13 Dec 2023
Size
7.8 MB
Languages
de, en, nl, tr, da, es, fr, it
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
nortonlifelock.com
Extension ID
fnpbeacklnhmkkilekogeiekaglbmmka

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 4, likelihood 1
Permissions
tabsbackgroundwebNavigationstoragescriptingalarmswebRequestdeclarativeNetRequestdeclarativeNetRequestFeedbackdownloadsnotifications
Site access
<all_urls>https://*.norton.com/*
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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