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User count 9,992,702 200,504
Average rating 3.60 4.20
Rating count 1,557 69
Last updated 2024-03-26 2022-11-21
Size 4.07M 4.34M
Version 3.22.0.23 4.0.14.40
Short description
Norton Safe Web provides protection from online threats while you browse the web. Stay safe while browsing the web with WOT, the best multi-platform security service with real-time alerts.
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Norton Safe Web provides protection from online threats while you browse the 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.

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:

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Ever wondered how to check if a website is safe? Get the community to do the website security checks for you. Join millions of people in the WOT online security community to protect yourself from online threats that only humans can detect. Stay protected with secure browsing while shopping and surfing by trust checking with this must-have addition to any antivirus solution (even if you don’t use one)!

How it Works ✔ WOT protects you while you browse, warning you when you visit dangerous sites, scams, malware, phishing, rogue web stores, dangerous links, and more ✔ Reputation icons are displayed next to search results, social media, email, and other popular sites to help you make informed decisions online -Red indicates potential danger -Yellow tells you to be careful -Green means it’s a safe website ✔ Website reputations are calculated by combining advanced algorithms with millions of user reviews

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