Norton Safe Search Review

Norton safe search, a program for security from Norton provides Internet users know if the websites they’re planning to visit are safe or not. This is especially important because there are reports nearly every day of identity theft and financial assets being taken from computers of people due to malware and ransomware downloaded from malicious websites that they visited.

Norton uses official website a community feedback system to examine the Web. Users can review the performance of websites and whether something suspicious happens on these sites. Site owners can also submit their websites for evaluation. If they meet the required criteria they will be awarded a Norton Secured Seal that lets users know the site is safe and trustworthy.

You can show safety ratings next to any search results within the browser with the Norton Safe Search Extension for Google Chrome. This gives you maximum protection from identity hackers, phishing websites, and online malware. The extension is light and doesn’t slow down your computer.

One major issue is that Norton’s rating is not included in the results for image, video and news searches. This is a serious oversight considering the importance of these results to the user’s experience. It would also be nice if Norton’s ratings were shown with ad results, which are often plagued by malware and phishing scams. Nonetheless it is worthwhile to try to avoid the risks of shopping and browsing the Internet.