Norton safe search, a program for security from Norton provides Internet users know if websites they’re about to visit are secure or not. This is crucial because there are reports nearly every day of identity theft and financial assets being data room taken from people’s computers due to ransomware and malware downloaded from ad-ware websites they visited.
Norton uses a system of feedback from users to check the Web, allowing users to evaluate how sites work and whether or not anything suspicious happens while they are on these sites. In addition, site owners can submit their own sites to be evaluated and, if they meet certain criteria and requirements, they can get a Norton Secured Seal, which ensures that users know that the website is secure and reliable.
You can show safety ratings next to any search results within your browser by installing the Norton Safe Search Extension for Google Chrome. This gives you maximum protection against identity thieves, phishing websites and online virus. The extension is lightweight and won’t slow down your computer.
One major disadvantage is that Norton’s ratings are not displayed in the search results for images, videos or news. This is a serious oversight due to the importance of these types of results to the user’s experience when searching. It would be ideal to see Norton’s ratings included in the results of search results for ads since they are typically malware-infested or frauds using phishing. It is still worth using to avoid the dangers associated with online shopping and browsing.