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Table Of Contents
- Norton™ Internet Security
- Contents
- 1. Welcome to Norton
- 2. Download and install Norton
- 3. Understand and respond to threats
- 4. Manage your security
- 5. Scan your computer
- Run Norton scans to check for threats on your PC
- Create your own custom Norton scans
- Schedule Norton scans
- Customize Real Time Protection settings
- View real-time threats detected by Norton SONAR
- Exclude files and folders from Norton Auto-Protect, SONAR, and Download Intelligence scans
- Exclude files with low-risk signatures from Norton scans
- Clear file IDs excluded during scans
- Turn on or turn off automatic tasks
- Run custom tasks
- Schedule security and performance scans
- Configure Data Protector to block malicious processes affecting your PC
- Set Norton to remove scripts that can be exploited in phishing attempts
- Learn more about Norton Script Control
- 6. Keep secure on the Internet
- Turn Norton Firewall on or off
- Customize Program Rules to change access settings for programs
- Change the order of firewall rules
- Turn off a Traffic rule temporarily
- Allow Internet access for a blocked program
- Turn Firewall Block Notification off
- Turn Browser Protection on
- Learn more about Intrusion Prevention exclusion list
- Set Norton to protect you from exploits, cybercriminals, and zero-day attacks
- Set Norton to monitor applications and block malicious websites from accessing your computer
- Turn off or turn on AutoBlock
- Unblock computers that are blocked by Norton AutoBlock
- Add a device to Device Trust
- Turn off or turn on Download Intelligence
- Turn off or turn on spam filtering
- Define the Internet usage for Norton
- Turn off or turn on Network Cost Awareness
- Learn more about Wi-Fi Security
- Protect your banking information using Norton Safe Web
- 7. Secure your sensitive data
- Add or install the Norton browser extensions to your browser
- Turn off or turn on Norton Safe Web
- Securely search and browse the web using Norton Safe Search
- Scam Insight
- Antiphishing
- Access Norton Password Manager
- Turn on or turn off Norton Password Manager
- Create Norton Password Manager cloud vault
- Delete your Norton Password Manager vault
- Export your Norton Password Manager data
- Import your Norton Password Manager data
- Enable or disable the Norton Security toolbar
- 8. Keep your PC tuned up
- 9. Customize settings
- 10. Find additional solutions
Add Norton Safe Search in Google Chrome
1
After you install Norton for the first time, when you start Google Chrome, the Browser
Protection page automatically opens in a new window.
You can also launch the Browser Protection page by clicking the Set Up Now option in
the Internet Security pillar.
2
In the Browser Protection page, click the Click to Add option of Norton Safe Search.
3
In the extensions pop-up that appears, click Add Extension.
To enable all the Norton extensions in Google Chrome, click Add All Norton Extensions
for Free and follow the on-screen instructions.
Add Norton Safe Search in Mozilla Firefox
1
After you install Norton for the first time, when you start Mozilla Firefox, the Browser
Protection page automatically opens in a new window.
You can also launch the Browser Protection page by clicking the Set Up Now option in
the Internet Security pillar.
2
In the Browser Protection page, click the Enable option of Norton Safe Search.
3
In the extensions pop-up that appears, click Add Extension.
To enable all the Norton extensions in Google Chrome, click Add All Norton Extensions
for Free and follow the on-screen instructions.
Enable or disable Norton Safe Search in Microsoft Internet Explorer
When you install Norton, it adds the Norton Security toolbar to Internet Explorer. When you
open Internet Explorer, you are prompted to enable Norton Safe Search on your toolbar.
1
Open your browser.
2
On the Norton Security toolbar, click the settings (…) icon.
3
In the menu that appears, move the slider next to Norton Safe Search to enable or disable
Norton Safe Search.
Configure Norton Safe Search as default search provider in Windows
10 TH2 in Microsoft Internet Explorer
After you upgrade your computer from Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7 to Windows
10 TH2, Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 may prompt you to set your default search provider
and Home page settings.
To continue using Norton Safe Search as your default Home page and default search provider,
in the Choose your home page and search settings window, select Your current settings,
and click Done.
73Secure your sensitive data
Securely search and browse the web using Norton Safe Search