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Norton Security wants to install 'Safe Web/Antiphishing'

MikeZZ
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Norton Security wants to install 'Safe Web/Antiphishing' Is it safe and will it slow down my PC? I am on Windows 7 Pro with Firefox 67.0.4. I have use Norton for years and it has stopped me from getting to hijacked sites on several occasions. I did see a post here about Norton Safe Web on Windows 10 where they recommended Windows Defender and Maiwarebytes. I thought Malwarebytes was sort of adware itself like many of the programs downloaded from CNET, etc.

Norton Security wants to install 'Safe Web/Antiphishing' Is it safe and will it slow down my PC? I am on Windows 7 Pro with Firefox 67.0.4. I have use Norton for years and it has stopped me from getting to hijacked sites on several occasions. I did see a post here about Norton Safe Web on Windows 10 where they recommended Windows Defender and Maiwarebytes. I thought Malwarebytes was sort of adware itself like many of the programs downloaded from CNET, etc.

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Hi MikeZZ, I've used Norton Safe Web. It is safe to use but, it didn't suit my taste. Try it out - it may be suitable to you.

Malwarebytes is the most respected anti-malware product on the market. As a matter of fact, Malwarebytes Premium is recognized by Windows as an anti-virus program and disables Windows Defender. And it is also recommended by Mozilla.

After more than a year and a half of testing, Malwarebytes offers a new extension available: Malwarebytes Browser Guard https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/malwarebytes/?src=search

Malwarebytes AdwCleaner https://support.malwarebytes.com/docs/DOC-1160 is also recommended by Mozilla.