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Norton safe search is a virus on it own

Users are mentioning that the shop showed a malicious website warning.

I verified Google Webmaster Tools and Bing Webmaster tools. Not a single problem.

Then i turned to the most disastrious anti-virus that i consider malware on it's own: Norton.

Correct: Norton is classifying the virus as malicious, because it doesn't know it. LOL

I'm really pissed that their stupid behaviour is influencing my work.

Here's my advice if you have Norton:

  • Remove Norton and all their other crapware in your PC, they make your PC slow!
  • Install Windows Defender, it's much better than Norton
  • Configure NextDNS.io on your router, so malicious URL's are observed. They obviously do a much better job than Norton.

And please, do not buy Norton or any other anti-virus software.

PS.
Here is what Wikipedia mentions about "Norton Safe Search".

Norton Safe Web is complained about by many users/web administrators as websites will be classified as "unsafe" incorrectly.[3] Even if reevaluation request is submitted, the site will still be listed as "unsafe" and no reevaluation action is taken place indeed.[4]

There have been reported instances of bloggers criticizing the quality of Norton Safe Web who have since been blacklisted by the tool. [5]

on May 22, 2020