Dirty Little Norton's Trick

[TheGardener]

On my last update to Norton IS, my default firefox browser preference changed to their search engine. I had previously unclicked their browser as a valid choice in the firefox options/search. I'm not going to go postal or anything, like to stop using the product. But it is annoying that they did that.

 

[Puffnstuff]

All of them want to default you to their preference and you have to pay attention to the little details in order to prevent it.

 

[TheGardener]

This wasn't a version update. When that occurs, I check all the default settings. This was just a routine daily definitions update. It was very obvious when the search results came back on the firefox tab. I don't think anything else changed, but I certainly could have missed it.

 

[officechap]

You should post it to Norton's FB page or something. Very annoying for a commercial product. I thought only freeware/shareware does things like that...

 

[mikeymikec]

It's called "Secure Search"; it's "secure" insofar as it secures them a revenue stream.

When fearmongering and profit-making ride in the same cart...

 

[Captante]

I use Norton Security on all my personal machines and have never experienced this.

Sorry but sounds like user-error to me.

 

[NortonSupport]

Sorry for this inconvenience caused to you. During the installation, you need to ensure the option to allow this change is not clicked. Please let me know if you are having any trouble in changing your default search engine.

Harini
Norton Support

 

[LPCTech]

If you have a norton infection you can clean it out by going to "programs and features" and uninstall it. Or search online for the norton removal tool.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

If you have a norton infection you can clean it out by going to "programs and features" and uninstall it. Or search online for the norton removal tool.

Geez! So many years later? And this stuff is still "going on" with Norton?

Long ago I switched away from Norton and a few years earlier from McAfee. I've been using Kaspersky for maybe 9 years now . . .

The first thing I looked for after Norton was "clean un-installation." I never want to go through that again, I tell ya . . .

 

[Berryracer]

I stopped using Norton after their latest Norton security became a piece of junk bloated app. Norton Identify safe, cleanup, etc. and in the main GUI you see an option to upgrade to the higher suite Norton Security + Backup. Shame on them for a paid app to make it this bad. There is no option for custom install. They lost my business forever. And now this search thing is just the cherry on the topping