Is Norton AntiTrack safe?
Norton AntiTrack blocks tracker network requests on every page and captures login form credentials for its built-in password manager.
The extension injects scripts into all web pages to intercept fetch and XMLHttpRequest calls, suppressing cross-site credentials to trackers from a bundled list of 2,800+ domains. A content script parses login forms using Norton's WAX SDK and syncs captured usernames and passwords to Norton's AWS backend via Cognito-authenticated API calls — this is the extension's password manager feature. UI interaction telemetry including browser name, OS, login status, and a persistent device UUID is sent to stats.norton.com and Google Analytics, and the extension communicates with the locally installed Norton AntiTrack desktop app via native messaging.
Who publishes itNortonLifeLock Inc. - no other listings under this identity, 11 shared hostnames
NortonLifeLock Inc. - no other listings under this identity, 11 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 11 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 4.13.0.6830. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
http://*/*
Read and change your data on every secure site you visit
https://*/*
See the address and title of every tab you have open
tabs
See every page you navigate to, as you navigate to it
webNavigation
Store data in your browser
storage
Store an unlimited amount of data in your browser
unlimitedStorage
Talk to a program installed on your computer, outside the browser's sandbox
nativeMessaging
Block and redirect the requests your browser makes
declarativeNetRequest
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Schedule its own background tasks
alarms
Act on the current tab, but only after you click the extension
activeTab
Watch every request your browser makes
webRequest
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed Norton AntiTrack contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- www.google-analytics.comwidely used
Norton AntiTrack sends data to www.google-analytics.com. A widely used service: 388 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- static.nortoncdn.com
Norton AntiTrack sends data to static.nortoncdn.com. 2 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- login.norton.com
Norton AntiTrack sends data to login.norton.com. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- stats.norton.com
Norton AntiTrack sends data to stats.norton.com. One other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- com.nlok.nativemessaginghost
Norton AntiTrack sends data to com.nlok.nativemessaginghost. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.
- n5m171c005.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
Norton AntiTrack sends data to n5m171c005.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com. No other extension we have analyzed sends data here.