How to Disable Norton Security Extensions Popups on Mac

Back in October 2018, I purchased a 15″ 2017 Macbook Pro and to use as my main computer for home and the office.  To be compliant, I installed Norton Security on my Mac and enabled all the features including those pesky browser extensions.  The browser extensions disabled my ability to search Google from my Safari home screen and disabled my password manager, 1Password (one of my favorite applications).  So I removed the extensions and thought everything was good to go.

Every few days I would receive a pop-up asking me to install the Norton browser extensions.  No matter what, you can’t get out of it.  Your only options are to Remind Me Later or Add.  I searched the Internet and found that nobody had a solution.  So I reached out to Norton and had the issue fixed with 30 minutes.  All you need to do is install the extensions for all your browsers and then turn them off.  Here are the steps

Safari

1. Open Norton Security and click Advance.
2. Click on Safe Web and select Safari.
3. Install Norton Safe Search and Norton Password Manager extensions in Safari.
4. With Safari still open, click Safari from the menu bar and select Preferences.
5. Click on Extension and remove the check from the box.

Google Chrome

1. Open Norton Security and click Advance.
2. Click on Safe Web and select Chrome.
3. Follow all the prompts to install the extensions Norton Safe Web, Safe Search, and Password Manager.
4. Click the three dots on the menu and select More Tools and then Extensions.
5. Turn off the Norton extensions by clicking on the blue slider button.

Ten days and about five different Wi-Fi networks later, and I have not been bothered with extension pop-ups!