Is your machine a or a company-issued device ? Are you running Windows or macOS ?
Click the blue toggle switch in the bottom-right corner of the extension card. The switch will turn gray, indicating the extension is disabled. disable symantec endpoint protection chrome extension
Disabling the Symantec Endpoint Protection Chrome Extension Is your machine a or a company-issued device
The Symantec Endpoint Protection Chrome extension (often linked to Web Security Service or SEP Web Protection) serves as a bridge between your browser and the SEP client installed on your machine. It enables: Blocking malicious websites. Phishing protection: Warning users about fraudulent sites. Safe browsing: Providing search result ratings. The switch will turn gray, indicating the extension
The Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Chrome extension provides web protection and browser security. However, it can sometimes block legitimate websites, slow down browser performance, or conflict with internal developer tools. If you need to turn it off, the removal method depends on whether your computer is personally owned or managed by an organization. Method 1: For Personal or Unmanaged Computers
In the Group Policy Management Console:
If you cannot disable the extension directly in Chrome, the next best option is to tell the SEP desktop client to stop injecting the plugin. This is the "proper" way to do it without hacking Chrome flags.