Setting Google as Home Page

I have had Norton Internet Security 5 for Mac and was talked into getting Norton Security (she said it is the same thing).  I am not sure that is totally correct.  I always liked to use google as my search engine and have the Norton safe watch show me if a website was "ok" to use.  I was told now if I want to still have the norton safe watch I had to install that and now that becomes my search engine.  I am not ok with that solution.  I want google and still want to know if a website is safe to use.  Is there anyway to achieve this with Norton Security?  Maybe I need to go back to NIS 5 for Mac.  Thanks in advance for any help.

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