Norton just made it a lot easier to figure out what’s fake online. Its Genie AI Assistant now includes Deepfake Protection on mobile, giving people the tools to detect manipulated audio and video right from their phones. You don’t need one of those new AI laptops. Just the Norton 360 app on Android or iOS.
This new feature looks for signs of tampering in both sound and visuals. That means it can catch cloned voices used in scams or weird facial glitches in videos. If something feels off, Genie flags it and gives you clear steps on what to do next.
It currently works with English-language YouTube videos. You just paste a link into Genie and it analyzes the clip in real time. I tried it on a few fake videos floating around and it did a decent job spotting subtle flaws. I’m glad to see something like this working on phones. It feels like deepfake detection is finally becoming practical for normal people.
Leena Elias, Chief Product Officer at Gen, said, “As AI-generated voices and faces become harder to distinguish from the real thing, trust is rapidly becoming one of the most fragile elements of our digital lives.”
She’s right. I’ve already seen friends and family get tricked by voice clones and fake video calls. And let’s be honest, most folks aren’t going to sit around dissecting a video frame-by-frame. Having a tool like this just makes sense.
The feature is now live in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Desktop support is on the way, along with support for Intel-based AI PCs and more detection capabilities. Hopefully language and platform support expand soon, because misinformation isn’t just an English problem.
What I really like is that it works across platforms and doesn’t cost anything extra for Norton 360 users. It’s rare to see a security tool that doesn’t shove you toward buying expensive hardware or upsell subscriptions.
To try it out, head to norton.com/feature/ai-scam-protection and give it a spin.
