Learn more about how Norton Deepfake Protection detects AI-generated voices and audio scams in a video

• Currently, Deepfake Protection only detects scams in English-language audio files.

• Automatic Deepfake Protection works only on AI and high-performance non-AI PC, and it is not supported on non-AI PC with less than 6 physical CPU cores and less than 8GB of RAM.

• Automatic Deepfake Protection works only on YouTube, Facebook, X, TikTok, Vimeo, Instagram, Dailymotion, and Twitch. You must turn on the audio settings on your browser media player for your video streaming app (YouTube, Facebook, X, TikTok, Vimeo, Instagram, Dailymotion, and Twitch) to allow your Norton device security app to automatically detect synthetic voices in videos or other audio files.

• To detect synthetic voices on other video or audio apps, you must complete a manual check using the Start manual audio scan option in your Norton device security app settings.

To configure and use the Deepfake Protection feature, your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements.

Operating system

• Microsoft Windows 11 or later

AI PC specifications

• Windows Copilot+ PC using Qualcomm Snapdragon X Series or Intel Core Ultra Series chips that contain NPU

• CPU cores: 8 or more physical cores are recommended.

• RAM: Minimum of 16GB RAM

Traditional high-performance non-AI PC specifications

General PCs that meet all the following criteria:

• CPU cores: 6 or more physical cores are recommended.

• RAM: Minimum of 8GB RAM

• Hard disk capacity: 1 GB of available hard disk space (AI model)

Traditional non-AI PC specifications that do not support automatic Deepfake detections

General PCs that meet all the following criteria:

• CPU cores: Less than 6 physical cores

• RAM: Less than 8GB RAM

• Hard disk capacity: 1 GB of available hard disk space

Supported browsers

• YouTube: Works automatically on any web browser.

• Facebook, X, TikTok, Vimeo, Instagram, Dailymotion, and Twitch: Works only on Google Chrome (64-bit), Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox.

1. Open your Norton device security app.

2. On the left panel, click Home.

3. On the right side of the window, click Scam Protection or Scam Protection Pro* > Deepfake Protection.

4. In the Deepfake Protection window, you can configure the following settings:

   • Overview: This tab lets you manually scan audio from other video apps and provides you with detailed information about the detections. Click Start to initiate the manual scan.

   • Settings: This tab lets you scan and spot synthetic voices in videos. You can enable the following options:

     • Click the slider next to Auto-scan audio on supported sites so that it turns green (On) to automatically spot synthetic voices in videos.

       Important: The Auto-scan audio on supported sites option is turned off by default for traditional or non-AI PCs. Ensure that you enable this option to automatically detect synthetic voices in YouTube, Facebook, X, TikTok, Vimeo, Instagram, Dailymotion, and Twitch videos.

     • Click the slider next to Notify me about AI-generated content so that it turns green (On) to receive notifications about AI-generated voices or audio if detected.

     • Click the slider next to Save battery on battery power so that it turns green (On) to turn off automatic detection when your PC is running low on battery.

   • Exclusions: This tab lets you add websites for which you want to exclude the auto-scan option for deepfake detections. Click Add, enter the website URL, and click Add.

1. Open your Norton device security app.

2. On the left panel, click Home.

3. On the right side of the window, click Scam Protection or Scam Protection Pro* >.

4. Next to Deepfake Protection, click Set up > Install > Yes, install.

1. Open your Norton device security application.

2. On the left pane, click Settings, and click the Notifications tab.

3. Under the Notifications setting section, next to the Send me AI content notifications option, click the slider so that it changes to red (OFF) to stop receiving notifications when AI-generated voices or audio are detected.