Usage of Norton Genie
What is Norton Genie & The Need for AI-Powered Cybersecurity – Norton’s Genie gets better as you use it. Since malicious threats evolve, the more a user utilizes Norton’s new tool, the smarter it gets at being able to detect new online scams. It learns from the user data submitted. – It offers the ability to instantly scan data in the form of text or images. Then, it verifies the data submitted against its massive database of threats it has already been trained on.
How to Use Norton Genie AI Tool to Detect Online Scams 1. First, go to this website of Norton’s Genie Scam Detector. Here, click on “Try Genie Online” here. 2. Next, click on either the Add Image or Add Text option, based on what you’d like to scan. Upload the files you want Norton Genie to scan.
3. I uploaded the image of a phishing email scam, taken from the Norton blog showing phishing email examples. Click on Begin scan, as shown below, after your image is done uploading.
4. Norton’s Genie AI-powered tool will check for context, red flags, etc., and verify the data it received against the database of online scams. As you can see, it gave me the result — “It looks suspicious.”
How do I get Norton Genie? You can access Norton Genie for free at Norton.com*** or download it from Apple’s App Store**. It’s brought to you by Norton, a leader in consumer cyber security. How do I submit a message to Genie? Simply copy and paste or upload a screenshot of the text message, social media post, email, or website you want to be checked into Genie (iOS app** or Norton.com***), and in seconds, it will help determine if they appear to be a scam and why*.
How does Norton Genie work? Genie’s advanced artificial intelligence can identify signs of various scams, from phishing to extorsion, and it explains what the cybercriminals are trying to accomplish and tips for the next steps to take. Genie also helps protect you by inspecting websites such as online stores to determine if they appear risky before you provide personal or financial information.
Why do I need Genie if I already have antivirus software that includes anti-phishing? Anti-phishing software focuses on detection and prevention. For example, it looks to filter scam emails before the user even knows it is there. Similarly, if a scam email contains a malicious URL, the software will warn the user allowing the user to choose whether they want to continue to go to the website. Genie focuses on detection and response. The potential scam message has already reached the user, and now the user needs a tool to determine if it is a scam. Genie provides not only the answer but also additional information, such as why it made that assessment and what are potential next steps the user should take.
Will Genie always be able to tell me if a message is a scam? Genie will not always be able to determine if a message is a scam. In such cases, it will provide advice on the next steps for you to take to evaluate whether it is a scam.
Can I trust Norton Genie? Genie is brought to you by Norton, a leader in consumer cybersecurity. Advanced AI combined with proprietary cybersecurity data from Norton, enable Genie to help identify scams before you engage with them. Norton has an extensive library of known phishing attacks, malicious sites, and key indicators that signal a scam, which are all used to train Genie.
Norton Genie Pros & Cons PROS – Excellent detection of phishing scams – Identifies scam communication based on screenshot, text, or URL – Informative chat-style interaction – Easy to use CONS – Not available for Android – Works only with English-language scams – Some problems analyzing email scams