<ul><li>McAfee has introduced its Scam Detector feature into all core antivirus plans, offering real-time scam alerts and deepfake detection on various platforms.</li><li>The tool claims 99% accuracy for text-based threats and 96% for deepfakes, supporting popular messaging apps and allowing manual scans.</li><li>While McAfee's Scam Detector is included in its antivirus plans, free alternatives like Bitdefender's Scamio and Google's AI-based scam detector exist.</li><li>Norton also offers scam protection in its plans, but McAfee's positioning of Scam Detector as a plan-exclusive feature limits its accessibility compared to free alternatives.</li></ul>

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