LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads
LG monitors are under fire for silently installing an app on Windows 11 PCs that serves McAfee pop-up ads.
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The brief
LG monitors are reportedly using a Windows 11 feature to covertly install an application that serves as adware, specifically promoting McAfee subscriptions. Reports indicate that this installation occurs without user consent and is not limited to recent display models. Coverage from The Verge, The Register, and Cybernews emphasizes the unwanted nature of these pop-up ads.
Other outlets, including TweakTown and How-To Geek, describe the software as spyware or adware, while HotHardware reports user outrage over bloatware and tracking. How-To Geek further notes that LG TVs are raising separate concerns regarding eavesdropping. Future developments involve the use of a free app to block the software, as highlighted by Neowin.
Coverage continues to monitor the extent of the installations across different LG hardware lines.
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Quick answers
What is the software being installed on PCs?
The monitors install an unwanted app that acts as adware to promote McAfee subscriptions.
Which operating system is affected?
Coverage specifically identifies Windows 11 PCs.
Are only new LG monitors affected?
According to Gizmodo, the issue is not limited to recent displays.
Coverage (9)
- LG monitors are using Windows 11 feature to serve adware The Register · 23h ago
- This free app blocks the LG "malware" that Windows 11 silently installs on your PC Neowin · 23h ago
- LG TVs And Monitors Spark User Outrage Over Bloatware And Tracking HotHardware · 23h ago
- LG monitors are silently installing spyware on Windows 11 PCs without user consent TweakTown · 23h ago
- LG monitors are installing adware, and its TVs are raising "eavesdropping" concerns How-To Geek · 23h ago
- LG Monitors Spotted Installing Adware-Like App on Windows PCs Hackread · 23h ago
- LG monitors covertly install unwanted app that acts like adware, shilling McAfee subscriptions Cybernews · 23h ago
- LG Monitors Fill PCs With Adware, and It’s Not Just Recent Displays Gizmodo · 23h ago
- LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads The Verge · 23h ago
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