LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads
LG monitors are facing scrutiny for covertly installing adware on Windows PCs to promote McAfee subscriptions.
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The brief
LG monitors are reportedly installing an unwanted application on Windows computers that functions as adware. This software generates pop-up advertisements encouraging users to purchase McAfee subscriptions.
Coverage from The Verge, Gizmodo, and Cybernews emphasizes that this issue is not limited to recent display models. How-To Geek and Hackread further characterize the app as adware-like, while How-To Geek also notes separate "eavesdropping" concerns regarding LG televisions.
Future developments depend on whether the company addresses the installation of this unwanted software across its monitor lineup.
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Quick answers
What is the software installed on LG monitors doing?
The software acts as adware by displaying pop-up ads for McAfee subscriptions.
Which operating system is affected?
The reported issue affects Windows PCs.
Is this only happening with new LG monitors?
According to Gizmodo, the issue is not restricted to recent displays.
Coverage (9)
- This free app blocks the LG "malware" that Windows 11 silently installs on your PC Neowin · 20h ago
- LG TVs And Monitors Spark User Outrage Over Bloatware And Tracking HotHardware · 20h ago
- LG monitors are silently installing spyware on Windows 11 PCs without user consent TweakTown · 20h ago
- LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads The Verge · 20h ago broke it first
- LG monitors are installing adware, and its TVs are raising "eavesdropping" concerns How-To Geek · 20h ago
- LG Monitors Spotted Installing Adware-Like App on Windows PCs Hackread · 20h ago
- LG monitors covertly install unwanted app that acts like adware, shilling McAfee subscriptions Cybernews · 20h ago
- LG Monitors Fill PCs With Adware, and It’s Not Just Recent Displays Gizmodo · 20h ago
- LG’s monitors come with an unwanted addition for Windows: McAfee pop-up ads The Verge · 20h ago broke it first
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