LG monitors quietly installed an app that showed a pop-up ad for McAfee software, an example of how third-party devices can leverage Windows to install bloatware and adware.

LG has responded to the controversy surrounding the LG Monitor App Installer, which saw some users receive pop-up adware ...

Seeing adware on your Windows PC after connecting an LG monitor? You're not alone, as plenty of people are seeing this issue.

The app, LG Monitor App Installer, installs itself through a Windows Update alongside monitor driver updates. LG Monitor App Installer then pushes ads for a 30-day free trial for McAfee, as well as ...

Microsoft has known about this problem for over a decade ...

The LG Monitor App Installer installs itself by default and has started pushing unwanted ad notifications to users’ screens. There are reports about LG’s app auto-installing as far back as 2024, but ...

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Following user outcry and pressure from Microsoft, LG has agreed to stop showing McAfee pop-up spam downloaded from its monitors.

LG has agreed to disable the McAfee pop-up ad in its Monitor App Installer after weeks of user complaints and a direct nudge from Microsoft chief Pavan Davuluri.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your ...

Back in July, it came to light that LG monitors could actually install bloatware on your machine (specifically, an LG app that shilled McAfeee security software at you) through Windows Update.

LG has agreed to disable a pop-up ad for McAfee software on its monitors. "We’ve connected with the team at LG, and as an immediate next step, they have agreed to disable the McAfee pop-up from their ...