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.

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

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

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 ...

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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 Electronics' latest pricey model of PC monitor has been automatically forcing ads for McAfee onto consumers' screens, among other things ...

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 ...