LG got caught showing ads for McAfee to people who dared to plug in a monitor. An investigation by Gamers Nexus revealed that plugging in certain LG monitors triggered Windows Update to automatically ...
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Plug in an LG monitor, get McAfee ads: Windows is auto-installing manufacturer bloatware
Somewhere between connecting a new LG UltraGear monitor and opening a game, Windows apparently decided the customer also needed a McAfee advertisement. A Reddit user posting as Mags_Smash on ...
LG has come under fire for installing what is effectively adware when you connect a monitor to your Windows PC. The company installs an app that serves pop-up ads for McAfee antivirus protection. This ...
LG agrees to stop showing ads on monitors connected to Windows devices. Image: Nano Banana 2 LG will disable McAfee ads shown through its Windows monitor app after Microsoft intervened, raising new ...
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