Plug In an LG Monitor, Get McAfee Ads: Windows Is Auto-Installing Manufacturer Bloatware

[David_Schroth]

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 r/pcmasterrace documented this earlier this week: after connecting three LG UltraGear displays, a background process silently installed “LGElectronics.LGMonitorApp” through the Microsoft Store. No notification, no consent […]

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[Skillz]

Funny. This crap is installing the exact crap it's supposed to block. Go figure.