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.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I swear that McAfee is everywhere these days when it comes to bloatware. Seems like every time I turn a corner I'm either having to say no during an install of just about anything anymore. Really makes you wonder what deals are getting made to spread their, ahem, presence.

 

[LazyGamer]

Microsoft needs to clamp down on this. They let manufacturers put just about anything into the auto-install packages when their hardware IDs are detected - I remember writing this up for a vulnerability when Razer's software would allow for a privileged terminal when their software autoinstalls!