LG Monitors Silently Install McAfee Adware on Windows PCs

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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 is particularly egregious as one of the affected monitors has a recommended price of over $1,000.

One of the most enduring issues with Windows is the bloatware, as Microsoft and partners install a ton of software on PCs. Unfortunately, it looks like LG is doing the same thing when you plug some of its monitors into a Windows machine.

Gamers Nexus (H/T: Videocardz ) posted a video claiming that LG is automatically and silently installing software that displays McAfee antivirus subscriptions in pop-ups on Windows PCs. This software, dubbed LG Monitor App Installer, is downloaded and installed upon plugging in an LG UltraGear 34GX900A-B monitor. However, the software and associated pop-ups also apparently appeared after plugging in a three-year-old LG UltraFine 32UN880-B monitor.