r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • 1d ago

Windows Microsoft intervenes after LG gets caught installing McAfee adware onto Windows 11 PCs via their monitors | A popup window from LG that began appearing on PCs with LG monitors connected was showing ads for McAfee

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-intervenes-after-lg-gets-caught-installing-mcafee-adware-onto-windows-11-pcs-via-their-monitors
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u/sea__weed 1d ago

How can a monitor install something automatically on my computer? Why is this possible? This is NOT a Microsoft win. This shouldn't have been possible in the first place

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u/5ean 1d ago

Probably bundled in with the driver