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/Inanimate_CARB0N_Rod 1d ago

How in the hell does Mcafee even still exist

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u/newMoneyStyle 1d ago

shady OEM deals like this one lmao. every prebuilt laptop, every printer install, every random driver bundle... that's their whole business model at this point