Linus Tech Tips Discussion

 LG Monitors Launch McAfee Popups Summary Redditors Acceptable_Fan_3209, DelilahsDarkThoughts, and Mags_Smash were surprised when their LG monitors were, unprompted, installing LG apps and displaying ads for McAfee antivirus software. Mags_Smash posted a detailed guide on the PCMR subreddit on how to neutralize the unwanted software intrusion, and other redditors posted about noticing the same software on their machines.   Quotes  Quote How dare you install your installer app without my permission through the windows update... On top of that, you want to install McAfee malware. -u/DelilahsDarkThoughts via the r/LGOLED subreddit   My thoughts Good thing I don't have an LG monitor. I have an LG OLED TV, but it is disconnected from the Internet (I use an Nvidia Shield instead). Linus has talked about the pricing of displays being incredibly inflation-resistant, but if the cost is being subsidized by adware, count me out.   Sources  https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/s/HmTfNrnaIS https://www.reddit.com/r/LGOLED/s/f7EBpQTNTi https://www.reddit.com/r/LGOLED/s/tEogTuCriq