LG Monitors Install Adware via Windows Update on $1,200 Screens, Pushing McAfee Ads and Tracking Users
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Updated · Gizmodo · Jul 20
LG Monitors Install Adware via Windows Update on $1,200 Screens, Pushing McAfee Ads and Tracking Users
3 articles · Updated · Gizmodo · Jul 20
Summary
Multiple LG monitors, including the roughly $1,200 UltraGear 34GX900A-B, reportedly auto-installed “LG Monitor App Installer” through Windows Update without a clear opt-out or notice.
Gamers Nexus said the software exists mainly to push more LG downloads and McAfee promotions, with pop-up ads appearing on every boot and on some three-year-old as well as newer monitors.
LG’s Microsoft Store privacy policy says the app can collect device-usage data and online activity, including sites visited and actions taken there; LG has not clarified what data it actually tracks.
Reports of the behavior date to 2024, and the case highlights a broader trend of monitor makers using update channels to preload software, ads and potential tracking onto PCs.