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LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without user consent - VideoCardz.com

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Published: Today, 13:08 GMT LG monitors are ‘monitoring’ users © GamersNexus Connecting some LG monitors to a Windows PC may automatically install software that promotes McAfee subscriptions. Gamers Nexus reproduced the behavior with an LG UltraGear 34GX900A-B after receiving reports from monitor owners. Windows Update first installed LG extension and software component packages. Windows Reliability Monitor showed that LG Monitor App Installer appeared one minute later. The installation did not display a consent prompt or require the user to approve the download. Source: Gamers Nexus Gamers Nexus tested the application across 32 consecutive system boots. It displayed a McAfee promotion during 31 of them. On the remaining boot, it promoted one of LG’s own monitor utilities. The McAfee popup offered a 30-day trial that would convert into a paid subscription. The software can appear on older monitors The behavior does not appear to be limited to newly purchased displays.…

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