LG’s Monitors Come with an Unwanted Addition for Windows: McAfee Pop up Ads LG's high end monitors have become the latest example of technology products coming bundled with unwelcome extras – in this case, an auto installed McAfee antivirus app that pops up ads on users' PCs.
This revelation speaks to a broader issue: how big tech companies are increasingly inserting themselves into our digital lives without our explicit consent.
When connecting a new LG UltraGear monitor to a Windows 11 PC for the first time, Windows Update silently installs LG driver updates and the LG Monitor App Installer.