{"id":986,"date":"2026-07-20T15:12:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=986"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:12:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:12:53","slug":"lg-monitors-fill-pcs-with-adware-and-its-not-just-recent-displays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=986","title":{"rendered":"LG Monitors Fill PCs With Adware, and It\u2019s Not Just Recent Displays"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>If you\u2019re using an LG monitor and you suddenly see blaring ads for McAfee scam protection, it\u2019s not because your PC\u2019s been hacked (or, rather, not hacked by some unknown third party). LG, the maker of popular high-end screens, has been quietly stuffing its current and even past monitors full of adware.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=984\">New Samsung Layoffs in the U.S. Show Smartphone Arm\u2019s Struggles, Even as It Profits Massively From AI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the last several weeks, multiple Reddit users have reported that their LG monitors had surreptitiously added an app to their PC through an automatic patch via Windows Update. The app then started sending them ads for services like McAfee scam detector through desktop pop-ups. It\u2019s unclear how long LG has been pushing this app, though a Microsoft forum user reported this app all the way back in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the YouTube channel Gamers Nexus offered more clarity about how these monitors automatically push the \u201cLG Monitor App Installer\u201d alongside the routine driver updates. A brand-new high-end LG UltraGear 34GX900A-B display\u2014a gaming monitor that costs close to $1,200 at its full suggested retail price\u2014reportedly never gave users an option to decline the app or even notified users of what it\u2019s meant to do.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The app supposedly only exists to push even more LG software to your PC through optional downloads. Beyond being bloatware that users may not even know was installed on their computer, the LG Monitor App Installer further promotes McAfee services. Gamers Nexus says the McAfee ads appeared on \u201cevery single boot.\u201d LG Monitor App Installer may occasionally push adds for the company\u2019s other apps, like the LG Channels streaming service.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The YouTube channel further claims they saw the ads suddenly appear on three-year-old LG monitors as well as more recent models. We still don\u2019t know whether the app is being installed on all recent LG monitors. Gizmodo reached out to LG for comment on which monitors currently push this app, and we\u2019ll update this post if we hear back.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=983\">Watch a Mad Scientist YouTuber Make Lightning in a Bottle From Mercury and Neon<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By all accounts, LG Monitor App Installer is bloatware, running on your PC and hogging resources you don\u2019t want it to. It\u2019s also a form of adware, an app that pushes ads on your computer without your consent. Many laptops and prebuilt PCs come filled to the brim with these kinds of malicious or unnecessary apps, especially lower-end systems. A cheapo Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i I tested recently was filled to the brim with McAfee and other Lenovo software.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dell\u2019s Alienware brand notoriously does a similar trick with its monitors. Users have long complained that the gaming brand forces Alienware Command Center software on users\u2019 PCs via Microosft Update, with no option to decline. However, I personally have not seen Alienware push its software on recent screens like the Alienware AW3426DW.<\/p>\n<p>This practice should not become the norm. The high-end screens we buy for our PCs are meant to be \u201cdumb\u201d in a way that allows them to be disconnected from any potential software or subscription that could track what you do on your PC. LG\u2019s privacy policy that\u2019s linked to the LG Monitor App Installer\u2019s listing on the Microsoft Store mentions LG can track device usage data and online activity, including what sites you visit and what activities you do on those sites. Gizmodo also asked LG to clarify whether the app was tracking this or other usage data.<\/p>\n<p>There is no easy process to keep PCs from automatically installing these connected apps, especially since they come in quietly via Microsoft Update. And that seems to be the point. LG, one of the world\u2019s largest makers of televisions, is using the smart TV playbook with smaller screens. It wants to push ads to your screen while potentially tracking your usage habits, turning users from mere buyers of a product into the product themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/longhaulmovingpros.com\/?p=981\">Apple Has Reportedly Started Recording and AI-Summarizing Conversations at the Genius Bar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may not even know if &#8216;LG Monitor App Installer&#8217; is running on your PC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":985,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadgets"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>LG Monitors Fill PCs With Adware, and It\u2019s Not Just Recent Displays - 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