Microsoft talks LG into removing McAfee adware from its… monitors

Credit: Jonathan Feist / Android Authority TL;DR A Microsoft executive has confirmed that LG has agreed to disable McAfee pop-ups on their monitor app. This comes after it emerged that LG was automatically installing bloatware when you connected its monitors to your PC. This doesn’t solve the problem of bloat being installed on your PC without your consent, though.

LG came under fire earlier this week after it emerged that it was automatically installing bloatware when you connected its monitors to your PC. What made matters infinitely worse was that the app in question displayed McAfee pop-ups on your desktop whenever you started up your computer. Now, Microsoft executive Pavan Davuluri has announced on X that LG has agreed to disable the McAfee pop-up in their app.

Check out a screenshot of the tweet below.