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Microsoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on Windows
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/microsoft-responds-to-lg-monitors-installing-mcafee-ads-on-windows/?comments-page=1#comments
Ars TechnicaMicrosoft responds to LG monitors installing McAfee ads on WindowsApp is installed through Windows Update when certain LG monitors connect to a PC.Replying to @vegeta@lemmy.world
holy hell.just bought a monitor yesterday. so glad i just narrowly dodged the LG bullet by this ->\<-much and went a different brand. whew omfg…
wait…what am i worried about? i installed linux. hah hahahaha HAHAHAHA. MUAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAAAA.
Replying to @Smoogs@lemmy.world
Are you OK?
Replying to @Luffy879@lemmy.ml
better than
Replying to @Luffy879@lemmy.ml
Installing Linux justifies evil villain laughter
Replying to @Luffy879@lemmy.ml
Enjoying Linux is a real feeling man. You may never have felt it…
Replying to @Smoogs@lemmy.world
The ad is in the driver app. Whatever extra functionality it provides, it wouldn’t have been available for Linux anyways. But you can just not install the app on Windows. And if they had one for Linux they could’ve put ads in there as well.