LG Monitors Caught Installing Adware and App With Access to "All System Resources" Without Asking

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Gamers Nexus tested an LG monitor and found it automatically installs an LG app on a Windows system without asking permission, which has access to "All System Resources" and includes McAfee ads.

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/07/17/lg-monitors-caught-installing-adware-and-app-with-access-to-all-system-resources-without-asking/
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Is there a recommended monitor manufacturer? LG is obviously out and it seems Samsung could eventually pull similar crap if they wanted to. I know for smart tv’s to never allow them to touch the internet and just plug in a HTPC or Apple TV/Shield TV.

But is there a particular brand that might be “safer” to invest in today and not worry 1,2,3 years from now they push out similar adware?

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Really any monitor manufacturer could end up doing something like this, I see it as more of a windows problem. I don’t think on Linux or macOS they can install random apps like that.

If you’re on windows then you should set the group policy to disable that behavior.

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how?

Windows PG Guide has been “coming soon” for a v long time.

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I only know about this Article from the University of Ulm. It is in German, but you can translate it.

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thanks yes I can translate it. But, if I may, when was this article dated? I don’t see a date.