LG and Alienware monitors caught auto-installing Windows adware

Companies are now using automatic Windows installers to display Adware through the Microsoft Store when you install new hardware — customer immediately gets McAfee ads on their PC after connecting new LG monitor; here's how to block the new ads

PC Users Seeing Ads On LG And Dell, And Alienware Monitors: How To Disable

Microsoft warns of crypto mining malware disguised as fake downloads of popular PC utilities

Microsoft's Windows Defender team has uncovered a cryptocurrency mining campaign targeting PC enthusiasts. Scammers are manipulating search

Security Roundup: LG SmartTV App Store Proxyware, Windows 10 Extension, and LastPass Leak

This article covers multiple security stories from the week. It highlights that LG smart TV app stores are rife with proxyware — nearly half

BlueHammer abuses Windows Defender's update process to gain SYSTEM access

LG TV Software Update Automatically Installs Microsoft Copilot That Cannot Be Uninstalled

A Reddit user reports that their LG TV automatically installed Microsoft Copilot as part of a software update, and the application cannot be