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New, Sneakier Ways To Monetize Dimdows

From Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=@ldo@nz.invalid to comp.os.ms-windows.advocacy,comp.os.linux.advocacy on Wed Jul 8 03:10:03 2026

From Newsgroup: comp.os.linux.advocacy

Here’s a new form of stealth adware that might be starting to infest
Windows systems: just plug in a new LG monitor, and it triggers the auto-download and launch of an app from the Windows Store, which --
guess what -- starts showing you ads instead of doing something useful <https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/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-heres-how-to-block-the-new-ads>.

Next step: offer a higher-priced version of the same monitor that is
ad-free.
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