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Microsoft is using malware-like pop-ups in Windows 11 to get people to ditch Google
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this post was submitted on 30 Aug 2023
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Perhaps I just did something stupid, but I just found Bing and anothernMS app in my Android phone's app list... never explicitly installed those. I do have Authenticator, though (for work). Has MS stooped to piggybacking their crap from others silently now?
Apps cannot install other apps without your permission.
You probably just have a shit phone with loads of shovelware on it.
LineageOS? plus Magisk (yes I have rooted it, so perhaps that allowed an opening somwhere). I will have to watch to see if anything re-appears I suppose.
Since i installed outlook a "search with bing" option appeared in my long-press menu. So yes, it is possible.