# Samsung and LG remove botnet apps from smart TVs

> Samsung and LG pledge to delete apps that turned TVs into AI scraping machines but over 40% of webOS apps had botnet code.
- Title: Samsung and LG remove botnet apps from smart TVs · TechRadar
- Summary: Samsung and LG pledge to delete apps that turned TVs into AI scraping machines but over 40% of webOS apps had botnet code. Samsung and LG will remove smart…
- Keywords: samsung, webos, botnet, smart tv, residential proxy, ai scraping, technology, remove, apps, smart, TVs, TechRadar
- Source: TechRadar — https://techradar.com/televisions/samsung-and-lg-vow-to-remove-botnet-apps-from-their-smart-tv-app-stores-that-turned-sets-into-an-ai-scraping-machines-but-the-shocking-claim-that-over-40-percent-of-webos-apps-had-botnet-code-raises-the-question-of-how-things-ever-got-this-bad
- Published: 2026-09-21T11:46:54+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: samsung, lg, webos, botnet, smart tv, residential proxy, ai scraping, technology
## Samsung and LG vow
Samsung and LG vow to remove 'botnet' apps from their smart TV app stores that turned sets into AI scraping machines.

> Samsung and LG vow to remove 'botnet' apps from their smart TV app stores that turned sets into AI scraping machines
## Over 40% of webOS apps
The shocking claim that over 40 percent of webOS apps had 'residential proxy' code raises the question of how things got this bad.

> The shocking claim that over 40 percent of webos apps had 'residential proxy' code
## WebOS apps contain botnet code
Over 40 percent of webOS apps contained residential proxy code that could be used for botnet operations.

> over 40 percent of webos apps had 'residential proxy' code
## Security concerns
The security issue stems from apps that could be used to scrape the web without user consent.
## How things got bad
The question of how things got this bad remains unanswered after the discovery of botnet code in webOS apps.
## Key takeaway

Samsung and LG will remove smart TV apps with botnet code after finding over 40% of webOS apps contained residential proxy code.