Decompression bomb

AVG Protection
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I've done a boot-time scan and got:

File C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\84.0.522.59\Installer\msedge.7z|>:WofCompressedData Error 42110 {The file is a decompression bomb.}

This isn't in quarantine, would it be a dodgy file? (I can't uninstall Microsoft Edge)
Any ideas?
Thanks

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Hi Karen,

We're glad to clarify this for you.
From your description, it seems that the file reported is a zip file.
And the scan report doesn't mean that it is malicious. The zip file/folder might not be available to scan at startup.
MS Edge being a legit program & an inbuilt app, you'll not be able to uninstall it.
For further queries, feel free to write back to us.

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I have encoutered the same problem. And the issue is not just one but multiple, on a new computer!
This bomb is not only found on Microsoft apps but also on files. I am really worried about this coz my computer had considerable slowed down which had prompted me to do the boot scan. Can you please help?

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Hi Dinesh,
I forgot to mention that the error message didn't show a couple of weeks ago when I did previous boot-time scan, but maybe a Windows update has added something since then, so I won't worry about it.
Thanks very much for your help.

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Our pleasure, Karen. Thank you for updating the status. Have a great day. Stay safe!

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Hi Karen,

We're glad to clarify this for you.
From your description, it seems that the file reported is a zip file.
And the scan report doesn't mean that it is malicious. The zip file/folder might not be available to scan at startup.
MS Edge being a legit program & an inbuilt app, you'll not be able to uninstall it.
For further queries, feel free to write back to us.