Deep Virus Scan stuck at 0% initializing

Hello Lewis,

We regret for the inconvenience caused. Please try to repair the AVG program and check whether it resolves the issue. Please follow the instructions on the article avgclick.me/RepairAVG to repair your AVG program.
Thank you.

So when I start a Deep Virus Scan, it remains stuck at 0%, "initializing",

This also affects my Whole Computer Scan, but that sometimes actually scans the whole computer, although I feel like only scanning my whole computer in 15 minutes seems a bit suspicious...

Is there any fix to it?

Hello Lewis,

We are sorry to know that the repair of AVG got stuck.
This isn't a virus or malware. It is the issue with AVG program.
We request you to completely reinstall AVG Protection program by using AVG remover tool as mentioned in this article: http://avgread.me/1DEtNP0 .
If you are using the AVG Protection free then please use this link: http://files-download.avg.com/inst/mp/AVG_Protection_Free_1606.exe to download the installation file.

Hello Lewis,

We regret for the inconvenience caused. Please try to repair the AVG program and check whether it resolves the issue. Please follow the instructions on the article avgclick.me/RepairAVG to repair your AVG program.
Thank you.