False positive for Notepad:FakeAV.AUQD

AVG Protection
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Like others, I am getting this false positive. I am running the 2017 version of the program. How can I get rid of it? The update stalls at 15%

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Hello Derek,

I am sorry to hear this.
This particular AVG detection with notepad.exe is confirmed as false positive and the fix for it was released yesterday.
I am sorry to know that the update hangs at 15%. Please perform repair of AVG antivirus once as mentioned in this article: http://avgread.me/1BVxDSY and check whether the issue persists.

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Hello Derek,

I am sorry to hear this.
This particular AVG detection with notepad.exe is confirmed as false positive and the fix for it was released yesterday.
I am sorry to know that the update hangs at 15%. Please perform repair of AVG antivirus once as mentioned in this article: http://avgread.me/1BVxDSY and check whether the issue persists.