Can I get Notepad2 back?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
1

The latest update has flagged Notepad2.exe as malware which is the text editor I use constantly. I have notified it as a false positive.

Is there any way I can get it back, or do I have to wait in hope that a future update will fix the problem?

Steve.

2

VPS : 140312-0
avast : 2014.9.0.2014

It doesn’t flag notepad2.exe as malware.

What versions do you have installed?

3

I can’t say what version I had installed, because every time I go near a backup copy, Avast moves it to the chest! It certainly wasn’t a very recent version, because I tried whatever was the current version on my last system upgrade (April 2011), and it did not work very well for me, so I went back to whichever version it was that I had been using previously.

Now I come to think of it, it’s not the first time Avast has flagged a bit of elderly software stored somewhere on my machine as malware, but previously it has been programs that I no longer use, so I have let it go.

4

I am talking about the vps and avast version.

5

Sorry, the vps is 140312-0 and the program is 7.0.1426 - O.K that’s getting on a bit as well, but I hated the interface in version ‘8’!

6

Fisrt thing to do is installing the latest version of avast:

  1. Download Avastclear, Rejzors uninstall tool and the appropriate Avast program edition.
    Here are the installer links. Note: You need to be ONLINE during this install.
    http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe
    http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_pro_antivirus_setup_online.exe
    http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_internet_security_setup_online.exe
    http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_premier_antivirus_setup_online.exe

Avastclear : http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avastclear.exe
Rejzors Uninstall tool: http://rejzor.wordpress.com/avast-cleanup-tool/

  1. Uninstall Avast by control panel [If you don’t have Avast in control Panel go to #4]
  2. Uninstall in Safe Mode using Avastclear.
    http://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility
  3. Run Rejzors Uninstall Utility in Normal Mode (removes traces avastclear doesn’t) - reboot.
    http://rejzor.wordpress.com/avast-cleanup-tool/
  4. Be Sure Too Check Once Uninstall is Complete:Device Manager>View>Show Hidden Devices
    If there is anything related to Avast with a yellow triangle then uninstall it (highlight, right click) and reboot.
  5. Install the version you downloaded.
  6. Reboot.

offline installers:
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_free_antivirus_setup.exe
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_pro_antivirus_setup.exe
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_internet_security_setup.exe
http://files.avast.com/iavs9x/avast_premier_antivirus_setup.exe

7

Many thanks for that, Eddy. I definitely will upgrade, but the present panic is over: those wonderful folk at Avast seem to have already fixed the issue in the current vps 140312-1, and I’m now able to use Notepad2 again and carry on with what I was doing!

Thanks again,

Steve.

8

Please do not upgrade, but perform a clean install of the latest version.
Upgrading has caused problems for several users.
During the installation choose custom install.
That way you can see and select what you want to install (or not).
Personally I like the Pirate Talk :slight_smile:

Good to hear you can use notepad2 again.