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Offline ewilson3

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IDP.Generic Flight Simulator 2020
« on: August 27, 2020, 06:11:18 AM »
I just installed Microsoft's new Flight Simulator 2020. When I try running it, Avast comes up with an IDP.Generic alarm and stops the software from loading. I have to shut off Avast to run the program. I'm running Avast Premium and everything is up to date. How can this be fixed? Thanks!

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Re: IDP.Generic Flight Simulator 2020
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2020, 06:15:23 AM »
You can report a suspected FP (File/Website) here: https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php
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Re: IDP.Generic Flight Simulator 2020
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2020, 09:29:53 AM »
Hello,
there is no need to disable whole AV product, you can add exception from detection dialog.

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Re: IDP.Generic Flight Simulator 2020
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2020, 06:54:59 PM »
Adding an exception seems to have done the trick. Thanks.

Offline Michael1696

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Re: IDP.Generic Flight Simulator 2020
« Reply #4 on: September 15, 2020, 12:22:05 PM »
So just to confirm - idp.generic identified by Avast Premium on my MS Flight Simulator 2020 IS a False Positive and CAN be safely treated as an exception?

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Re: IDP.Generic Flight Simulator 2020
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2020, 06:28:24 PM »
So just to confirm - idp.generic identified by Avast Premium on my MS Flight Simulator 2020 IS a False Positive and CAN be safely treated as an exception?
Has anyone reported it to Avast as a potential false positive?
That should confirm one way or another. See:
You can report a suspected FP (File/Website) here: https://www.avast.com/false-positive-file-form.php

Offline lutz.rahe

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Re: IDP.Generic Flight Simulator 2020
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2021, 09:31:31 AM »
I have the same today  :-[

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Re: IDP.Generic Flight Simulator 2020
« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2021, 12:06:05 PM »
 
I have the same today  :-[

Read Reply #1 and #2  ;)
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