Epic Games Launcher flagged by antivirus software
In some cases, antivirus software may incorrectly flag the Epic Games Launcher as a threat.
To confirm whether your antivirus software is causing the issue, you may need to temporarily disable it and then try opening the Epic Games Launcher again.
If the Launcher works as expected while the antivirus software is turned off, you will need to add the Epic Games Launcher as an exception in your antivirus settings.