“It is riddled with malicious advertisements on every page.”
notepad.plus shows up prominently when people google “download Notepad++” and it isn’t the real site. It calls itself an “unofficial fan website” for educational purposes and runs deceptive ads on every page. The fix on offer is a plea for users to report it to Google one by one. The search engine that sends people to the copycat is the only place left to complain.