Hi Clifton and Andy,
I was just about to write a post on another subject and saw this conversation. I can't add much but I thought I should emphasize that it's not just Powerpac files that trigger a response from Windows Security in my case. Apart from one js file all the others have been small exe files created with AutoIt. Following Clifton's advice to add product details to all exes I discovered the current method of doing this with AutoIt files here:
https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/keywords/pragma.htm Since updating my files with this new 'pragma' system I have not seen any Windows security interventions but that may or may not be significant. I too have wondered whether different rules are applied by Microsoft in different countries. Being rather cynical I suspect they think they can get away with dubious practices more easily in countries where IT expertise is somewhat under par.
But this is not a big deal for me. I just add certain folders to the security exclusions and this solves the problem. The program that I hope to finish sooner or later is designed to run on a web server where Microsoft can't get at it.
John