Since this is Windows Defender, the bug report would have to go to 
Microsoft.  
I've heard that they largely ignore such reports.
So it goes.

Thanks for answering me, though.
--rob solomon

On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 9:13:12 PM UTC-5 Ian Lance Taylor wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 15, 2021 at 4:55 PM rob <drro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I am compiling my own code using Go 1.17.5 (also happens w/ other 
> versions)
> >
> > When I compile this code on my computer running win 10 21H1 64-bit
> > system using "go install", the resulting exe file bothers windows
> > anti-virus a lot. This is what I see
> >
> > Behavior:Win32/Execution.A!ml Severe
> >
> > And Windows deletes the file.
> >
> >
> > I have discovered that if I compile using
> >
> > go install -ldflags="-s -w"
> >
> > Windows does not flag the exe file as dirty and delete it.
> >
> >
> > Some of my code causes this when compiled, but most does not.
> >
> >
> > Why is this happening? I don't think my Win 10 setup is so unusual.
> > This has been happening for months; I saw this behavior also when
> > compiling using earlier versions of Go 1.17, and also Go 1.16
> >
> > I don't remember it happening before Go 1.16
>
>
> See https://go.dev/doc/faq#virus .
>
> Ian
>

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