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Is "peexe" related to the UPX compression/compiler of the installer? I am not sure, but seems that I could be right as this article suggests

No, "peexe" is just their description of a portable executable (i.e. PE) and has nothing to do with viruses:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Executable
It's just a widely used container format for "object files" (including executables):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable#Generation_of_executable_files
along with executable and linkable format (ELF) and probably others:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_and_Linkable_Format
For example, almost every executable is described as a PE executable in disassemblers and reverse engineering tools like IDA Pro and such (which is where I first met this term over the years).

So I conclude that the problem could be with BitDefender flagging the executable due to the UPX compression/compiler because the same compression/compiler used by hackers or other viruses. (It is like if you are living on the same street as rapist, then you are automatically suspected as a rapist too.)

Yeah, it's more or less the same case with other tools like AutoIt / AutoHotkey and their scripts. Basically, looking for parts of a virus signature and rating stuff based on compression types is what's wrong with most AVs in general (the other is flagging other illegal stuff as viruses despite the fact they're not), which is why I said it's a joke. It's a consequence of the lazy heurists many AV use:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heuristic_(computer_science)#Antivirus_software
and less concern about developping true behavioral analysis on such files, so when checking these VirusTotal reports, or discussing general AV reports, I hardly care of what the vast majority of the AVs return, and only focus on two or three solid AVs to construct my opinion on the program. Needless to say, just like other well made things in the world, such solid AVs are hard to find, everybody seems to be happy with mediocrity nowadays, especially if it sells well...

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