The .exe file is flagged in three ways by VirusTotal:
Bkav Pro - W32.AIDetectMalware
Jiangmin - Trojan.Agent.efgm
Trapmine - Suspicious.low.ml.score
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/f6e6545e10b51ae1335bdb418b633ca1802ca896c78cfde7c8b190954c73322a/detection
The .zip, on the other hand, is perfectly fine!