Data from VirusTotal and Hybrid Analysis state that this .exe file is malicious:
Account:
ArqTras<= Please BannedFake ANN Thread:
[ANN][PDC] Privacy Data Coin — confidential transfers by default[size=14pt][b]Wallets and source[/b][/size]
Desktop wallet, daemon, and simplewallet are published as the latest GitHub release. GUI archives are the desktop wallet. CLI archives are the daemon and simplewallet.
https://github.com/PrivacyDataCoin-Project/PDC/releases/latest
https://github.com/PrivacyDataCoin-Project/PDC/releases/download/v2.3.0/Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.exe
VirusTotal:
3/62 security vendors flagged this file as malicious, and there is a Potential Raspberry Robin
VirusTotal Scan Result: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1235174c2a233e7d1d9bba079af8ff66fda471eb4e2fd85549452776c10c7ad5/detectionRaspberry Robin :
https://redcanary.com/threat-detection-report/threats/raspberry-robin/
Hybrid Analysis:
1/23 security vendors flagged this file as malicious, and there are several malicious indicators

Anti-Detection/Stealthiness (1)
Creates a process in suspended mode (likely for process injection)
Details "Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" called "CreateProcessW" with parameter ""%PROGRAMFILES%\Pdc\Pdc.exe"" - (UID: 00000000-00002416)
Source API Call
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Installation/Persistence (1)
Writes data to a remote process
Details "Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.exe" wrote 000011C0 bytes to a remote process "C:\Users\%OSUSER%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4IWQ1RG74B.tmp\Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" (Handle: 600)
"Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.exe" wrote 00000008 bytes to a remote process "C:\Users\%OSUSER%\AppData\Local\Temp\is-4IWQ1RG74B.tmp\Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" (Handle: 600)
"Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" wrote 000011C0 bytes to a remote process "C:\Program Files\Pdc\vc_redist.x64.exe" (Handle: 1724)
"Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" wrote 00000008 bytes to a remote process "C:\Program Files\Pdc\vc_redist.x64.exe" (Handle: 1724)
"Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" wrote 000011C0 bytes to a remote process "C:\Program Files\Pdc\Pdc.exe" (Handle: 1620)
"Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" wrote 00000008 bytes to a remote process "C:\Program Files\Pdc\Pdc.exe" (Handle: 1620)
"Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" wrote 000011C0 bytes to a remote process "C:\Program Files\Pdc\Pdc.exe" (Handle: 1992)
"Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" wrote 00000008 bytes to a remote process "C:\Program Files\Pdc\Pdc.exe" (Handle: 1992)
"vc_redist.x64.exe" wrote 000011C0 bytes to a remote process "C:\Windows\Temp\{705BD475-C14C-4D38-B852-F84CFF9BF8EB}\.cr\vc_redist.x64.exe" (Handle: 684)
"vc_redist.x64.exe" wrote 00000008 bytes to a remote process "C:\Windows\Temp\{705BD475-C14C-4D38-B852-F84CFF9BF8EB}\.cr\vc_redist.x64.exe" (Handle: 684)
Source API Call
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Unusual Characteristics (1)
Spawns many processes
Details Spawned process "Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.exe" (UID: 00000000-00007280)
Spawned process "Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.tmp" with commandline "/SL5="$50308
100915460
893952
C:\\Pdc-Gui-v2.3.0-windows.exe"" (UID: 00000000-00002416)
Spawned process "vc_redist.x64.exe" with commandline "/install /quiet /norestart" (UID: 00000000-00008044)
Spawned process "vc_redist.x64.exe" with commandline "-burn.clean.room="%PROGRAMFILES%\\Pdc\\vc_redist.x64.exe" -burn.filehandle.attached=680 -burn.filehandle.self=672 /install /quiet /norestart" (UID: 00000000-00004080)
Spawned process "Pdc.exe" (UID: 00000000-00005488)
Spawned process "Pdc.exe" (UID: 00000000-00001768)
Source Monitored Target
Relevance 8/10
Hybrid Analysis Scan Result: https://hybrid-analysis.com/sample/1235174c2a233e7d1d9bba079af8ff66fda471eb4e2fd85549452776c10c7ad5