Code signing to help with Windows virus false positives

[Basile B. via Digitalmars-d]

On Monday, 15 August 2016 at 18:52:03 UTC, Basile B. wrote:
> On Monday, 15 August 2016 at 17:05:32 UTC, Brad Anderson wrote:
>> With all of the issues people are having with Windows Defender 
>> now would be a good time to start code signing the Windows 
>> installer and binaries (doing this is the first thing 
>> Microsoft suggests on their page for Software Developers about 
>> Windows Defender false positives).
>>
>> I propose the D Foundation acquire a code signing certificate 
>> and we start using it for releases. [...]
> Do you think that a certificate prevents an antivirus to scan 
> an executable ? I'm laughing out of loud here.

Mmmh I discredite myself, I meant rolling on floor laughing...

Anyway do you imagine the AV publisher policy against dev, "If 
your binaries are signed, we promise, you won't have false 
positive..." i.e: "buy a certificate".

How this is called in everyday's world ? racketeering ?