r/Malware is a subreddit with 100k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses malware, security, virus, analysis, and ransomware.
A place for malware reports, analysis and information for [anti]malware professionals and enthusiasts.
Popular Themes in r/Malware
#1
Pain & Anger
: "LLMShare: using shared chatbot pages to distribute malware"
2 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Hi guys i made a python tool for checking malware"
1 post
#3
Advice Requests
: "Got hit by an infostealer via Discord - Need advice on full removal - ASUS TUF A15"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Malware
#1
Malware
: "Megalodon Malware Compromised 5,500+ GitHub Repos Within 6 Hours"
85 posts
#2
Security
: "Not a Security person... got hit by an undocumented macOS stealer campaign, reverse engineered it, and tried to take the whole operation down."
28 posts
#3
Virus
: "Is Google Virus Why it collect all this data"
15 posts
#4
Analysis
: "Building A Malware Lab From Scratch!"
11 posts
#5
Ransomware
: "Makop Ransomware"
11 posts
#6
Trojan
10 posts
#7
Npm
: "Fake Interview deploys stealthy cross platform (macOS/Windows) through Npm package install in take home assessment"
8 posts
#8
Macos
: "Not a security person... got hit by an undocumented Macos stealer campaign, reverse engineered it, and tried to take the whole operation down."
6 posts
#9
Windows
6 posts
#10
Infostealer
: "Got hit by an Infostealer via Discord - Need advice on full removal - ASUS TUF A15"
5 posts
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Yearly
+13k members(14.9%)
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Last updated: July 23, 2026