r/Malwarebytes is a subreddit with 17k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses malwarebytes, malware, virus, false positive, and trojan, and they frequently recommend/review adblocker.
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Popular Themes in r/Malwarebytes
#1
Pain & Anger
: "AI-driven scams are preying on Gen Z’s digital lives"
7 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "What does Malwarebytes service provide that ESET can't? Do I Need Both?"
6 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Malwareytes flagged these files"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Legacy subscription price increase?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Malwarebytes
#1
Malwarebytes
: "Malwarebytes is the only vendor to score 100% in stalkerware detection in new AV-Comparatives test for 2025"
154 posts
#2
Malware
: "Malwarebytes blue-screened on Full Scan but does a Full Scan fine on reboot."
85 posts
#3
Virus
: "Virus detected after deep scan (One Armed Robber) (False positive?)"
21 posts
#4
False Positive
: "Virus detected after deep scan (One Armed Robber) (False Positive?)"
20 posts
#5
Trojan
19 posts
#6
Scan
11 posts
#7
Annoying
: "This is Annoying"
10 posts
#8
Browser Guard
10 posts
#9
Popup
9 posts
#10
Windows
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/Malwarebytes
Adblocker
1 review
#1
uBlock Origin
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/Malwarebytes
#1
Support
: "This is going on non stop. I've searched wslservice.exe and it seems like a normal part of windows. Blocked Website Details- Malicious Website: 1 , C:\Users\admin\AppData\Roaming\Google\Config\PolicyStore\0edb12a73b86db88\wslservice.exe"
35 posts
#2
Troubleshooting
: "false positive?"
18 posts
#3
False Positive
: "F*ck malwarebytes ai"
11 posts
#4
Feedback
: "Malwarebytes is awesome"
10 posts
#5
Licensing
: "Can you get Malwarebytes for 100% free safely and legitimately? If so, how?"
2 posts
#6
Account
: "Legacy subscription price increase?"
1 post
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+4k members(29.1%)
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Last updated: June 21, 2026