r/antivirus is a subreddit with 150k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses antivirus, free, malware, annoying, and virus, and they frequently recommend/review antivirus, free antivirus, and av.
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Popular Themes in r/antivirus
#1
Solution Requests
: "What’s the best antivirus software to use?"
6 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "how do I get rid of agent tesla?"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Had malware on my pc for a year, not sure what to do next"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/antivirus
#1
Antivirus
44 posts
#2
Free
25 posts
#3
Malware
21 posts
#4
Annoying
17 posts
#5
Virus
11 posts
#6
Scan
11 posts
#7
Mcafee
9 posts
#8
Norton
7 posts
#9
Avast
6 posts
#10
Annoying Pop Up
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/antivirus
Antivirus
300 reviews
#1
Bitdefender
4.3★ from 88 reviews
#2
ESET
4.2★ from 56 reviews
#3
Kaspersky
4.3★ from 52 reviews
Free Antivirus
157 reviews
#1
Bitdefender
4.5★ from 64 reviews
#2
Kaspersky
4.4★ from 30 reviews
#3
Microsoft
4.4★ from 16 reviews
Av
108 reviews
#1
Bitdefender
4.4★ from 41 reviews
#2
Kaspersky
4.2★ from 28 reviews
#3
ESET
4.3★ from 8 reviews
Flair Used in r/antivirus
#1
Edit me!
: "Download a zip file and after analyse it says it has trojans"
6 posts
#2
Question
: "Is windows base antivirus actually safe or is there multiple malware that can bypass it?"
3 posts
#3
Potential Hacker still lurking inside my account?
: "Anxiety over a Roblox hack that happened 4 years ago"
1 post
#4
do i have a virus?
: "fate injector"
1 post
#5
virus help
: "Sigh, help. Should I reinstall windows?"
1 post
#6
Callout and Question
: "Rate My Professor Changes it Web To A Scam Ad Website After 10 Minutes"
1 post
Member Growth in r/antivirus
Yearly
+40k members(35.8%)
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Last updated: July 29, 2026