/r/antivirus/

r/antivirus

149k members
r/antivirus is a subreddit with 149k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution 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
Advice Requests
: "EMERGANCY HELP!!"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Help getting rid of Trojan that keeps popping up"
12 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "How fucked am I?"
7 posts
#4
News
: "🚨 CRITICAL SECURITY ALERT: Active "Disolated" Cyber-Extortion Threat by Threat Actor Catboy Icarus (Ponysecs) – ACTION REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY"
1 post

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!
: "My cursor moved on its own to open a new tab and typed "browserleaks""
7 posts
#2
Help
: "Windows defender Virus and treats was randomly disable for a very short moment and then came back when I open the app."
4 posts
#3
Looking for AV Suggestions
: "I have a relative who's adamant on not relying on just Windows Defender, but still wants my opinion on which AV to use... Are there still any AV Scanners out there that do not attempt to up sell you all of that extra BS?"
1 post
#4
Question
: "Used avast for 10+ years and can't stand it anymore. What to use or do next?"
1 post
#5
Win 11 Pro : instability
: "Why is there so much instability?"
1 post
#6
help
: "360 Total Security Desktop Organizer"
1 post
#7
the virus is mobile.
: "Never download the Candy Rice Launcher app"
1 post
#8
SOLVED
: "Weird copied text in my macbook"
1 post
#9
Spanish
: "Me Hakearon las contraseñas del Chrome >:v"
1 post
#10
PUP Warning
: "Results of LDPlayer 14 as a Potential Virus"
1 post

Member Growth in r/antivirus

Yearly
+40k members(36.2%)

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Last updated: July 22, 2026