r/antivirus is a subreddit with 154k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses antivirus, malware, free, 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
: "My dads laptop is most definitely malware infested, help.."
16 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Hacked discord acc"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "I ran sketchy software — should I worry about BIOS/UEFI malware?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/antivirus
#1
Antivirus
: "Which Antivirus do yall use"
46 posts
#2
Malware
: "Help with Malware installer"
27 posts
#3
Free
25 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
Worst
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
MALWARE REMOVAL Q&A
: "My dads laptop is most definitely malware infested, help.."
13 posts
#2
PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION
: "Antivirus for quick scan or portable USB?"
2 posts
#3
INDUSTRY NEWS
: "Microsoft fixes bug that causes Windows Defender to say it's disabled"
1 post
#4
Discussion
: "Anybody else being weirded out by Microsoft Defender saying it's outdated or turned off when you turn your computer on?"
1 post
#5
ANTIVIRUS & VPN
: "Best antivirus with vpn"
1 post
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Yearly
+39k members(34.0%)
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Last updated: September 22, 2026