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
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Yearly
+40k members(36.2%)
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Last updated: July 22, 2026