r/antivirus is a subreddit with 147k 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
: "Is this some sort of virus/malware? Pls help"
6 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Persistent virus from a site. Please help"
5 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Virus on Android phone?"
4 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!
: "My cursor moved on its own to open a new tab and typed "browserleaks""
3 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."
2 posts
#3
the virus is mobile.
: "Never download the Candy Rice Launcher app"
1 post
#4
Malware
: "Fraudulent Website Alert"
1 post
#5
android
: "is this safe?"
1 post
#6
maybe trojan maybe not
: "trojan or false positive"
1 post
Member Growth in r/antivirus
Yearly
+39k members(36.2%)
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Last updated: July 12, 2026