r/antivirus is a subreddit with 152k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses antivirus, malware, free, annoying, and mcafee, and they frequently recommend/review antivirus, free antivirus, and av.
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Popular Themes in r/antivirus
#1
Solution Requests
: "BitDefender or Windows Defender with Malwarebytes extension?"
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Surfshark VPN and Antivirus worth it 2026?"
6 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Fell for a ClickFix, or did I?"
4 posts
Popular Topics in r/antivirus
#1
Antivirus
: "Looking for Antivirus"
47 posts
#2
Malware
: "Got infected by Mr. Beast Malware"
26 posts
#3
Free
25 posts
#4
Annoying
17 posts
#5
Mcafee
: "windows protection suite at the bottom left when i closed a Mcafee notification"
11 posts
#6
Virus
11 posts
#7
Scan
11 posts
#8
False Positive
: "Is this a False Positive or am I onto something?"
9 posts
#9
Norton
7 posts
#10
Windows Defender
: "BitDefender or Windows Defender with Malwarebytes extension?"
7 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
: "guys is this amount of password protected files normal?"
19 posts
#2
PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION
: "BitDefender or Windows Defender with Malwarebytes extension?"
5 posts
#3
QUESTION
: "Upon scanning an APK, I got a message"
2 posts
#4
INDUSTRY NEWS
: "Malwarebytes: fake "GTA 6" sites are serving Vidar, and one of them impersonates a real Rockstar broadcast"
1 post
#5
Question
: "Bitlocker triggering after every offline scan"
1 post
Member Growth in r/antivirus
Yearly
+39k members(35.0%)
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Last updated: August 27, 2026