/r/antivirus_software/

r/antivirus_software

9k members
r/antivirus_software is a subreddit with 9k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses antivirus, virus, malware, norton, and security, and they frequently recommend/review antivirus and antivirus software.
A community for Redditors about internet security and antivirus software solutions.

Popular Themes in r/antivirus_software

#1
Solution Requests
: "What’s the best antivirus for Windows 10 once security updates stop?"
28 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Norton is THE WORST"
9 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "Curious on a new site I have come across.."
6 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Refund from AVG"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "This Easy Tool "Hacks" ChatGPT, Gemini & Grok To Send You Millions Of Clicks."
1 post

Popular Topics in r/antivirus_software

#1

Antivirus

: "What’s the best Antivirus for Windows 10 once security updates stop?"
29 posts
#2

Virus

: "How to get rid of a Virus on Android?"
10 posts
#3

Malware

: "file is Malware or no?"
7 posts
#4

Norton

: "Norton is THE WORST"
6 posts
#5

Security

: "RAV endpoint antiviurs is clashing with window's Security even after uninstalling and can't turn it on at all"
5 posts
#6

Mcafee

: "How to get rid of Mcafee spam?"
5 posts
#7

Help

: "Laptop/PC both with sketchy activity. Need Help."
4 posts
#8

False Positive

: "Is this a False Positive?"
4 posts
#9

Premium

: "How to set avast cleanup Premium to save more than one old restore point?"
3 posts
#10

Cleaner

: "AVG Cleaner not working on my Galaxy S24 FE"
3 posts

Products Discussed in r/antivirus_software

Antivirus

19 reviews
#1
TotalAV
3.8 from 4 reviews
#2
Bitdefender
4.3 from 3 reviews
#3
Norton
3.3 from 3 reviews
#1
Bitdefender
4.6 from 5 reviews
#2
TotalAV
4.0 from 4 reviews
#3
Norton
4.5 from 2 reviews

Member Growth in r/antivirus_software

Yearly
+237 members(2.7%)

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Last updated: June 2, 2026