r/computerviruses is a subreddit with 55k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses virus, annoying, popup, pop up, and help, and they frequently recommend/review antivirus, antivirus software, and free antivirus.
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Popular Themes in r/computerviruses
#1
Pain & Anger
: "Possible steam virus"
26 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What happens when a trojan loses contact with the attacker?"
19 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Help me factory reset my pc"
14 posts
Popular Topics in r/computerviruses
#1
Virus
18 posts
#2
Annoying
10 posts
#3
Popup
8 posts
#4
Pop Up
6 posts
#5
Help
5 posts
#6
Chrome
3 posts
#7
Adware
2 posts
#8
Removal
2 posts
#9
Scam
2 posts
#10
Pc
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/computerviruses
Antivirus
9 reviews
#1
Bitdefender
3.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Kaspersky
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
AVG
2.0★ from 1 review
Antivirus Software
1 review
#1
Microsoft
4.0★ from 1 review
Free Antivirus
1 review
#1
Malwarebytes
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/computerviruses
#1
Disinfection Help
: "Im on phone.THESE ARE NOT MY PLAYLISTS"
93 posts
#2
Question
: "Random Installer on PC"
65 posts
#3
File / URL Check
: "Is this website trustworthy? Looking for some honest reviews and advice"
19 posts
#4
Warning
: "Trojan virus?"
8 posts
#5
Discussion
: "the best virus so far!"
4 posts
#6
Other
: "Im scared of computer malware and get anxious when seeing posts about them."
4 posts
#7
News
: "OnyxC2 MaaS stealer targets 200+ apps to hijack session tokens and bypass MFA"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/computerviruses
Yearly
+21k members(60.4%)
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Last updated: August 14, 2026