r/computerviruses is a subreddit with 61k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, 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
Solution Requests
: "my computer got hacked by some scammer what should i do now?"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I fear I’m going Insane"
4 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "How much should one be worried about malware risk with the recent PHP vulnerability? What are the odds of having malware from just visiting one compromised site?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/computerviruses
#1
Virus
17 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
: "I fear I’m going Insane"
41 posts
#2
Question
: "Can’t ethical hackers collectively work together to find the origin of the MrBeast virus and beat the crap out of them?"
41 posts
#3
File / URL Check
: "Fake Cloudflare verification appeared while trying to download Dev-C++ — possible ClickFix attack?"
7 posts
#4
Discussion
: "To anyone who got hit by an infostealer: Questions and experience sharing"
4 posts
#5
Warning
: "Libby / Overdrive website issues"
2 posts
#6
Resolved
: "Found illegitimate app ("nxsha"), how dangerous is it?"
1 post
Member Growth in r/computerviruses
Yearly
+22k members(58.4%)
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Last updated: October 26, 2026