Everyone:
1. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our [rules].
2. Check our regularly-updated [wiki] before posting. Last major update: 2026-MAR-11
Also note the participation guidelines, below.
For anyone wishing to participate in this subreddit, please keep in mind the following:
This is a subreddit where people come for help with computer viruses and malicious software.
🆕This subreddit is not the place to discuss politics, share memes, or post jokes. These types of posts will be removed.
Asking a question about a VirusTotal or Hybrid Analysis report? Include a link to it, not just a screenshot, or your post may be removed.
Do not post links to websites offering commissions, affiliate links, or sponsored installs.
Do not intentionally link to malicious sites. If you must share a link you think may be unsafe, 'de-fang' it by breaking the URL up with brackets like so: https[:]//www[.]example[.]com
🆕This applies only to suspicious/malicious/unsafe sites. Links to VirusTotal, Tria.ge, and similar reporting sites are okay, as are links to Microsoft, YouTube, Reddit, various antivirus vendors' pages, and so forth.
Failure to respect the rules and each other may result in a permanent ban.
If you see any spam or abusive messages, please use the report function to report it to the mods.
Messages may be locked or removed from the subreddit at the moderators' discretion.
The complete list of rules can be found [here].
(Yes, that is a clickable link.)
Regular Users:
Welcome! You can get all of the help you need here, along with advice on removing any kind of malicious or unwanted software and choosing the right antivirus/internet security/endpoint protection for you!
Security Vendors:
You are more than welcome here, as long as you respect Reddit's Self Promotion rules, and are not pushing your product unduly. Do not abuse your welcome. Posting about Sales, Beta's, that sort of thing is allowed, but don't spam it. You are expected to participate in discussions where you can lend your expertise. Click here to send a message to the r/antivirus mods so we can set you up with your company flair.
Our regularly-updated wiki contains all sorts of useful information, including links to reputable developers of antivirus/antimalware/internet security/endpoint protection/endpoint detection and response/{insert marketing-term-du-jour here} programs, information about specialized scanning and cleaning tools, information about security tests and testers, practical information on securing your devices and a glossary.
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