r/Malware↗
Malware Analysis & Reports
A place for malware reports, analysis and information for [anti]malware professionals and enthusiasts.
103k subscribers118 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~4% by known bots)86 authors / mosince 2009
r/Malware has 103k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 118 posts a month from 86 people. Top topics: Malware Discussions, Ransomware Attacks & Threats and Malware Security.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Malware Discussions9.4%
- Ransomware Attacks & Threats5.7%
- Malware Security2.6%
- Windows Security Exploits1.4%
- Virus_Malware_Security1.3%
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- VirusTotal
- WIRED
- Microsoft
- Medium
- Codeberg
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