Subreddit rules check
r/antivirus
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Vendors must message the mods to get company flair before posting promotions; affiliate/sponsored links and intentional links to malicious sites are banned.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: question, discussion, story
Headline: 'Is this a virus? [screenshot/log/VT link]'. Write in first person, ask for help, include OS, AV used, steps tried, and paste a VirusTotal/HybridAnalysis link (de‑fang any unsafe URLs). Short-to-medium posts with logs/screenshots; tone urgent/technical. Clear, actionable troubleshooting requests get upvoted; product pitches get removed or draw mod scrutiny.
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/antivirus's rules page before posting anything that matters.
Thread Otter checks this before every send
These profiles power the product: promo-banned communities never receive a promotional draft, drafts arrive in the local format, and a fact-check gate plus human pacing protect the account doing the talking.