Can bitdefender antivirus free dectect malware in mp4 files??

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I would just like to know as I like to download a lot of them and I am scared my computer could be infected

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https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/93732/can-bitdefender-antivirus-free-dectect-malware-in-mp4-files

An mp4 file isn't an executable, so it will not run any malicious code directly. Therefore, if a mp4 file contains malware that wants to execute instructions, it has to exploit a vulnerability in the program that plays the file. This can either be a known vulnerability that hasn't been patched or a 0-day.

So, you can download mp4 files without any hesitations.

If you suspect any mp4 file to be suspicious, you can visit https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload and scan the particular file with different antimalware vendors at the same time.

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