I was given a USB drive containing video files (.mp4, .mkv, .avi) gotten using a torrent program.

I'm on a macBook Air running Mojave.

I don't know the original location of the files, and needed a modern, up to date way to scan the USB files for potential malware on these large files ... about 1GB each.

I found that exploits can be stored in these files here:

AVI

Can AVI files contain a virus?

Please advise.

I'm on a macBook Air running Mojave and I was given a USB drive containing video files (.mp4, .mkv, .avi) gotten using a torrent program.

I don't know the original location of the files, and need a modern, up to date way to scan the USB files for potential malware on these large files of about 1GB each.

I found that exploits can be stored in these files—like AVI files—here:

Can AVI files contain a virus?

I was given a USB drive containing video files (.mp4, .mkv, .avi) gotten using a torrent program.

I don't know the original location of the files, and needed a modern, up to date way to scan the USB files for potential malware on these large files ... about 1GB each.

I found that exploits can be stored in these files here:

AVI

Can AVI files contain a virus?

Please advise.

I was given a USB drive containing video files (.mp4, .mkv, .avi) gotten using a torrent program.

I'm on a macBook Air running Mojave.

I don't know the original location of the files, and needed a modern, up to date way to scan the USB files for potential malware on these large files ... about 1GB each.

I found that exploits can be stored in these files here:

AVI

Can AVI files contain a virus?

Please advise.