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How to check if an mp4 file contains malware?

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How check if an mp4 file contains malware?

I am not that familiar with security and malware analysis, but I know it is theoretically possible to embed a malware into files like video, audio ...

Say that someone managed to embed a malware into an mp4 file and send it via gmail.
I have the following questions.

  • Is it easy to bypass the google security that is implemented in gmail so that it will not be detected as virus/malware by gmail?

  • Once, downloaded the video, how to check whether it contains a malware/virus or not (other methods than using virustotal...)?

  • Is it possible that the malware can infect multiple OS (Windows and Linux: mainly Ubuntu)?