Scanning External Drives (USB keys in particular) before mounting them
Under Unix, the user has to start the malware. The malware cannot start by itself when you open the USB stick.
Above all, only those programs start that can also be executed, so something like &quot;.jpg&quot; .mp4 &quot;&quot; .txt &quot;falls out.
You should stay away from external software that says it is scanning the USB stick, because most software itself can contain malware and it also sees the contents of the removable media and can intrude on your privacy
In addition, a virus scanner is technically not feasible. See (Theoretical Computer Science)