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                Can mp4 or mkv files contain virus?
 
            
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Sure, but the difference is that VLC can’t execute code, and if you change the file extension to MP4 then a media player is going to try to open it.
So yeah it could contain a virus, but I think getting hit with that code is almost completely impossible.