Malwarebytes anti-malware

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Is it possible to use Malwarebytes to scan a plug-in, USB thumbdrive? I cannot seem to find any such options.
 
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What's on the drive that you think could contain malware / adware?
 
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Well, I use the USB drive on my school computers, which run Windows, and the drive often gets Windows viruses and malware.
 
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Unless you are running Windows on your Mac then I don't think you've any worries about being infected by any viruses / malware. Malwarebytes is not an anti virus app in any event.
 
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I doubt the Mac version of Malware bytes will even detect Windows Malware anyway. It can not harm your Mac unless like Ricky said you have windows on it.
 

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