diff --git a/backend/src/media/interfaces/media.interface.ts b/backend/src/media/interfaces/media.interface.ts
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+export interface MediaProcessingResult {
+	buffer: Buffer;
+	mimeType: string;
+	extension: string;
+	width?: number;
+	height?: number;
+	size: number;
+}
+
+export interface ScanResult {
+	isInfected: boolean;
+	virusName?: string;
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/media/media.module.ts b/backend/src/media/media.module.ts
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+import { Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { MediaService } from "./media.service";
+
+@Module({
+	providers: [MediaService],
+	exports: [MediaService],
+})
+export class MediaModule {}
diff --git a/backend/src/media/media.service.ts b/backend/src/media/media.service.ts
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+import {
+	BadRequestException,
+	Injectable,
+	InternalServerErrorException,
+	Logger,
+} from "@nestjs/common";
+import { ConfigService } from "@nestjs/config";
+import * as NodeClam from "clamscan";
+import ffmpeg from "fluent-ffmpeg";
+import { readFile, unlink, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { Readable } from "node:stream";
+import sharp from "sharp";
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
+import type {
+	MediaProcessingResult,
+	ScanResult,
+} from "./interfaces/media.interface";
+
+interface ClamScanner {
+	scanStream(stream: Readable): Promise<{ isInfected: boolean; viruses: string[] }>;
+}
+
+@Injectable()
+export class MediaService {
+	private readonly logger = new Logger(MediaService.name);
+	private clamscan: ClamScanner | null = null;
+	private isClamAvInitialized = false;
+
+	constructor(private readonly configService: ConfigService) {
+		this.initClamScan();
+	}
+
+	private async initClamScan() {
+		try {
+			// @ts-ignore
+			const scanner = await new NodeClam().init({
+				clamdscan: {
+					host: this.configService.get<string>("CLAMAV_HOST", "localhost"),
+					port: this.configService.get<number>("CLAMAV_PORT", 3310),
+					timeout: 60000,
+				},
+				preference: "clamdscan",
+			});
+			this.clamscan = scanner;
+			this.isClamAvInitialized = true;
+			this.logger.log("ClamAV scanner initialized successfully");
+		} catch (error) {
+			this.logger.warn(
+				`ClamAV scanner could not be initialized: ${error.message}. Antivirus scanning will be skipped.`,
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	async scanFile(buffer: Buffer, filename: string): Promise<ScanResult> {
+		if (!this.isClamAvInitialized || !this.clamscan) {
+			this.logger.warn("ClamAV not initialized, skipping scan");
+			return { isInfected: false };
+		}
+
+		try {
+			const stream = Readable.from(buffer);
+			const { isInfected, viruses } = await this.clamscan.scanStream(stream);
+
+			if (isInfected) {
+				this.logger.error(
+					`Virus detected in file ${filename}: ${viruses.join(", ")}`,
+				);
+			}
+
+			return {
+				isInfected,
+				virusName: isInfected ? viruses[0] : undefined,
+			};
+		} catch (error) {
+			this.logger.error(`Error scanning file ${filename}: ${error.message}`);
+			throw new InternalServerErrorException("Error during virus scan");
+		}
+	}
+
+	async processImage(
+		buffer: Buffer,
+		format: "webp" | "avif" = "webp",
+	): Promise<MediaProcessingResult> {
+		try {
+			let pipeline = sharp(buffer);
+			const metadata = await pipeline.metadata();
+
+			if (format === "webp") {
+				pipeline = pipeline.webp({ quality: 80, effort: 6 });
+			} else {
+				pipeline = pipeline.avif({ quality: 65, effort: 6 });
+			}
+
+			const processedBuffer = await pipeline.toBuffer();
+
+			return {
+				buffer: processedBuffer,
+				mimeType: `image/${format}`,
+				extension: format,
+				width: metadata.width,
+				height: metadata.height,
+				size: processedBuffer.length,
+			};
+		} catch (error) {
+			this.logger.error(`Error processing image: ${error.message}`);
+			throw new BadRequestException("Failed to process image");
+		}
+	}
+
+	async processVideo(
+		buffer: Buffer,
+		format: "webm" | "av1" = "webm",
+	): Promise<MediaProcessingResult> {
+		const tempInput = join(tmpdir(), `${uuidv4()}.tmp`);
+		const tempOutput = join(
+			tmpdir(),
+			`${uuidv4()}.${format === "av1" ? "mp4" : "webm"}`,
+		);
+
+		try {
+			await writeFile(tempInput, buffer);
+
+			await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+				let command = ffmpeg(tempInput);
+
+				if (format === "webm") {
+					command = command
+						.toFormat("webm")
+						.videoCodec("libvpx-vp9")
+						.audioCodec("libopus")
+						.outputOptions("-crf 30", "-b:v 0");
+				} else {
+					command = command
+						.toFormat("mp4")
+						.videoCodec("libaom-av1")
+						.audioCodec("libopus")
+						.outputOptions("-crf 34", "-b:v 0", "-strict experimental");
+				}
+
+				command
+					.on("end", () => resolve())
+					.on("error", (err) => reject(err))
+					.save(tempOutput);
+			});
+
+			const processedBuffer = await readFile(tempOutput);
+
+			return {
+				buffer: processedBuffer,
+				mimeType: format === "av1" ? "video/mp4" : "video/webm",
+				extension: format === "av1" ? "mp4" : "webm",
+				size: processedBuffer.length,
+			};
+		} catch (error) {
+			this.logger.error(`Error processing video: ${error.message}`);
+			throw new BadRequestException("Failed to process video");
+		} finally {
+			await unlink(tempInput).catch(() => {});
+			await unlink(tempOutput).catch(() => {});
+		}
+	}
+}