You can manage your WhatsApp file downloads by disabling the automatic download. Then files can only be downloaded by your permission where it Will be manually downloaded by your instructions.
Getting this done, get to your WhatsApp "setting" and follow the process because I can not give you a step by step guide since I don't know the model of your device.
Perhaps don't feel lazy or negligence to do this to avoid awful stories.
This might solve the problem but what if the image is from someone you know who doesn’t know that the image is infected by malware virus and share them to you for further enquires or explanations?
Are there ways to know about all these malware images to avoid clicking them completely?
This internet is not a safe place to save your Bitcoin because scammers are everywhere trying get money from crypto users, as such, they are always creating chances of scamming people through various ways that are unimaginable.
Thank you for this information, it is new to me, but prevention is better than cure.