Sunday, October 25, 2009

Terms: Trojan



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Every once in a while I will post about computer terms to better explain it!
Trojan: A trojan or a Trojan Horse is a program that looks friendly but is actually Malware in disguise. Trojan comes from a famous Greek Mythology about how the Greeks conquered the people of Troy by leaving a Horse as trophy to the Trojans for winning the battle. The Horse contained a small select group of Greek soldiers who opened the gates late at night while the Trojans slept and the entire Greek army destroyed the city.
Trojans are the trickest type of Malware that you wish to never deal with because it might be Spyware, Adware, Bot, Backdoor, etc.

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