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Also referred to as “Trojan horse.” A type of malicious software that when installed, allows a user to perform a normal function while the Trojan performs malicious functions to the computer system wi [..]
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A program which appears harmless but is carrying inside viruses, worms or even another program that will damage your computer. A trojan is usually an attachment and is often carrying a program which a [..]
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1 someone from the ancient city of Troy, which was destroyed in a war by the GreeksSynonyms and related words People in specific periods of history:the ancients, Anglo-Saxon, barbarian... [..]
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Old English Troian "of or pertaining to ancient Troy," from Latin Trojanus, from Troia, Troja "Troy," from the Greek name for the city, said to be from Tros, name of a king of Phry [..]
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An object orbiting in the Lagrange points of another (larger) object. This name derives from a generalization of the names of some of the largest asteroids in Jupiter's Lagrange points. Saturn� [..]
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Definition A Trojan is a piece of software that appears to be harmless but is actually harmful to your computer. This software can be disgused as a useful tool, but in reality be a virus or a tool to [..]
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 a cant word for a thief.
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A computer program, usually malicious, that disguises itself as something else.
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A computer program or email attachment that appears to be useful but is actually harmful and may include a virus.
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A computer program that somehow sneaks it way onto your computer, for example by pretending to be a fun game, or amusement, that once installed does something malicious or annoying. Unlike a virus it [..]
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trojan (a.k.a trojan horse) - a program that pretends to be something else. Usually a piece of malicious code contained in another seemingly harmless program in such a way that it can get control and/ [..]
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a malicious software program that poses as a legitimate or a useful application; a type of malware
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A computer program that appears desirable or legitimate but actually contains something damaging. Upload.
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A trojan horse, often shortened to trojan, is a type of malware designed to provide unauthorized access to a user’s computer. Trojans, unlike worms, are non-self-replicating, meaning they do not harm [..]
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Strictly speaking, a Trojan is not a virus
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(n) a native of ancient Troy(n) a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful(adj) of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants
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He is a regular Trojan. A fine fellow, with good courage and plenty of spirit; what the French call a brace homme. The Trojans in Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Æneid are described as tr [..]
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A class of malware, the word trojan refers to the classic Trojan Horse from the Iliad. In this story, after giving up on sieging the fortified city of Troy, the Greeks left behind a present. This c [..]
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  Term coined by hacker, turned spook, Dan Edwards. A Trojan Horse is a malicious, security-breaking program that is disguised as something benign, such as a directory lister, archiver, game or, in one notorious 1990 case on the Apple Macintosh, a program to search and destroy viruses! A Trojan is a type of virus which normally requires a user to p [..]
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A program that contains or installs a malicious program.
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A computer program that provides functions that appear to be useful but that also contains malicious functions, e.g., utilization of the authorization of the calling system part.
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A Trojan Horse, or Trojan, is a type of malware that disguises itself as legitimate software in order to trick users into downloading it, thereby providing an attack with unauthorised access to a syst [..]
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A Trojan is a type of malware that is disguised as legitimate software, and when installed it acts maliciously. For example Trojans are typically used to open a backdoor
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See also: Backdoor
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A malicious program that is unable to spread of its own accord. Historically, the term has been used to refer to programs that appear legitimate and useful, but perform malicious and illicit activity on an affected computer.
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Trojans are a form of malware. They appear to be innocent and may come in the form of free software or an email attachment, but can actually run in the background and send your information to a frauds [..]
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A program that appears to do one thing but actually does another (a.k.a. Trojan Horse).
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A software virus that gains access to a device by appearing as a safe file. A trojan is often attached to a picture or video file that may seem safe to download. Once it’s been downloaded it can harm your device or give someone unpermitted access. The term comes from Greek mythology about the Trojan War, where the Greeks presented the citizens of T [..]
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Trojans are programs that pretend to be legitimate software, but actually carry out hidden, harmful functions.
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Trojans are a type of computer virus and their name is derive d from the term 'Trojan Horse' from Greek mythology. They can be downloaded and installed on a computer without knowledge. Any apparently legitimate software that carries malicious code is described as a Trojan. Typically the malware associated with financial services may be a [..]
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Asteroid lying in or near the Lagrange points 60 degrees for or aft Jupiter along the planet’s orbit.
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Trojan or Trojans may refer to:
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Trojan or Trojans may refer to:
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Trojan or Trojans may refer to:
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Trojan is a brand name of condoms and sexual lubricants manufactured by the Church & Dwight Company. As of 2006, 70.5 percent of condoms purchased in United States drugstores are Trojan brand. Tro [..]
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Trojan was a British automobile manufacturer producing light cars between 1914 and 1965, and light commercial vehicles for a short time.
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Trojan (闘いの挽歌, Tatakai no Banka, literally "Requiem for Battle") is a side-scrolling action game produced by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated video game in 1986. The arcade vers [..]
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In astronomy, a trojan is a minor planet or moon that shares the orbit of a planet or larger moon, wherein the trojan remains in the same, stable position relative to the larger object. In particular, [..]
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Maja Trojan or Trojan (Albanian: Maja Trojan or Trojan, Serbian/Montenegrin: Trojan) is a mountain in the Prokletije range on the border of Albania and Montenegro. Situated 7 km west of the village Gu [..]
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"Trojan" is the first episode of science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf series X. Originally broadcast on the British television channel Dave on 4 October 2012, it marked the return of Red Dwarf t [..]
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The surname Trojan may refer to: Alexander Trojan (1914-1992), Austrian film actor Alois Pravoslav Trojan, Czech lawyer Ivan Trojan (born 1964), Czech actor Filip Trojan (born 1983) Czech footballer K [..]
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