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What (who) is Trojan Horse - definition

Trojan horse (computing)

TYPE OF MALWARE

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In computing, a Trojan horse is any malware that misleads users of its true intent. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek story of the deceptive Trojan Horse that led to the fall of the city of Troy.

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Trojan Horse

TALE FROM TROJAN WAR

Trojan horses; Trojan Horses; Trojan horse; The trojan horse; The Trojan Horse; Gift horse; Trojan-horse; Wooden horse of Troy; Artistic representations of the Trojan Horse

¦ noun something intended to undermine or secretly overthrow an enemy or opponent.

?a program designed to breach the security of a computer system while ostensibly performing an innocuous function.

Origin

from the hollow wooden statue of a horse in which a number of Greeks are said to have concealed themselves in order to enter Troy.

Trojan horse

TALE FROM TROJAN WAR

Trojan horses; Trojan Horses; Trojan horse; The trojan horse; The Trojan Horse; Gift horse; Trojan-horse; Wooden horse of Troy; Artistic representations of the Trojan Horse

(Trojan horses)

1.

If you describe a person or thing as a Trojan horse, you mean that they are being used to hide someone's true purpose or intentions.

Was Colombo the emissary of Pope Paul, his Trojan horse within the Commission?...

N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N for/of n [disapproval]

2.

A Trojan horse is a computer virus which is inserted into a program or system and is designed to take effect after a particular period of time or a certain number of operations. (COMPUTING)

N-COUNT

Examples of use of Trojan Horse

1. Trojan horse Some among Gibraltar‘s 28,000 people fear they have let in a Trojan horse.

2. "Is this a Trojan horse?" An exasperated Hoyer sat down.

3. "E–mails containing Trojan horse virus were sent en masse to victims‘ computers." Trojan horse software records data entered in computers, which can later be used to enter online bank accounts.

4. "Endesa‘s position in France can be seen as a Trojan Horse.

5. "Sharon is a Trojan horse in the Likud," Ratzon told the crowd.