trojan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

from the phrase "trojan horse".

[edit] Noun

trojan

1. (computing) Software that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.

[edit] See also

• virus
• worm
• wabbit
• backdoor
• spyware
• exploit
• rootkit
• key logger
• dialer
• URL injection