What is Trojan

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A Trojan (aka Trojan horse) is a software program in which harmful or malicious code is contained within another program. When this program executes, the Trojan performs a specific set of actions, usually working toward the goal of allowing itself to persist on the target system. Learn more in: Hackers, Hacking, and Eavesdropping

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A type of malicious software that is designed to look legitimate. Learn more in: Cyber Security Operations Centre Concepts and Implementation

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A malicious program that is hidden within a seemingly useful and harmless program. Also known as a Trojan horse. Learn more in: Marketing Vulnerabilities in an Age of Online Commerce

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Trojan or Trojans, a malware that acts just like in the history of Trojan Horse, entering the computer and creating a port for a possible invasion. Learn more in: POSMASWEB: Paranoid Operating System Methodology for Anonymous and Secure Web Browsing

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A type of computer virus in the form of computer software such as utilities, games, and sometimes even antivirus programs. Learn more in: Detection and Prediction of Spam Emails Using Machine Learning Models

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A malicious program that pretends to be something desirable. It hides its true identity. Learn more in: Cybercrimes Technologies and Approaches

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Trojans can be used to collect confidential information or to install other malicious applications like worms or botnets. Trojans can be also used to commit phishing activities. (Sujithra & Padmavathi, 2012 AU22: The in-text citation "Sujithra & Padmavathi, 2012" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). Learn more in: Mobile Apps Threats

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A type of malware that impersonates legitimate content to gain entry into a victim’s system. It gets its name from a Greek myth involving a wooden horse in the Battle of Troy. Learn more in: Ransomware: The Cyber Extortionist

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A malicious program that is hidden within a seemingly useful and harmless program. Also known as a Trojan horse. Learn more in: Marketing Vulnerabilities in an Age of Online Commerce