Trojan

A Trojan Horse computer virus gets it name from the infamous legend of the same name. Just like the Trojans were fooled into letting opposing forces in their gates, a Trojan Horse virus is sneaky. This type of virus disguises itself as a helpful program.

Normally, a Trojan virus is distributed in this way:

1. A user downloads a program from the Internet because they think it may be useful.
2. Once the program is opened (run) on the user’s computer, the virus is released. Commonly the virus will erase the hard drive or destroy parts of the computer.
3. Sometimes a Trojan will hide on the computer undetected, and slowly start transforming files and documents. This way the user does not know how or where they downloaded the virus.

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