Trojan Horses: What are they?
- Posted by editor on May 14th, 2008 filed in Information, Trojan Horse
by mheo soriano
What are they?
Trojan Horse is a type of “Malware” or Malicious Softwares which causes harm to a computer system. It got its name from the Trojan Horse in the Greek mythology as it disguises itself as a useful program and not a Malware thus tricking the users of what they really are.
A Trojan Horse is NOT a Virus
But most people think that a Trojan Horse is a type of Virus this has been a common misconception that many people share for years.
Yes both are programs harmful to your computer system, but this is the only similarity the Virus and the Trojan Horse has. Unlike the virus which multiplies it self, the Trojan Horse is not designed to multiply but it is designed to do one of two things: either destroy or modify data or extract confidential information such as passwords, credit card numbers etc.