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Definition: A program that seems to be helpful or something fun, but really is a virus in disguise, it often portrays itself as a useful app such as a search bar on your desktop or a fun game you can download, but is really a virus that extracts your personal info such as credit card numbers, social security etc. The name comes from the Trojan horse of Greek mythology
Usage: User: Hey look at this fun game! I am going to downlaod it!
a few days later..
Norton antivirus; has found a trojan on your computer, would like us to remove it?
User: Yes Yes quickly...hey what happened to my game? ...ohhh
Posted by ComputerGuy on August 17, 2009 at 20:24:18 Pacific

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