Trojans

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In computer science, Trojans are malicious programs that disguise themselves as legitimate software to gain unauthorized access to a user's system, often leading to data theft or other harmful actions.

Derived from the ancient Greek story of the Trojan War, where soldiers hid inside a wooden horse to enter Troy.

Trojan horse

malware computer virus

keylogger backdoor

computer system network

security-related software vector