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A program that appears legitamite but preforms some illicit activity when it is run. It does not replicate itself.

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What are the species of computer viruses?

The types of computer viruses are the virus, the worm and the Trojan horse.


What does the Trojan Horse Generic do?

Any kind of Trojan horse is very bad. Most Trojan viruses will take data from your computer, and send it to hackers. Eventually you can have a large problem if you do not get rid of it because people can inject viruses with it.


What is the difference between between a Trojan horse and a virus?

A Trojan Horse virus comes into you computer, and your computer usually won't expect it. It then send many other different and horrible viruses into your comp. Look up the story of the Trojan Horse if you still don't understand.


List 3 different types of computer viruses?

trojan horse bootsector virus rootkit virus hope this website helps http://www.buzzle.com/articles/different-types-of-computer-viruses.html


Different virus under Trojan horse viruses?

I think the KeyLogger virus.


List the main types of computer viruses?

Trojan- A horse that infects the computer Worm- Makes computers stop Cakes- A type of infection that makes your computers stop from downloads Bug- Bugs that store and infect in your computer


Who Started the Trojan Horse Virus?

There are many different Trojan horse viruses, which have been written by computer hackers usually for illegal or malicious purposes.The first known Trojan Horse virus was called ANIMAL written by John Walker in 1974; it was a relatively harmless compared to more recent viruses.


Hi therecan you please tell me what a Trojan horse downloadergeneric7akjf and a Trojan horse sheurcgmq are pleasethat would be great as these have just infected my comp.cheers?

Well, both are Trojan Horse viruses, obviously. It is a deadly computer virus that can destray the computer's memory and all previously saved data.


Why are computer viruses called Trojan horses?

Actually they aren't. Computer viruses and Trojan horses are two different types of malware, i.e., malicious software.The type known as "Trojan horses" are named after the horse which, according to legend, was given as a "gift" by the Greeks, to the Trojans - their enemies. Just like the horse in the legend, the malware called "Trojan horses" also have a malicious intention. For more information about the legend, check the Wikipedia article on "Trojan horse".


How are computer virus computer worms and computer Trojan Horse different?

worm will not effect ur computer but ,tronjent will currept all the files & disable the task manager... >Worm viruses will duplicate your folder and end up eating your disk space and your disk memory. On tronjent or Trojan horse will make your executable files corrupt. Both are serious virus since they delete, destroy and duplicate files. In which Anti-viruses can't cope with this problem. The last option is to reformat your computer.


How Trojan hourse virus was spread?

A Trojan Horse virus spreads through anyway possible, but the main way to get a Trojan horse is by downloading un-legitimate programs from the internet. What does a Black Trojan horse do: enters and exit's your computer undetected bringing in viruses from a unknown source.


How are computer viruses named?

I think it's on behaviour of the virus program, i.e. Trojan Horse,Black Bug etc.