What is a virus that hides within or looks like legitimate program until triggered?

Answer 1

Trojan Horse

some programs that hide or programs that so you want uninstall them, like a parental control program ,put on there so their kids don't go to web sites that have nudity, & sex stuff, so it hide in the root directory..

Answer 2

In ancient times a statue of a horse that contained soldiers was left behind by a retreating army. The citizens opened the gates and brought in the statue. The Trojan soldiers came out and opened the gates, leading to the defeat of the city.

Hidden programs that do this in a computer are called 'Trojan Horses.'

Answer 3

Usually called a "Trojan Horse"
the term for it is usually "trojan" and pretend to be a helpful program so it can get access to your filesystem

Answer 4

A Trojan horse is a type of program that hides within or looks like a legitimate program such as a screen saver. It gets its name from the Greek myth.

Answer 5

A Trojan horse hides within or looks like a legitimate program such as a screen saver. A Trojan horse is a type of malware program that causes harm to a computer system.

Answer 6

Usually called a "Trojan Horse"

Answer 7

A Trojan Horse

Answer 8

A trojan.

Maleware.

Virus.