Are you a regular computer user?, then you might have come across the famous term "The trojan horse program". Trojan horse program is one of today's most serious threats to computer society. It is a mallicious application that is designed to enable hackers to remotely access the computer system.
Ever wondered why the virus got its name??, we have a dreadful history behind the name.Around 1200 b.c,the greeks were trying to capture the mighty city Troy,but they couldn't gain entrance into the city. So the clever greek king odysseus ,built a big hollow wooden trojan horse sculpture and gave it as a peace offering to troy. The trojans celebrated, what they thought was a symbol of victory, and dragged the wooden horse into troy. The poor trojans didn't know, that the horse was filled with greek warriors and odysseus himself. When the trojans went to sleep, the warriors hidden inside the horse came out and slaughtered the trojan's.Thus the greeks gained victory over troy.
Trojan horse viruses also work in a similar fashion,by covering itself as a benevolent, beneficial program.The virus will remain unnoticed and attacks the computer's personal information and data stealthly.Thus the virus got its historic name "The Trojan Horse".
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.- winston chuchill
