Computer Science / Unit 11 CS 0622 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Trojan Horse
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The idea
A Trojan horse is software seeming to serve a beneficial purpose while designed for covert malicious activity — spyware, for example, riding a legitimate-seeming install and then keylogging.
In practice
A game mod playing fine while reading keystrokes is the ancient trick in costume.
Where people slip
The benefit is real enough to earn the install; that is the design.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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