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Noun: trojan horse
  1. A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful
    "when he downloaded the free game, it turned out to be a trojan horse";
    - trojan
Noun: Trojan Horse  ,trow-jun'hors
  1. A large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War
    - Wooden Horse
Noun: Trojan horse  trow-jun hors
  1. A subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst
    "The resistance movement feared Trojan horse activities";
    - fifth column

Derived forms: trojan horses, Trojan Horses

Type of: figure, malevolent program, malware, social unit, unit

Encyclopedia: Trojan horse

Trojan Horse