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Trojan horse

Trojan horse (sometimes called Trojan) is malicious program. Unlike viruses or worms, it is not able to replicate and infect files on its own. Most often it exists in a form of executable file with .EXE or .COM extension. Basically file itself doesn’t contain anything except malicious code. The most effective method of cleaning is very simple; deletion. Trojans can also pretend to be useful programs. This type of infiltration has various functions ranging from sending keyloggers to file deletion (e.g. to format a disc).It has also special function – installing of so called backdoor.