What Is the Difference Between a Trojan Virus and a Regular Computer Virus?
The Trojan virus is named after the mythical Trojan Horse of Greek legend. The Greeks won the Trojan War by pretending to present a huge horse as a gift to the Trojans. Unbeknownst to the people of Troy, the Greek soldiers were hidden inside the statue. When the Trojans brought the statue inside the city walls, the Greeks destroyed them from within. Similarly, a Trojan virus masquerades as a useful software program that you would want to have on your computer. When you let it into your computer, it reveals its true purpose.
