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Trojan horse
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Proper Noun
- 1 The hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks allegedly gained access to Troy during the Trojan War. Greek
- 2 Alternative form of Trojan horse. alt-of, alternative
Noun
- 1 A subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy. figuratively
- 2 a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful wordnet
- 3 A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.
"Worse than what could be observed about the program was the fear that it might be a Trojan horse program -- apparently innocent, but carrying a string of code instructing the computer to carry out a specific damaging instruction at some later time."
- 4 a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst wordnet
- 5 A seemingly favorable offer designed to trick customers into making exorbitant payments.
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- 6 A person, organization, social movement, piece of legislation, or ideology with a negative agenda or evil intentions under the guise of positive values or good intentions.
"Russia thinks of an atomic authority as a Trojan horse to get behind the iron curtain and impair her defense, and there is some reason historically for this view."
Verb
- 1 Alternative form of Trojan-horse. alt-of, alternative
"You will disarm a group or person that holds simplistic attitudes—about relationships, education, financial success, morality, business ethics, religion, raising children—by giving that group or person Trojan Horsed instructions seemingly about how to do something mundane and unrelated."
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