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2. Trojan horse (computing) - Wikipedia

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   A Trojan horse is a program that purports to perform some legitimate function, yet upon execution it compromises the user's security. [17] A simple example is the following malicious version of the Linux sudo command. An attacker would place this script in a publicly writable directory (e.g., /tmp).

3. Malware - Wikipedia

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   Antivirus / Anti-malware software. Anti-malware (sometimes also called antivirus) programs block and remove some or all types of malware. For example, Microsoft Security Essentials (for Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7) and Windows Defender (for Windows 8, 10 and 11) provides real-time protection.

4. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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   February 16: Discovery of the first-ever malware for Mac OS X, a low-threat trojan-horse known as OSX/Leap-A or OSX/Oompa-A, is announced. Late March: Brontok variant N was found in late March. [43] Brontok was a mass-email worm and the origin for the worm was from Indonesia. June: Starbucks is a virus that infects StarOffice and OpenOffice.

5. Hardware Trojan - Wikipedia

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   A Hardware Trojan ( HT) is a malicious modification of the circuitry of an integrated circuit. A hardware Trojan is completely characterized by its physical representation and its behavior. The payload of an HT is the entire activity that the Trojan executes when it is triggered. In general, Trojans try to bypass or disable the security fence ...

6. Zeus (malware) - Wikipedia

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   Type. Trojan Horse. Origin. July 2007. Zeus is a Trojan horse malware package that runs on versions of Microsoft Windows. It is often used to steal banking information by man-in-the-browser keystroke logging and form grabbing. [ 1] Zeus is spread mainly through drive-by downloads and phishing schemes. First identified in July 2007 when it was ...

7. Alureon - Wikipedia

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   Alureon (also known as TDSS or TDL-4) is a trojan and rootkit created to steal data by intercepting a system's network traffic and searching for banking usernames and passwords, credit card data, PayPal information, social security numbers, and other sensitive user data. [ 1] Following a series of customer complaints, Microsoft determined that ...