BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Trojan Horse
- a computer virus that pretends to serve a useful function, such as a screen saver. However, as soon as it is run, it fulfills its true purpose, which can be anything from using the computer as a host to infect other computers to wiping the entire hard drive of the computer.
Wiktionary Definition for: Trojan Horse
- #(''Greek legend'') a hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks gained access to Troy
- #(''by extension'') a subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy
- # computing a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software
Additional Resources
- How To Build Bernd Schmitt's Trojan Horse
- Despite my misgivings about the examples he chose to introduce the concept of Big Think ideas, Bernd Schmitt does in fact seem to have created useful templates for organizations to come up with ideas that could be big. He details five tools for creating big ideas: ...
- Blog posts 2007-12-14
- America Online targeted.(Trojan horse virus )(Brief Article)
- Members of America Online AOL were warned to be on the lookout for a Trojan horse virus that can steal their passwords, potentially allowing a hacker to access their e-mail and other personal information. Members of America Online AOL were warned to be on the...
- Research articles 2001-04-01
- Trojan horse holds computers to ransom
- PARIS AFP — Software protection companies are warning that a vicious new form of cyber-attack known as "ransomware" is threatening computers by encrypting documents and demanding money for them to be decrypted. Symantec, a manufacturer of anti-virus programs, said on Wednesday on its website (http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.pgpcoder.html) that the attacking program...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Constitutional Trojan horse: seemingly innocuous constitutional amendments — designed to appeal to good, patriotic Americans — contain hidden dangers that would greatly harm our republic
- The familiar story of the Trojan horse offers an apt metaphor for ongoing efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution. Virgil's Aeneid relates how the Greeks used the gift of a giant horse to gain access to the fortified city of Troy and conquer it from within. Similar use is being...
- Research articles 2002-07-29
- Safety Stock: A Trojan Horse?
- "Safety stock or safety time may be necessary and beneficial if strategically planned for the right reasons. It is more often misunderstood, deceptive and disastrous! When the safety stock parameter (pieces, days or level for kanban signal) is increased in a planning system, additional material or product does not automatically...
- White papers 2002-01-01
- AirDefense Announces Results of Wireless Airwave Monitoring at InfoSec 2005; Company Detects a New Trojan Horse Named Revop and Many Other Wired-Side Viruses and Worms
- ATLANTA -- AirDefense, the leader in anywhere, anytime wireless security monitoring, today released the results from the wireless network monitoring the company conducted at the InfoSec World Conference and Expo 2005. AirDefense detected a new trojan horse named Revop, that to date has only been detected in the United States....
- Research articles 2005-04-14
- Clean Air Trust Assails `Trojan Horse' Bush Plan To Weaken Diesel Truck Standards; Hails State Report On Dirty Diesel Loophole
- WASHINGTON, June 10 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The nonprofit Clean Air Trust today assailed what it called a "Trojan horse" plan by the Bush administration to weaken emission standards for big diesel trucks and buses. The Bush plan was quietly unveiled in a statement late last Friday. Described as an...
- Research articles 2002-06-10
- Are trojan horse union organizers "employees?": a new look at deference to the NLRB's interpretation of NLRA section 2(3). (National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Act)
- The federal courts should defer to the National Labor Relations Board NLRB interpretation of the National Labor Relations Act Section 2(3) definition of employees as applied to trojan horse union organizers because of the NLRB's greater expertise on employment matters. The general rule is that courts should defer to administrative...
- Research articles 1995-02-01
- Nano-sized Trojan horse to aid nutrition
- Researchers from Australia's Monash University have designed a nano-sized Trojan horse particle to ensure healing antioxidants can be better absorbed by the human body. Dr Ken Ng and Dr Ian Larson from the University's Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have designed a nanoparticle, one thousandth the thickness of...
- Research articles 2008-10-01
- Pfizer Turned NAMI Into "Trojan Horse" to Push Geodon Off-Label to Kids, Suit Claims
- Pfizer funded the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in order to turn the nonprofit into a "Trojan Horse" that would promote the antipsychotic drug Geodon for off-label use in children, according to a former pharmaceutical sales rep. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Fake Facebook e-mail contains Trojan
- A new variant of the Bredolab Trojan horse is attached to a fake "Facebook Password Reset Confirmation" e-mail, security firm MX Labs is reporting.Some users are receiving the e-mail from "The Facebook Team," according to the security firm. The sender's e-mail address displays "service@facebook.com." In reality, the address and sender...
- News items 2009-10-27
- Orbitz web fare offer: Golden Goose or Trojan Horse for agents? (In the News).(Brief Article)
- WASHINGTON--According to Greek mythology, the Greeks defeated the Trojans by convincing them that a large wooden horse was a peace offering, marking the end of a 10-year battle. As everyone knows, the horse really served as an instrument of war that WASHINGTON--According to Greek mythology,...
- Research articles 2002-05-27
- LOST: A Trojan Horse on America's Shores
- Senate Must Not Ratify Treaty Reagan Rightly RejectedAbout 3,200 years ago, the defenders of Troy, a maritime power of the day, found a large wooden horse outside the walls of their city where their foes had been encamped. Taking this "peace offering" to be a tribute to Poseidon, the god...
- Research articles 2005-04-04
- Bernd Schmitt: How to Make All Your Thoughts Big
- I’m reading Big Think Strategy by Bernd H. Schmitt, a professor at Columbia Business School. Schmitt’s subtitle is “how to leverage bold ideas and leave small thinking behind.â€Â He claims to have come up with a systematic way for companies to think big thoughts, like the Trojan...
- Blog posts 2007-12-12
- Senate Moves to Ban Sneaky Spyware
- Like the army hidden inside the Trojan horse, so-called spyware is software that infiltrates your computer network masquerading as, or tagging along with, desired and downloaded programs. Along with its sinister companion adware, spyware is responsible f Like the army hidden inside the Trojan horse, so-called spyware is software that...
- Research articles 2004-06-01
- The Boston Globe High-Tech Sector Report.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Sep. 11--ANTIVIRUS RESEARCHERS FEND OFF HOSTILE PALM PROGRAM: It was only a matter of time before viruses and Trojan horse programs began to target those popular pocket computers from Palm Inc. So the recent announcement of a hostile Palm program cal Sep. 11--ANTIVIRUS RESEARCHERS FEND OFF...
- Research articles 2000-09-11
- Branding.(Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.)(Brief Article)
- LIBERTY MUTUAL is going back in history in its latest corporate message-focused ads. The print, online and television ads are built around stories from history and folklore such as those about the Trojan horse and Custer's Last Stand. LIBERTY MUTUAL is going back in...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Verizon Communications Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
- Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of David Barden - BAS-ML David Barden - BAS-ML Two if I may on wireless pricing, first at the higher end of the market, as you are about to deploy LTE data services this year and...
- Earnings calls 2009-07-27
- Understanding Computer Viruses and Spyware
- Computer viruses are a growing threat on the Internet. They cost organizations hundreds of millions of dollars every year. In 2007, there are thousands of viruses that can affect— even cripple—your computer. If current security updates are not installed on a computer, it's possible to get a virus just by...
- Articles 2007-12-12
- The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo., Business Briefs Column.
- By Jim Bainbridge, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 28--ONLINE THIEVES PREY ON SEPT. 11 CHARITY EFFORTS: Septer.Trojan is a Trojan horse that attempts to steal your credit card information by pretending to be a solicitation from the...
- Research articles 2001-10-28
Neighboring Terms
Premier Vendor Content Whitepapers, webcasts & resources from our Power Center Sponsors
