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What type of malware is named after a strategy used in ancient Greek mythology?

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Trojan Horse

This malware disguises itself as legitimate software to trick users into installing it, mirroring the hollow wooden horse used by the Greeks to infiltrate the city of Troy. Unlike computer viruses, Trojans are unique because they cannot replicate themselves and rely entirely on deceiving a user to gain access to a system.

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