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2. Trojan horse (computing) - Wikipedia

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   The computer term "Trojan horse" is derived from the legendary Trojan Horse of the ancient city of Troy. For this reason "Trojan" is often capitalized. For this reason "Trojan" is often capitalized. However, while style guides and dictionaries differ, many suggest a lower case "trojan" for normal use.

3. AIDS (Trojan horse) - Wikipedia

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   AIDS replaces the AUTOEXEC.BAT file, which would then be used by AIDS to count the number of times the computer has booted. Once this boot count reaches 90, AIDS hides directories and encrypts the names of all files on drive C: (rendering the system unusable), at which time the user is asked to 'renew the license' and contact PC Cyborg Corporation for payment (which would involve sending US ...

4. EICAR test file - Wikipedia

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   The file is a text file of between 68 and 128 bytes [6] that is a legitimate .com executable file (plain x86 machine code) that can be run by MS-DOS, some work-alikes, and its successors OS/2 and Windows (except for 64-bit due to 16-bit limitations). The EICAR test file will print "EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!" when executed and then ...

5. The Hidden Dangers of Downloading Pirated Content - AOL

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   Once you click on an unsafe link, you’ve activated the virus download. Only access software or files from reputable sites – When you download pirated content or files from sites you’re ...

6. What to do if you think your PC has a virus - AOL

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   Use the Disk Cleanup tool to delete temporary files that might harbor the virus. Press Windows + R , type cleanmgr and press Enter . Select the drive you want to clean and follow the prompts.

7. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 February 2025. Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread Hex dump of the Brain virus, generally regarded as the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by ...