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Trojan horse

type of malware that pretends to be a legitimate program
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Summary

Trojan horse ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,498 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Trojan Horse[2]
  • Subclass of: malware[3], decoy[4]
  • Commons category: Trojan horse (malware)[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Trojan horses[6]
  • Different from: Trojan Horse[7]

Why It Matters

Trojan horse has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Trojan horse. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/trojan-horse-q14639
MLA “Trojan horse.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 18 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/trojan-horse-q14639.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_trojan-horse-q14639_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Trojan horse}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/trojan-horse-q14639}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
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