On 16 Nov 99, 21:58, Joanne Rancourt wrote:
> Has anyone heard of this program?
> http://www.dynamsol.com/moosoft/cleaner.html
>
> I was recommended downloading this to check if I had any trojans, now
> what are Trojans .......? Maybe someone out there can explain and
> recommend whether I should run this cleaner or not.
>
> Thanks in advance for all your advice.
A Trojan Horse, often shortened as a Trojan, is a destructive program
that masquerades as a benign application. Unlike viruses, Trojan
Horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive.
One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that
claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses
onto your computer.
The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give
a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace
offering. But after the Trojans drag the horse inside their city walls,
Greek soldiers sneak out of the horse's hollow belly and open the city
gates, allowing their compatriots to pour in and capture Troy.
Most of the major virus protection programs already give us protection
from known Trojans. Therefore, I don't think we need to spend $30 for
a program that only scans for Trojan Horses. Spend your money on virus
scanning software that does it all - viruses, trojans, worms, etc.
Alan
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