The term “Trojan horse” refers to a computer virus or malware that tricks you into downloading or executing the file that results in infecting your computer. Common examples of files used to trick users are music and movie files, free games, email attachments and pornographic websites and emails. There are a few variants of Trojan proxy viruses that exist: files that bring a viral payload with them that can do anything from destroying your files to increasing pop-up ads, files that attempt to connect to a remote computer to pass your private information and download harmful viruses, and files that log your passwords and other personal information to aid in identity theft. Since all Trojan viruses are very similar, there are core steps you can take to remove them.
