Trojan horse

Trojan horse

n.

1. A subversive group or device placed within enemy ranks.

2. The hollow wooden horse in which, according to legend, Greeks hid and gained entrance to Troy, later opening the gates to their army.

3. Computer Science A program that appears to be legitimate but is designed to have destructive effects, as to data residing in the computer onto which the program was loaded.

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Trojan Horse

Noun

1. Greek myth the huge wooden hollow figure of a horse used by the Greeks to enter Troy

2. a trap or trick intended to undermine an enemy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Trojan horse - a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst fifth column social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" fifth columnist, saboteur - a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
	2.	trojan horse - a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm"; "when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse" trojan malevolent program - a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
	3.	Trojan Horse - a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War Wooden Horse Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil