Talk:List of trojan horses

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[edit] Hmm

There are probably thousands of different trojan horses. Some which not widely used etc, some custom written etc, some maybe not in wild, etc...


The link at the bottom megasecurity.org seems to lead to a fake site or something. Not enough info. can somebody look at it.

The link seems to be valid, I found a list of trojans on the website. Though the doesnt give a professional impression and dont look very good, maybe it could be replaced with a more serious site. -- Frap 03:36, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
Is it even possible to make a complete list of trojans? New ones are constantly released, and if you're looking for a specific one you'd check its article, not a list. Delete? --Stretch 04:31, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Given that this is an encyclopedia and not a computer help site, I'd say only the most notable trojans should be listed. 24.126.199.129 19:19, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pokemon virus?

I read this one thing, I think it was from a World magazine publication, that was about this one trojan that I think was called Pokemon.exe that spread through email. It was supposed to be a Pokemon video game but when people ran it it messed up their computers.

Also, there's another nasty trojan called BIONES that pretends to be an Emulator for the Nintendo Entertainment System but instead messes up Windows XP machines. --69.243.255.130 16:11, 14 October 2006 (UTC)


The list doesn't seem to be in any logical order. It starts with a few trojans which mostly have their own articles, then has a massive list of ones that don't, in alphabetical order, most of which start with an a. Is it really worth listing so many which don't even have an article?81.98.39.243 11:47, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

I don't know, I think about deleting article maybe... -- Frap 14:18, 22 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Back Orifice

The back orifice is an administrative program, not a trojan horse and should be deleted off the list as with BO2k. Just because people misuse it, doesn't mean it should be labeled as a trojan. Sir Dystic wanted to create a program that would show cracks in someones administrative programs, which was why he coded the program the way it is. It was NEVER meant to be used as a backdoor. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Warrush (talk • contribs) 17:30, 24 January 2007 (UTC).

I think of maybe delete whole article, there are countless of trojans, and only Sub7 and Netbus are notable. -- Frap 17:40, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Warrush 22:33, 24 January 2007 (UTC)ONLY KNOWN

Warrush 22:33, 24 January 2007 (UTC) Ok guys, i took off all trojans but kept the ones that were known. Plz help me update it with only known trojans.

edit- Well i guess they won't let me, oh well someone needs to take off all the trojans that don't have an article attached to them. I've had trojans like PSW.Generic4.MNS, and Generic5.JMY.--The source of the cosmos... 02:38, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cleaning up

I added a cleanup temp. All the un-articled trojans need to be taken off. I can't do it as a bot will revert me everytime. Warrush 13:59, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sound Clips

Hey evry1, I once downloaded a .exe from messengertools.net and Norton said that it was a trojan! So I got it removed.

I downloaded something called 'Sound Clips'...

I forget the name of the file. Just be warned...!--Rocket Media (talk) 19:18, 9 February 2008 (UTC)