what exactly is a Trojan?

Question

Is it possible for my partner t spy on me from his house to mine via computer... or was my friend spying on me and telling him everything i am doing??

should i reformatt my comp? The other thing is is that when my bf told me he was spying on me... i was using my mums laptp cos i was sick at the time. When he told me he had been spying on me my so called friend cara was on msn aswell. We were speaking to the same people, and she was speaking to my boyfriend.

he sent me some pics and a note pad thing.. i didnt think anything of it at first,.,... until a little after i got a call from my bf saying he had been spying on me. Yet the other when i left my room...

i walked past and i heard her say to my partner 'she will.....'' he said "no **** hey..."

im assuming something happened cos he doesnt stop talking bout her and wants me to invite her round all the time. And he wants a threesome with her..

But he keeps telling me he just wants to use her...

PLease help me im going insane

i love my bf but i feel threatned by cara when she is near my bf.

Answer 1

let me first explain what a VIRUS is.

a VIRUS is software which only ever tries to get onto more and more computers, and copies itself from one computer to another.

a TROJAN however is software that when installed on your computer will 99% of the time allow a certain person to access your computer through a backdoor without your knowledge. the level of this access varies, from simply logging everything your type to being able to watch your screen in real-time just as if they were watching over your shoulder.

the answer to your questions is dependant on a few factors, does your partner have physical access to your computer when you're not in the room? or do you just run any files you're sent without scanning them for viruses and trojans first? if neither of the above apply, it's probably your friend rather than being a computer issue.

EDIT: why is this even a computer question, from your additional details you're just saying your boyfriend wants to have a threesome with your friend, and that he's admitted he's spying on you etc etc - whether you reformat your computer or not it will make no difference to the problems in your life even if he never messes with your computer again.

your problems are in the real world, not in your computer.

Answer 2

The term trojan is an allusion to the trojan war. The greeks created something enticing (a huge horse) that the Trojans brought in (and thus bypassing their security).

In computers, it refers to a program that looks like something you want (a word processor, game etc) that also contains something to be a problem. So for you to deal with a trojan horse, you would have had to have run something that your partner wrote.


To be honest, it's very unlikely that a trojan horse is your issue, but accessing any given computer system isn't very hard. If you're worried about it, change your passwords and install a decent anti virus like Sav 10. With on of the cheap routers you by from Linksys and a vaguely decent antivirus programs, you are protected from more than 90+ percent of the dangerous things out there.

Answer 3

Hi. A Trojan is a program embedded in another program (like the warriors in the Trojan horse). A key logger could keep track of your keystrokes on a computer, but nothing will allow your computer to spy on you when you are not using the computer.

Answer 4

In a computer context a Trojan is a program that masquerades as something else - as in the Trojan Horse.

So a program called funny.exe might look like just a little animated joke - yet have installed soemthing to let someone else have access to your PC.

Answer 5

You don't need to know about Trojans. You need to know about removing your head from your backside and getting rid of that lying, controling and dispictable excuse for a boyfriend.