Noun
der Trojaner
Pronunciation: /tʁoˈjaːnɐ/
Trojan horse, trojan (disguised malicious software)
C2
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plural Trojaner
Meanings
Noun
- Trojan horse, trojan (disguised malicious software)
- Trojan (person from Troy)
- Trojan asteroid (asteroid sharing the orbit of a planet at a Lagrange point)
Example sentence
Ein Trojaner hatte sich unbemerkt auf dem Rechner installiert.
A trojan had installed itself unnoticed on the computer.
Word forms
singular
der Trojaner
plural
die Trojaner
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Trojaner
Accusativeden Trojaner
Dativedem Trojaner
Genitivedes Trojaners
Plural
Nominativedie Trojaner
Accusativedie Trojaner
Dativeden Trojanern
Genitiveder Trojaner
Usage
- einen Trojaner entdecken — Detect a malicious program disguised as something legitimate.
- Trojaner / Trojanisches Pferd — The software name alludes to the Trojan horse; Trojaner can also name a person from Troy.
Der Bericht beschreibt, wie der Trojaner auf den Rechner gelangte.
The report describes how the trojan got onto the computer.