troijalised
Troijalised is a technical term used in cybersecurity to describe software or files that have been compromised and turned into Trojan horses. The word combines “Trojan,” referencing the historical story of the deceptive wooden horse used by the Greeks in Greek mythology, with the suffix “‑ised,” meaning made or transformed. In digital contexts, troijalisation refers to the process of modifying legitimate code or files so that they appear harmless to users and security systems while secretly performing malicious actions such as data exfiltration, back‑door installation, or cryptomining.
The concept emerged in the early 2000s as malware authors began to exploit the trust users place
Typical methods of troijalisation involve downloading legitimate software from compromised websites, or using social engineering to
Preventive measures center on validating software signatures, using reputable distributors, monitoring for anomalous network traffic, and