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Word: trojan horse
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Meaning:
Noun:
- computing a malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software
- business an offer made to lure customers, seeming like a good deal, that has the ultimate effect of extorting large amounts of money from the customer
- by extension a subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy
- politics a social movement, political bill, or ideology with a negative agenda or evil intentions under the guise of positive values or good intentions
- (''Greek legend'') a hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks gained access to Ilium or Troy.
Source: Wiktionary
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