Hi Brian
 > "please correct me if I'm wrong"
 BP> Trojans normally don't replicate.  If the trojan is a virus
 BP> DROPPER, then the "dropped" virus replicates, the dropper
 BP> does not.
 BP> A trojan is malware which appears to be something normally desirable
 BP> to most  users, which really causes damage WHETHER OR NOT IT ALSO
 BP> PERFORMS THE DESIRABLE FUNCTION!  A virus "dropper" file is
 BP> a trojan.  A program called win-doom.exe which is really a
 BP> compiled batch file to call a low-level format from debug
 BP> (as an example) is a trojan.  All trojans (from "trojan
 BP> horse", read your Greeks) cause damage.  Most cause so much
 BP> damage that they wipe themselves out too! They AREN'T
 BP> INTENDED TO REPLICATE!  The virus dropper is a type of
 BP> trojan which drops (activates, and if needed forces into
 BP> the boot sector/MBR) a virus.  The virus replicates, of
 BP> course.  The DROPPER does NOT!
This message is well put :)
Too put it down too basic language, trojan is anything
that sites on your computer that can cause damage,
ether it is a virus dropper or a Bomb.
Thanks for your help !!
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