Malware appears in many forms, and understanding the most common types is essential to building strong defenses. Worms are self-propagating threats that exploit vulnerabilities to spread across networks, causing disruptions or server failures; early examples date back to the 1971 Creeper system. Trojans disguise themselves as legitimate files or applications to trick users into executing malicious payloads, operating with the user’s privileges; one of the earliest known examples is ANIMAL from 1975. BeyondTrust provides layered protection against these and other malware types by combining privilege management, application control, and identity‑focused defenses to limit execution paths and reduce attack impact.

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