Arrival method

Arrival method is commonly deemed synonymous to the terms “infection vector” and “infection channel”, since both refer to how a particular malware gets inside computer systems. There are different arrival methods for a threat:

• Downloaded from the internet
• Downloaded by other malware
• Opened as email attachments
• Accessed through  iFrame-compromised sites
• Shared and downloaded from P2P sites
• Downloaded from removable drives
• Downloaded from social media sites or instant messaging programs