Today, IM security solutions provider Akonix says that its Security Center researchers tracked 38 malicious code attacks over IM networks in August. That’s compared to 19 in July.

The total IM-routed code attacks for this year is 264 so far.

Akonix Systems, Inc., provider of the most deployed instant messaging (IM) security and compliance products in the world, today announced its IM Security Center researchers tracked 38 malicious code attacks over IM networks during the month of August, nearly double the number of attacks tracked during July. This brings the total number of threats during 2007 to 264.

“The extraordinary increase in malicious code activity we’ve seen this August is proof positive that the IM networks have become hackers’ favorite open door into corporations’ computers,” Akonix marketing veep Don Montgomery, said in a statement (which is, I guess, what happens in statements). “As corporations make IM an integral part of their unified communications plans, it becomes imperative for IT departments to manage risk with comprehensive IM security, compliance and policy management.”

I guess while the 38 IM-delivered malicious attacks (aren’t all attacks “malicious?”) is the bad news, the good news is that Akonix rates all these attacks as low-risk.

Still, it wouldn’t hurt to go down the list of malicious attacks via IM and when they were detected. If you click the prompt below this sentence, that’s exactly what we’ll learn.

Backdoor.Wualess.C IRC August 27, 2007
Troj/IRCBot-XP IRC August 27, 2007
Troj/IRCBot-XO IRC August 25, 2007
W32/IRCBot-XN IRC August 24, 2007
W32/Xizhu IRC P2P August 24, 2007
W32/Vetor-A IRC August 24, 2007
W32/IRCBot-XL IRC MSN August 23, 2007
W32/Rbot-GSW IRC August 23, 2007
W32/Sohana-AH Yahoo! August 23, 2007
Tibs-Packed IRC P2P August 23, 2007
W32/Sdbot-DHE IRC August 22, 2007
W32/Sdbot-DHF IRC August 22, 2007
Tibs IRC P2P August 22, 2007
WORM_IRCBOT.AJY IRC MSN August 22, 2007
MSNHorn.A.worm MSN August 22, 2007
W32/Delf-EXT P2P MSN August 21, 2007
Spy-Wokiscan IRC P2P August 21, 2007
W32/Sohana-AF Yahoo! August 21, 2007
W32/Sdbot-DHD IRC August 20, 2007
W32/Spelit-A IRC August 20, 2007
W32/IRCBot-XK IRC August 20, 2007
Spy-Agent.bw IRC P2P August 20, 2007
Spyware.MSNSpyMonitor MSN August 20, 2007
W32/Vetor-C IRC August 20, 2007
Nugache.M IRC AIM MSN August 20, 2007
W32/VB-DXB IM August 19, 2007
W32/Rbot-GSU IRC August 17, 2007
W32.Scrimge.G IRC MSN August 17, 2007
W32.Scrimge!gen IRC MSN August 17, 2007
New Malware.gc IRC P2P August 16, 2007
W32/Saburex.dll IRC P2P August 16, 2007
W32.Lolurmom MSN August 15, 2007
Troj/Zapchas-DP IRC August 14, 2007
FDoS-Jinru IRC P2P August 14, 2007
W32/Antinny-BG P2P August 14, 2007
W32/Checkout-A MSN August 14, 2007
W32/Sdbot-DGZ IRC August 14, 2007
W32/Sohana-AE Yahoo! August 14, 2007
W32/Spybot-OB IRC August 13, 2007
W32/Sohana-AD IM August 13, 2007
W32/Rbot-GST IRC August 13, 2007
W32/Tilebot-KF IRC P2P August 13, 2007
W32/Rbot-GSS IRC August 12, 2007
W32/Sdbot-DGY IRC August 12, 2007
W32/Vacill-A IM August 11, 2007
W32/SdBot-DGU P2P August 11, 2007
W32/Sdbot-DGT P2P August 11, 2007
W32/Sdbot-DGV P2P August 11, 2007
W32/SdBot-DGS P2P August 11, 2007
W32/Sdbot-DGR P2P August 11, 2007