Many virus writers see IM as an unprotected channel that gives them access into companies and homes. As new worms wriggle through Microsoft’s MSN Messenger, an industry consortium has issued a report confirming that instant messaging (IM) threats are increasing, and the trend is likely to continue. In the past two months, over 30 new IM viruses and worms have been reported by the IMlogic Threat Center, a group consisting of vendors like Symantec, Sybari, McAfee and IMlogic, as well as IM providers AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo.