14 DAY TRIAL // Internet users are advised to avoid opening unsolicited emails that appear to originate from Atlantic Hotel.
Sophos experts report that the emails, entitled “Fw: Atlantic Hotel,” appear to originate from an atlantic-hotel.uk.com address, which is the hotel’s genuine domain.
“Further to our telephone conversation, please find attached confirmation of your booking with us. We would like to thank you for making this reservation and we look forward to greeting you at the Atlantic Hotel on the 20th March 2013,” the fake notifications read.
Experts warn that the attached files are not a booking confirmation, but a Trojan horse identified as Troj/Agent-AAQY, a threat capable of hijacking computers and allowing cybercriminals remote access to the infected machine.
Atlantic Hotel is aware of the malware-spreading emails. The company has posted an alert on its website to warn customers.
“We are aware of this and are trying to combat the situation, please delete any email with an attachment purporting to be from us. These emails originate somewhere other than on our server and so we have no control over them,” the alert reads.