A laptop infected with six of the most dangerous viruses was sold for $ 1.345 million!

An old laptop infected with six of the most dangerous viruses was auctioned for 1.345 million dollars (about 9,388 crores of rupees). Yes, you have read this number. Someone is willing to pay this amount for a laptop infected with all these viruses.

For those who are wondering why this laptop is even for sale, it is actually an artistic installation. The 2008 Samsung 2008 Blue NC10 notebook calls "The Persistence of Chaos" by the artist Guo O Dong. The chaos seems fine, because none of these viruses on a PC would give exactly that.

The auction was broadcast live on Twitch. According to the website of the auction thepersistenceofchaos.com the laptop contains six malware that caused financial damage totaling $ 95 billion, which is not a small number.

The laptop uses Windows XP Service Pack 3. was auctioned with a power cord. The names of the malware installed in the laptop are- ILOVEYOU, MyDoom, SoBig, WannaCry, DarkTequila and Black Energy.

The website indicates that Dong is a "contemporary Internet artist whose work is critically modern. Extremely Online Culture Day. "This artwork was created as part of a collaboration between Dong and the Deep Instinct cybersecurity company.The company provided a malware for Persistence of Chaos. [19659006Willthenewownerthenspreadtheviruses?ThismightnotbepossibleThewebsitementionsthatthelaptophasbeenisolatedandisolatedinordertopreventthespreadofthemalware39laptopcannotbeconnectedtotheInternetandUSBportscannottransferdataHoweverthisstillposesarisksincetheharddrivecanbeusedtospreadthemalware

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The terms of sale on the auction website indicate that the sale of malware for opera purposes is illegal in the United States. It reads: "As a buyer, you recognize that this job represents a potential security risk. By submitting an offer, you agree and acknowledge that you are purchasing this work as art or for academic reasons, and that you have no intention of spreading any malware. "

At the end of this auction and before sending the artwork, the Internet capabilities of the computer and the available ports will be disabled. The price of the sale has been provided by the website itself and there is no way to check the amount of the auction as the bidder remains anonymous. Persistent ships of Chaos from New York.

Of course, we guess why we pay a lot for a laptop that can not be used and that is infected with malware.