Artist auctions off virus-ridden laptop for $1 million

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A laptop infected with some of the most destructive pieces of malware ever may sound like the kind of ticking time bomb you'd expect only in sci-fi movies. But one man has created just such a machine, and it can be yours — if you have about $1 million to spare. 

No, this isn't some shady dark web marketplace. It's an art auction, and the current bidding price is around $1.2 million. 

The piece, by artist Guo O Dong, is titled "The Persistence of Chaos," and the name is apt because the laptop could wreak some serious havoc. The old Samsung Netbook that runs Windows XP is infected with half a dozen extremely dangerous pieces of malware that, cumulatively, have caused nearly $95 billion in damages, according to Dong.  Read more...

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Artist auctions off virus-ridden laptop for $1 million Artist auctions off virus-ridden laptop for $1 million Reviewed by mimisabreena on Monday, May 27, 2019 Rating: 5

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