The Most Dangerous Laptop With Many Types Of Malware Was Sold For Up To Rs 9.4 Crore

It is a disaster if you find your laptop is infected with many kinds of malware one day. The question is what you have to do with it? Do you decide to reformat all the things on your computer or say goodbye to it with a fire of a flamethrower?

In addition, there is another way you may never think about: selling it at auction. The laptop is considered as a piece of art and comes under the hammer. Is it unbelievable, right? Nonetheless, it is real in New York.

A laptop with full of malware came under the hammer.

The mentioned laptop is a Samsung netbook. Its size is 10 inches and it supports the Windows XP operating system. As a part of 'The Persistence of Chaos' project, the laptop is a collaboration between Deep Instinct – a cybersecurity firm and Guo O Dong – an internet performance artist from China.

Finally, the laptop with various kinds of malware including DarkTequila, ILOVEYOU, WannaCry, SoBig, BlackEnergy, and MyDoom was successfully sold. All of them are among the most dangerous malware in some recent years. They have allegedly made the damage of $100 billion all over the world.

However, what makes us the most surprised must be the laptop's price. It was reportedly paid about $1.35 million (Rs 9.4 crore equivalently).

it was paid up to Rs 9.4 crore.

During the time of the auction, the team kept live streaming about the malware-infected laptop in 24 hours. Therefore, people can see it with all the dangerous malware. However, you do not have to worry whether the malware is spread or not as the laptop is disconnected from the Internet and all of the ports are disabled.

Guo shares about his initial reason to start the project. It is his interest in the way people are afraid of virtual weapons.