Virus-packed laptop sells as artwork for over $1.3 million

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https://news.yahoo.com/virus-packed-laptop-sells-artwork-over-1-3-212331624.html?guccounter=1

Washington (AFP) - For Chinese artist Guo O Dong, the simple black Samsung laptop computer, loaded with six potent viruses, symbolizes one of the world's most frightening threats.

On Tuesday his creation "The Persistence of Chaos" rocked the art world, selling for more than $1.3 million in a New York online auction.

I hope my son didn't buy this thing.

 

[Rivercard]

Um, what could possibly go wrong? Is it legal to sell these malware?

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The site stresses that the artwork is for research use only, saying that anyone who submitted a bid contractually agreed that they "have no intention of disseminating any malware."

At the same time, the site appeared to acknowledge that the buyer might not heed the agreement.

"Please remember that these are live and dangerous malware samples," it said.

"Running them unconstrained means that you will infect yourself or others with vicious and dangerous malware."

 

[Covert Rain]

I can't believe some of the random stuff that sells like this every once in a while. Mainly because I didn't think of it.

Hell...working in IT, most people or myself could have easily have done this.

DAMN IT!

 

[Dback Jon]

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