Laptop loaded with world’s worst viruses sells for £1million as a work of art in online auction
A LAPTOP loaded with the world’s worst computer viruses has sold for £1million as a work of art.
The Persistence of Chaos has six infamous malwares including WannaCry, which hit parts of the NHS in 2017.
The viruses have caused £74.4billion worth of damage globally.
The Windows XP artwork’s online capabilities have been isolated to prevent use of the bugs.
Artist Guo O Dong created it with cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct.
He said the work, sold in an online auction, “gives abstract threats a physical meaning”.
Viruses also include year 2000's ILOVEYOU bug, thought to have affected more than 500,000 PCs after sending an email with an attachment.
MyDoom, a computer worm from 2004 is also on the machine, as well as SoBig, DarkTequila and BlackEnergy.
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