The laptop contains six of the world's most dangerous malware being auctioned, starting at $ 268,000

A Samsung NC10-14G 10.2-inch Blue Netbook laptop containing the six most dangerous malware ever developed, named The Persistence of Chaos, is auctioned off with a starting amount of up to USD 268,000. Historically, six types of malware integrated into this laptop have been used to carry out massive network attacks that cost up to $ 95 billion worldwide.

The Persistence of Chaos was developed by artists Guo O Dong and Deep Instinct - a security firm known for its AI technology to protect computers from malware in real time, with the aim of evaluating the impact of malware.

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In the United States, the sale of malware is illegal, but the owner of the computer has circumvented the law and called The Persistence of Chaos 'art'.

6 malware built into the world's most dangerous laptop includes:

WannaCry : This is a type of ransomeware that encrypts user data and redeems victims of Bitcoin payments. WannaCry appeared in May 5/2017 and has invaded more than 200,000 computers in 150 countries.

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BlackEnergy : Although it was initially a bot to perform DDoS attacks from spam emails, BlackEnergy was later improved by creating DLLs directly in the system directory. BlackEnergy has been around since 2007 and it has caused Ukraine's network to be paralyzed in December 2015.

ILOVEYOU : This malicious code is distributed via email with an attachment called 'LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.txt.vbs.' If it successfully enters the victim's computer, it will create an alternative code. Random images, audio files, Ofice, . in the machine ILOVEYOU was first discovered in May 2000.

Mydoom : This malware lurks as a file sending error and spreads from spam in the infected computer's mailbox. It was discovered in January 2004 and is still the fastest malware to spread from email.

Sobig : This is a malware hybrid between a worm and a trojan, it started attacking the computer via email from August 2003. By September 2003, Sobig had been automatically disabled and the culprit had not been arrested until now. By 2018, Sobig was the second fastest-spreading computer worm in the world.

DarkTequilla : This is a special malware because of the ability to detect the controlled environment of real researchers or computers. DarkTequilla spreads via phishing emails and infected USB to steal personal information, bank certificates and corporate data contained in computers. DarkTequilla was discovered in 2013 and primarily attacked computers in Latin America.

Before participating in an auction to buy The Persistence of Chaos laptop, you must commit that no malware is contained within it and only use it for educational purposes.

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You can access the link below to participate in the auction if you want. The Persistence of Chaos laptop price has now reached 615,300USD.

https://thepersistenceofchaos.com/