<s>
The	B-Device
Persistence	I-Device
of	I-Device
Chaos	I-Device
is	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
laptop	O
that	O
contains	O
six	O
computer	O
viruses	O
,	O
worms	O
,	O
and	O
pieces	O
of	O
malware	O
that	O
have	O
caused	O
major	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Persistence	I-Device
of	I-Device
Chaos	I-Device
was	O
created	O
in	O
2019	O
by	O
artist	O
Guo	O
O	O
Dong	O
and	O
MSCHF	O
after	O
they	O
were	O
commissioned	O
by	O
Deep	O
Instinct	O
,	O
a	O
computer	O
security	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
cost	O
more	O
than	O
$	O
10,000	O
to	O
create	O
,	O
with	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
money	O
spent	O
on	O
ensuring	O
that	O
the	O
malware	O
it	O
contained	O
was	O
effectively	O
firewalled	B-Application
so	O
that	O
it	O
could	O
not	O
spread	O
to	O
other	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
technical	O
basis	O
for	O
The	B-Device
Persistence	I-Device
of	I-Device
Chaos	I-Device
was	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Device
NC10	I-Device
,	O
a	O
netbook	B-Device
first	O
released	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laptop	O
computer	O
equipped	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
was	O
deliberately	O
infected	O
with	O
an	O
assortment	O
of	O
viruses	O
,	O
worms	O
,	O
and	O
malware	O
which	O
have	O
caused	O
$95	O
billion	O
in	O
financial	O
damages	O
:	O
the	O
ILOVEYOU	O
virus	O
,	O
Mydoom	O
worm	O
,	O
Sobig	O
worm	O
,	O
WannaCry	O
ransomware	O
,	O
DarkTequila	O
malware	O
,	O
and	O
BlackEnergy	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
isolated	O
and	O
airgapped	B-Architecture
to	O
prevent	O
misuse	O
of	O
the	O
malware	O
it	O
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Persistence	I-Device
of	I-Device
Chaos	I-Device
was	O
sold	O
in	O
an	O
online	O
auction	O
as	O
a	O
work	O
of	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
additionally	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
ports	B-Protocol
and	O
capacity	O
for	O
internet	O
connection	O
would	O
be	O
disabled	O
before	O
shipping	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
public	O
interest	O
in	O
The	B-Device
Persistence	I-Device
of	I-Device
Chaos	I-Device
was	O
thought-provoking	O
for	O
him	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
this	O
piece	O
could	O
be	O
considered	O
an	O
exhibit	O
of	O
historical	O
weaponry	O
"	O
and	O
questioning	O
why	O
someone	O
wanted	O
to	O
spend	O
so	O
much	O
money	O
on	O
acquiring	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infoblox	O
executive	O
Gary	O
Cox	O
told	O
Verdict	O
that	O
The	B-Device
Persistence	I-Device
of	I-Device
Chaos	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
making	O
him	O
"	O
rethink	O
what	O
constitutes	O
art	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
Banksy	O
's	O
Love	O
is	O
in	O
the	O
Bin	O
and	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
laptop	O
forming	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
had	O
a	O
resale	O
value	O
of	O
roughly	O
$50	O
.	O
</s>
