Computervirus

A computer specialist from Helsinki invented an unusual advertising campaign, having added it on Google's Adword. 409 people clicked the ad offering to have their computer infected. In fact, the specialist wanted to check the efficiency of advertising system.

Why would people want to get a computervirus? Curiosity, stupidity or something else? Most probably some developers need viruses to check the reliability of the programs they developed.

Technology (20 Jul, 2007)
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Technology (01 Nov, 2007)
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Offbeat (05 Oct, 2009)
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