Interview ZeMacroKiller98
[May 2000]

Tell us something about you (country, age, whatever else,.. :)

> - Age: 23 years ago
> - Country: France
> - I am a macro virii coder first but now, i begin to code in C++ for windows virii. I tried in assembler but i found it's very difficult to understand it.

Why did you choose your handle and has it a special meaning?

> I choose my handle because i see in virus list a macro virus which name is Killer and i choose to create macro virii and 98, it's year that i have began to code macro virii.

When was your first contact with a computer?

> I can't remenber when i have a first contact with a computer.....

What was your first contact with the genre 'virus'?

> My first contact with a virii, it's at school in the beginning of 1998, all computers at school infect with Npad macro virii.

How long have you been in the VX scene?

> I am in the VX scene since 2 years ago

How did you make your way in the VX Scene ?

> I make my to the vx scene in create macro virii for Word 97 which no exist much in 1998

How do you see the virus scene? Past, present and future...

> I can see that the virus scene will find always a way to create virii on new OS.

Which programming languages do you know?

> I know VBA for Word 97 and C++ language

How many viruses have you coded ?

> I have coded about 30 viriis which 2 are Win32 virii and 1 macro virii generator

How do you spread your viruses? :o)

> To spread my virii, i send it to Virii Web Site as Ultras Web Site.

Are any of you viruses in the wild?

> Anything but i hope one day there is one

How do you name your viruses?

> To name my virii, i use my imagination or help me with name of existing virus...

Do you have any new ideas for viruses you want to write in the near future?

> No any ideas for the moment, i will see as the new virus technology

Which was your best virus you ever coded til yet?

> I can't say there is a best virus, but just my prefer: W97M/WorldCup98

Which viruses do you think are the viruses of the next generation ?

> I can see that VBS script could become the next generation of virii as VBS.ILoveYou

What did you think about destructive payloads in viruses ?

> I think it's very cool!!!!!!!!!!!

Which payloads did you try in your viruses? Any special one?

> I tried many differents payloads in my virus as delete files, format Hard Disk, displays simple message box,... I like that my virus delete files or format HD. In my win32 virii now, i tried to use graphic payload...

What is your oppinion about virus construction kits?

> There are good to anyone which would create viriis simply and quickly without code it.

What is your favourite virus/virus generator/poly engine?

> I don't know.....

Which guys do you respect most in the virus scene?

> most guys, i respect in virus scene are:

> - Nightmare Joker
> - Foxz of NoMercy

Which VX groups do you like best? and why?

> NoMercy Virus team is my prefer, because it's my prefer and that's all.

What were/are the best virus magazine in your oppinion?

> The best virus mag for me, it's codebreakers mag

Are you in any VX group?

> last year, i was in [SOS](Sign Of Scream) group which have dissolved

What do you think about AV's (and their products)? Which are best/worst?

> For me, the worst AV product is McAffee, i hate this AV!!!!, the best is AVP but i use Norton AV

Besides viruses coding, what do you do in real life?

> In real life, i'm working in electric

Do your close friends, parents, girlfriend know you write Virus?

> Close friends know that i write virus.There are very surprised when i said to them.

What music do you like?

> I like Techno and hip-pop music

Do you have any hobbies beside computer?

> I like to go in disco with my friends

What is your best advice to a newbie in vx scene?

> Found source code, and learn how they work...

Greets to other virus people and groups?

> Greets to:

> * Slagehammer which collect all my viriis
> * Nightmare Joker
> * Foxz
> * CodeBreakers for its mag
> * NoMercy Virus Team
> * and all peoples in vx scene

Any comments so far?

> Long life for virii creators....