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....