Soundmaster
Evolution #1
1992
Recently we had the pleasure of obtaining an interview with the famous RABID member Data Disruptor. This was one of those once in a life time opportunities so we took it. The people that are involved in this article are as follows...
Sm: What are your other aliases?
Dd -Data Disruptor,
Dd -The High Evolutionary,
Dd -Others are Classified...
Sm: With what groups have you been affiliated with?
Dd -RABID, FIRM, INC.
Sm: How did you become a member of RABID?
Dd -Practically started the group.
Sm: Who do you admire in the bbs world?
Dd -Dark Avenger.
Sm: What do you think about the bbs world today compared to when you started?
Dd -Too many Lamer's!!
Sm: What was your position in RABID?
Dd -Head Programmer.
Sm: What viruses are you known to have created?
Dd -The most famous ones would be...
Dd -Violator, Rage, DataRape I, DataRape II, DataRape III, Sunday flu II
Dd -etc...
Sm: What else do you do besides virus programming?
Dd -Assembly utils, some Loaders in assembler.
Sm: Have you ever worked for large groups from the U.S. like THG, USA/FLT, INC?
Dd -I wasn't really in INC, I just did some small outside work for them.
Sm: Are you presently still bbsing?
Dd -YES!!!
Sm: What are your views on the punishments given to PIRATES/HACKERS PHREAKERS and VIRUS Makers?
Dd -Well, I think for Phreakers, If they fuck up a system causing like $10,000.00 in damage, then they deserve the punishment.
Dd -Hackers are just, umm, Its not bad if they break into a system and look around. In reality they're helping with the creation of better security.
Dd -Virii creators, NO comment.
Sm: Have you ever been caught?
Dd -No! At least not yet!
Sm: What Languages do you program in?
Dd -Assembler,
Dd -Quick Basic,
Dd -Pascal,
Dd -Turbo Pascal,
Dd -C.
Sm: What group do you think rules the bbs world at this point in time?
Dd -INC!!
Sm: What art group do you think is the best?
Dd -ACID & ICE isn't bad.
Sm: Have you ever worked with that group?
Dd -No.
Sm: Do you feel guilty sometimes when you think about the people who have been hit by your VIRUS'S?
Dd -YES, After hearing a hospital in Texas got hit by the Violator Virus I've stopped writing them.
Sm: Are you going to continue working with computers?
Dd -Yep!, I'm Working on a Virus Cleaner, and I'm going to continue in programming..
Sm: How does your family react to what you are doing?
Dd -They know what I do, however my dad doesn't mind as long as he doesn't get hit...
Sm: Do you consider yourself a "Law Breaker"?
Dd -No, I'm more of an Anarchist/Hacker...
Sm: Is there any type of message that you can give to the next generation of bbsers? If so what is it?
Dd -Don't think you're the best unless you can prove it!!
Sm: Any greets you want to send?
Dd -Greets to: Optical Illusion, Sledge Hammer, Dessert Fox, ProTurbo, Madman, FlashForce, Lestat, Northern Telecom, Hell Angel, All virus writers I've never gotten a chance to meet..
Quotes:
Dd -1. "Live fast, Die Young"
Dd -2. "Die Now, Live Later"
Special Thanks go out to Data Disruptor for actually letting us do this pain in the ass interview.