CTFLearn 02 - Forensics 101

Problem Statement

Think the flag is somewhere in there. Would you help me find it? https://mega.nz/#!OHohCbTa!wbg60PARf4u6E6juuvK9-aDRe_bgEL937VO01EImM7c

Solution

The file is an image, we can use strings utility in linux/Mac to list strings in files.

Use strings {filename} in the terminal and in the list of strings, the following string can be found which is the flag we’re looking for.

flag{wow!_data_is_cool}