2022-06-03 11-32-03~2.png [ GENUINE ]

: Run strings 2022-06-03 11-32-03~2.png . In many versions of this challenge, the flag or a hint is appended to the end of the file in plain text, past the IEND chunk.

The most common solution for this specific file involves . Many CTF creators intentionally modify the height or width values in the PNG header so the image doesn't render correctly or hides the flag at the bottom. Tool : Hex Editor (like HxD or hexedit ). 2022-06-03 11-32-03~2.png

Below is a technical write-up of the steps required to solve this challenge. 1. Initial File Analysis : Run strings 2022-06-03 11-32-03~2

: Run exiftool 2022-06-03 11-32-03~2.png . This often reveals interesting timestamps or software tags, though in this specific case, the metadata is usually clean or points toward a Windows screenshot. 2. Visual Inspection and Strings Many CTF creators intentionally modify the height or

: Use binwalk -e 2022-06-03 11-32-03~2.png to see if another file (like a .zip or .txt ) is embedded inside the image data. 5. Final Flag Extraction

The first step in any forensics challenge is to verify the file type and examine basic metadata.