Secret of the Polyglot

Xavier Jimenez | Dec 17, 2024 min read
Secret of the Polyglot

Description

The Network Operations Center (NOC) of your local institution picked up a suspicious file, they’re getting conflicting information on what type of file it is. They’ve brought you in as an external expert to examine the file. Can you extract all the information from this strange file? Download the suspicious file here.

Steps Taken

  1. download file
  2. open pdf
  3. pdf contains: 1n_pn9_&_pdf_53b741d6}
  4. rename to png
  5. png has : flag_png
  6. Flag: picoCTF{f1u3n7_1n_pn9_&_pdf_53b741d6}