EKOCTFMediumCTF Challenge

Spammer

Spammer

##Challenge Name: Spammer

###Solves

  • >Solves: 46
  • >Points: 425

###Description

While going through all my email folders, I came across a message that seems to come from a great "negotiator". Do you understand what the message is trying to say?

Attachments: spammer.zip


###Approach

  1. >

    Extracting the Files: Upon unzipping the

    spammer.zip
    file, we found a file named
    spammer.txt
    .

    File: spammer.txt

  2. >

    Recognizing the Pattern: The text in the

    spammer.txt
    file seemed familiar—it was a message that appeared to be encoded in a format commonly used on the website spammimic.com, a platform known for its decoding tool.

  3. >

    Using Spammimic: We visited the website Spammimic and went to the Decode page.

  4. >

    Decoding the Message: After entering the message into the Spammimic decode tool, we received the flag.

Flag:

EKO{i_need_you_money}


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