Stego 9

That what i'm trying to do. I just can't figure out HOW to decode, what I should try.

And i'm trying not to get a warning for posting spoilers.

by **Defience** on Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:04 pm ([msg=33645]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

hmm.....try breaking them up into groups of twos and/or threes and looking at it that way.

by **ColdCore** on Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:53 pm ([msg=34869]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

Maybe it's wrong to pick this one as my second stego mission, while I haven't completed the previous, but somehow, this one attracted me and I decided to try it out either way.

But I'm feeling this is too much of a challenge for me...
So far, I found one hint thanks to 'sample rate' and 'Victorian Internet' hint. + it fits with the 'PCM' article. Well, kinda...
Analogue signals, old sine waves, communication, ... it all fits and yet leads me nowhere.

I've tried a similar approach to Stego 2, but didn't find anything that way.
So far, I understand this is encrypted a couple of times, -and I know how many-, but it doesn't make sense to me that way.
As far as I'm concerned, PCM isn't an encryption nor file-format, so basically: I can't find what's encrypted.

I'm just looking for hints to the start of this, to find the first code.
So I just use Wavepad and keep looking for some difference between this and other audio files?

by **shill** on Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:01 pm ([msg=36291]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

Defience wrote:hmm.....try breaking them up into groups of twos and/or threes and looking at it that way.

THANKS so much.. there's the answer

-- Sun Mar 07, 2010 11:04 pm --

ColdCore wrote:I'm just looking for hints to the start of this, to find the first code.
So I just use Wavepad and keep looking for some difference between this and other audio files?

listen to the wav.. what's odd about how it sounds?

by **Martyy** on Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:59 am ([msg=36444]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

oh man this one was frustrating...
I saw within the first 10min the first hint to the answer but i did not think it would actually take me to the answer so i just ignored it and kept looking...

after about 3hours i saw odd behavior in a fairly famous mp3 player's way of displaying the peaks... (i hope that is not a spoiler, even tho its still long way to go...)

boy was i pissed off when i found out i just wasted 3hours instead of following the first lead...

by **omicrom** on Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:57 am ([msg=38189]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

I am no where near having this one done but after spending the night working on it, I just want to give props to whoever made it.

I know i have found something odd in the file but nothing anyone else has posted anything that confirms my suspicions. I think i am going to be beating my head against the wall a few days on this one. I am horrible with audio so i am hoping bit skillz can save me

by **mgersten** on Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:37 pm ([msg=41498]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

Is this mission still working? I'll try to say this with no spoilers. I come up with the string of 25 characters, arrange them, and get 6 characters which I believe are the answer. However when I enter them in the password box, the mission is not complete. Mods feel free to remove anything if its too spoilerish.

by **DrakierD** on Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:23 am ([msg=41542]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

mgersten wrote:Is this mission still working? I'll try to say this with no spoilers. I come up with the string of 25 characters, arrange them, and get 6 characters which I believe are the answer. However when I enter them in the password box, the mission is not complete. Mods feel free to remove anything if its too spoilerish.

That would be incorrect. The mission still works, I just tested it, but can tell by what you said you had that you don't have it right. I believe the first part is right. It is the other parts that are wrong.

by **mgersten** on Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:12 am ([msg=41545]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

Thanks DrakierD! Back to the drawing board I guess...

by **DrakierD** on Sat Jul 10, 2010 7:16 pm ([msg=41576]see Re: Stego 9[/msg])

mgersten wrote:Thanks DrakierD! Back to the drawing board I guess...

You don't have to scrap it all and start over. Work with what you have.. just try re-arranging it a bit. I'm sure eventually something will pop out at you.