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Are people still using this forum? I just got here myself, I'll admit I'm a little lost as to how this ARG works.I'm actually new to ARG's in general so forgive me if I have no idea what's going on or what to do >.< And yes, I am completely serious about this, it's a little hard for me to understand but I actually want to figure this thing out.

Well, my friend, that makes two of us (if you're still attempting this.) I'm also new to ARG's. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've haven't attempted to do something like this before. Hopefully, you'll respond, though I'm pretty sure you won't; you're probably deep into the game now.

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Okay. You're looking for 1024 bytes of information, presumably some sort of key.

The first 192 bytes are already out there. Some are trivial -- for example, you know that E... and F... are literally "E..." and "F..."

AAAABBBBCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFFFFF <- 2nd e-mail AAAAABBBBCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEFFF <- 3rd e-mail XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX <- 3rd e-mail ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Also, as discussed below, the image on the front page of textz.com keeps changing (arg01.png to arg04.png so far), and they all have some lyrics on them. Unclear what they mean in the context of the ARG though.

For most other issues, Google and Wikipedia are a good start. And if you have any more specific questions, let us know.

textz.com

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whats your image called?

mine was:

974EFD1E1E3749746818C009BEC74216B404EDC0.png

looks like a sha1 hash, but could not find it in any rainbow table.

whats in your email footer?

mine was:

adslkfhsadkljfhjaslfjaslkfjasdlkfjsadlkfjldfkjsdlkfjsldd dlskfjsdlkfgjsdklfjsdlkfjsdlkfjsdlkfjsdflsdjlksdjfslfjls dsjkfhsdkjfhsdkjfhsdkjfhsdkfhsdkfjhsdkjfhsdkjfhsdkjfsdhf fsdhfjdshfskjdfhdskfhsklfjhsdkfhslfahsdjhfgszdjkfgsdajhf sdakjfhaslkfhsdlkfhsdlfhsadlkfshflksdhjflsdjfsdlfjsdlfjl sdjkhfadslkfjsdlkfjslkdfjsdlkfjsdlkfjsdlkfjsdlkfjsalfjld sdkjfgsdkjfhdskjfhsdkjvhsdkjvhsdkfhdskjfhsdkjfhsdkjfhsdk sdlgfhsdkjfhsdfhsdlkfhjsdlkfjhsdlfjslfhjsdlkfjsdlfjsdlfj

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My image is 2B8CE61EA28AFD65051D74AAC225CD72C9D99044.png, and I got the exact same footer.

Also note that the image on textz.com has changed, from textz.com/png/arg01.png to textz.com/png/arg02.png. But there is no textz.com/png/arg03.png yet.

-KFJ

UPDATE: arg03.png is up now. Still not sure what to do with the song references though.

Extracting data from the personalized shopping cart image turns out to be pretty straightforward, given the method in "steganography 101". And finding salt and payload isn't too difficult either.

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Still waiting for email response back with personalised picture.

arg04.png (midday 22nd AEST) is up, more song lyrics.

In the email footer: the only two characters that don't appear on the middle row of a QWERTY keyboard are 'z' and 'v'. Is there a tool for typing or inputting data using only the middle row?

-BEN

Update: There's no data hiding at the end of the arg files, the proper IEND marker is at the end of each.

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Is there a tool for typing or inputting data using only the middle row?

What about just hitting keys on your keyboard? I get this:

adslkdfsahlkasdaskdjdaalkflkfjasfjaghaghlsafjsalcjsaldja alknslkdsanlkdasnaslkdnsklddlkajdlkasdjsalkdjasldfhdlkfh dfhsklskldfjsklfjdsaklfahdfafjkhfjhdsjkfhsjfjfhsdjfhkjfh fgdskjfgajfgaskjfgaffgakjbajfasjkcbajkdbajkdbakjdhasjkcb jdlkdjaldjaslkdjsadlkjdalsdjaslkdhafgajfaslkdsadlkdlakcs jfhsjfhasjdhjkfhsdjkfhskjfhdskjfdhsfkjdafhsajfhsdjkfgsjk sajkcbasjkcbsckbakjcbakjfhslkfhlkfhasldfhaslkdjalkdjlkda slsjdsadjfdskjhfdklfjkfjafsfjsalsfjaslfjafskfhalkfhaslkf

-KFJ

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KFJ - Let me try again - are there any ciphers that come to mind that use 11 characters?

-BEN

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Hmmm... can't think of any. Base 11, of course, but I doubt it is that.

Did you check 2012%20Quarantine/00%20Cover.jpg though? ;)

-KFJ

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Alright, text goes to the bottom of the page, gotcha. If I happen to find something new I'll post it here, thanks for the clarification.

-Criata

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here's what i got so far:

10011001lennaallcapswithspacesSILKAVEEEEEEEEEEEEFFFFFFFFFFFF kham@MhatNglovestextz.com wishes you a very happy birthdayEEEFFF This message also contains the following NO bytes, ending in EF. BCAAEJDDHBHGHDIDFCDHAJDAIIFGFCGEDEEIEBJEGHHDEFDICEBDCJGIIFEDAGDA CEHHICFFEDFACIBJFJFHBHFEDDCGIHDFIDBHCICHJDDHHEBABACGDEHBHCFCFIAA AFFBAIJJIAIHJCAECHEEHHIDIFDGECHEJHCAGFEDAJCCEHJGAFHCBEAADDAGGBFJ HJDJIBFGJHAGBDGGAJIDJGEAFFCACIHGGJJJBHCCFEHCEACAGDJGAGAJGECJJEFE CHAFJBFEGAAAHDFDGHDBFEJIIAHHDJAIDAABFIBDDFBGADFHDABBBBBEBAJCIABF EBCCIAGGGGHAFIHIFFFAJCHADDDIFAAJIDBBFGHGCIFBGBGEJCECFFAJCJCIDADJ AIHHAJIIJDEJEGAHCDEJACIGFIFGACAFECCAGHADHBFGIAEGDFAADICGAFCHGDHB AICDJIGFJHJDBIEIDAJDGHGEBGFGDGAHJAHAGGAFCDDEDEBBBDHHJDBCBGBCACAF IIAJFBEGBEDHHDJEHGIDFDIIDJFAEHCBCJEFCIDEJIGFEIAIGEIDHIIFABJEGHGH GJEFGCDCGHABJJIHBDDBIEFFEFDEIDHDGAIEFBCHGHBIAAFGHIHFECEEEEEFFFFF MP3TQ6xmV4:E?pX6s%3>OJA1^;TF4q8E=oACdNji$%rEzU[mp(T8J{W1~k?UVH OVc'keG=2"FlhS#Es#&q_)z<,>g8\I'.AXl'WFR#->%wE@1P'0N-.*EEEEFFFF tangierjordansdogbitrealrealtexasbitcdialikelikewalkwalk~fooZm9v

(Pi stuff is from the 141593rd digit, otherwise it would add up to 641 characters)

I'm getting: MP3TQ6xmV4:E?pX6s%3>OJA1^;TF4q8E=oACdNji$%rEzU[mp(T8J{W1~k?UVH OVc'keG=2"FlhS#Es#&q_)z<,>g8\I'.AXl'WFR#->%wE@1P'0N-.*EEEEFFFF // yes, getting the same now

going back to tangier / with some jordans and a spear // arg01.png [http://textz.com/mp3/Death%20Grips/2012%20The%20Money%20Store/13%20Hacker.mp3] every dog deserves forgiveness / no matter who he bit // arg02.png [http://textz.com/mp3/Perfect%20Pussy/2013%20I%20Have%20Lost%20All%20Desire%20for%20Feeling/04%20IV.mp3] and that was the real wound / that was the real wound // arg03.png [http://textz.com/mp3/EMA/2014%20False%20Flag/01%20False%20Flag.mp3] texas is a landlocked state / it's a little bit far away // arg04.png [http://textz.com/mp3/Mitski/2014%20Bury%20Me%20at%20Make%20Out%20Creek/01%20Texas%20Reznikoff.mp3] crave / desolate // arg05.png [http://textz.com/mp3/Waxahatchee/2012%20American%20Weekend/01%20Catfish.mp3] i never wanted any children / just a nice apartment // arg06.png [http://textz.com/mp3/Perfect%20Pussy/2014%20Say%20Yes%20to%20Love/05%20Interference%20Fits.mp3] what does failure taste like / to me it tastes like dirt // arg07.png [http://textz.com/mp3/EMA/2011%20Past%20Life%20Martyred%20Saints/02%20California.mp3] you walk towards the station / i'll walk towards the bus // arg08.png [http://textz.com/mp3/Brian%20Eno%20&%20John%20Cale/1990%20Wrong%20Way%20Up/05%20Cordoba.mp3] 9. http://textz.com/mp3/Sonic%20Youth/1990%20Goo/02%20Tunic%20%28Song%20for%20Karen%29.mp3 10. http://textz.com/mp3/Sonic%20Youth/1990%20Goo/04%20Kool%20Thing.mp3 11. http://textz.com/mp3/Sonic%20Youth/1990%20Goo/07%20Disappearer.mp3 12. http://textz.com/mp3/Sonic%20Youth/1990%20Goo/08%20Mildred%20Pierce.mp3 13. http://textz.com/mp3/Azealia%20Banks/2014%20Broke%20With%20Expensive%20Taste/05%20212.mp3>

// what was the original movie reference? Todd Haynes, [Safe] (1995) - you have to work backwards

textz on irc.brokensphere.net if anyone wants to throw around

ideas with other solvers. =-=-=-=

+++ interesting subthread on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/ARG/comments/2mzbvv/textzcomargview_source/cmjwgbd +++

This was posted on IRC:

well, I did the trigonometry and ended up at that familiar spot: https://www.google.de/maps/@48.7792024,9.180337,3a,70.2y,171.21h,78.88t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1smDX-pkiCNl7yE859XJR1BA!2e0>

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And we need to solve for a couple things. W would appear to be in the zipped file here, given that the file there is "0960-1016.zip" : http://hostb.org/1J>

Not sure what the password for opening that file is. Need to research some crackers for that.

The last letters XYYYZZZZ have been revealed in part through a secret key here : http://www.reddit.com/r/ARG/comments/2mzbvv/textzcomargview_source/cmy1ieq>

Applying atob(ZZZZ) I believe gives us ;ýO

XA.TO/1P is not the secret key. I got one from christ@wkv-stuttgart.de, after bugging them for several days. atob(ZZZZ) is "foo", I find that more pleasing.

The Real XW Yokomoto suggests on reddit that XA.TO/1P is a URL, and I think he is right: http://www.reddit.com/r/ARG/comments/2mzbvv/textzcomargview_source>

-KFJ

// SHA1("mail@example.com+salt") -> http://textz.com/png/5C2069D1923104F9BE0A58192966BD0A95672248.png // also, SHA1("typo+salt") -> http://textz.com/txt/86D2331CC2BDC24DA1CCA0EDC1C51CB121BDD7A9.txt>

+++ New speculation on reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/ARG/comments/2mzbvv/textzcomargview_source/cn00n06 +++

Did anyone find the password for the CHCE?

// E2ACDD4A4380E9890E074AD5872B6782D85583EF // then look at /99/73/C5/9973C5E1CE4709855AECC193F01526B04D767E90.txt

I can't seem to locate the URL for /99/73/.. — any help?

// it's no URL, it's a file in the CHCE.zip

Thank you so much. That makes more sense. However — with apologies for being computationally daft — I fear I can't open textz.com.arg.zip from the torrent. Fully appreciate the help! (Very eager to see the CHCE, despite my ARG fail, avid reader of textz.)

// the outer password is LIQUID_GLASS