: 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
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
: 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 : Run exiftool 2022-06-03 11-32-03~2