Basic+ Level 5 Hint?

You need to think of other ways to view the picture aside from in your photo viewer.
Think about how to view the picture in a text format. Then you can scan the text for user names and passwords.
If you need any more hints just ask.

Hi - you’re right it is fairly easy (once you know), but took me some time as well at 1st, use notepad to open the pic (much like lvl 4), as with most notes - read it (unless you read computer i’d sudgest reading the english parts as its a long story and you wouldn’t want to get bored before you find the answer!)

Hope this helps

That’s what I’ve been doing. I’ve been using notepad to view the source code…

Remember you can always use ctrl + f to search the text.

ColdDaVinci, have sent you a mail highlighting what i’d call “the best of the spoilers” from other comments (after reading them now to see if i could give a better clue without giving the answer) - please think long n hard before reading the mail as although it doesn’t give you the answer it realy does take the ‘fun/purpose’ out the excersise

Yeah man, no spoilers. I really was just after an extra hint. I won’t read it. And as for the ctrl + f, well I really don’t know what I could look for. Lol. No more hints, thanks.

This is really driving me up the wall… I can’t believe I still haven’t solved it.

BIG HINT: Last row

Damn it man, you shouldn’t have told me that. But thanks.

O.M.G, the reason why I did not find the username or password was because I did not have the full file contents. I just downloaded another copy and replaced it and completed the level. To think, I could have completed that level days ago if I had the full files content…

And man that level really was easy.

Hex editor is your friend - i was putting password + PK haha took me a while to just try the password on its own…

ColdDaVinci all the levels when you know how to do them bud! :)

what is the PK?

You can use the notepad as well which is available in windows by default to complete this level.

True idletester. I spent a while looking for the user and pass, I did not see either at all, because for some reason I didn’t have the full file contents. Downloaded it again and there they were. I heard it was a bug.

what does that “PK” after password mean ?

Hi Kunal PK are the initals of Phil Katz, co-creator of the ZIP file format and author of PKZIP. ZIP it’s used in Adobe Photoshop’s native file. Nothing to do with the password. Okay? :)

Hi ANONRA did you read this article: Phillip Katz, computer programmer, born November 3 1962; died April 14 2000? I know it was some time ago but Kunal’s post just brought it back to me.

Phillip Katz, who has died aged 37, in a Milwaukee motel room of complications from alcholism, was the creator of one of the internet’s most popular programs, PK Zip.

Almost all the programs on the internet have been compressed into zip files, the format Katz developed and made popular though the Phil Katz Zip program. PKZip allows software publishers to package many different programs into one file, which is easier for users to download. It uses sophisticated algorithms to compress the zip file and make it smaller, saving users countless hours of telephone time.

READ MORE HERE

Yeah IDLETESTER I read it many moons ago! Thanks for the reminder! :)

Thanks @ANONRA and @idletester
that “PK” confused me , i was putting pass+PK :p till i saw @iluvz2sp00ge ’s post and completed the level :)

That’s great mate I am glad to help and clear that up for you. Well done on passing the level. Or like you get on HACKTHISSITE Congratz! :)

You are welcome kunai well done and good luck.

Hello!!!
Plz i have a question and i need help from you all.
i have pass Basic 4 and 5, but i will like to know how can we differentiat between the password and other text in the pics at Basic 4 in Basic 5 it was clear. in Basic 4 i saw the username but had to watchout a video on youtube to have the password and i did not appreciate that because it was like coping. if any hinte that can be of use to me.

thanks

hi i am selva i m intrased in hacking

@vonpimpo are you saying you don’t know how the password was determined from the file?

Indeed, @vonpimpo has no idea how he collected the password. IMO, it is unreasonable to say that he has already completed these levels.

@freewind1012 , i think i was clear on my post, i had the username but had to view a video on you tube to have the password, @xzy123prog you had it all, i don’t know how the password wad determined from the file.

@vonpimpo: How to find the password? The same way to find the username. Because you watched YouTube to pass Basic+ Level 5, how about watching another video which is good enough to explain why and how?

i dont understand why he put that PK after the pass :/ ? why exacly there ?

some deleted user ( :p ) said earlier : “Hi Kunal PK are the initals of Phil Katz, co-creator of the ZIP file format and author of PKZIP. ZIP it’s used in Adobe Photoshop’s native file. Nothing to do with the password. Okay?”

i read that , and i know what that PK means , my question was why the initials of the co-creator or the ZIP file format are after a password in a JPG file ? it has nothing to do with it , JPG images and ZIP files , i think it’s just to confuse the user :o

I think it’s because the password is in a zip file hidden in the JPG

[quote=chezare]I think it’s because the password is in a zip file hidden in the JPG [/quote]
The name’s steganography.

thank’s @freewind1012 :)

That little PK wasted my 2834 seconds :D

Thanks! This Thread helped me complete this level :) Cheers

Well done man, well done :)

@Kurtz @TheShadowman Thanks to every contributor of this forum specially Kutz and TheShadowman. your contributions helps me solving the leve.

I think I’m having a bug, but someone correct me if I’m wrong. I’m opening the file in my browser and saving it and then opening it with a text editor but there are only four lines of code with the EXIF info about the picture which contains no discernable English apart from that it was made with Adobe Photoshop. Someone mentioned earlier that there was a bug that caused it not to display the full code. I’ve deleted and redownloaded the file multiple times now with the same result. Anyone know a solution for the bug or something else I could try? Should be really easy, I passed level 4 without much issue.

freee now get it
yooooo it’s me…opp 333 ..coo

you can’t post name adressyou need submit adress …dammm assss

Thank You! I was allready going crazy