Red Herring? (Destiny)

by INSANEdrive, ಥ_ಥ | f(ಠ‿↼)z | ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ| ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, Friday, May 02, 2014, 10:34 (3867 days ago) @ TrMako
edited by INSANEdrive, Friday, May 02, 2014, 10:37

If anyone is familiar with the Cicada 3301 puzzles, stenography was used a lot to embed hidden messages in the images themselves. The free program OutGuess can be used to look for and analyze the bytes of an image to find hidden messages in the file by looking for slightly altered bits.

Speaking of stenography - I would like to note, then when I tried to see if any files were hidden in the jpeg, winRaR threw back an error. Same is the case for the second image too.

Also - for the sake of inspiration, I suggest we all review our last puzzle with /Sekhmet/.

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COMM_SPIKE.INTERCEPT // ACTION REQUESTED - /Sekhmet/, 2014-04-30, 15:54
- Why does Sekhmet get to have a .gif avatar? :( - Grizzlei, 2014-04-30, 15:58
  - Why does Sekhmet get to have a .gif avatar? :( - Revenant1988, 2014-04-30, 16:13
    - Why does Sekhmet get to have a .gif avatar? :( - Grizzlei, 2014-04-30, 16:19
      - Why does Sekhmet get to have a .gif avatar? :( - stabbim, 2014-05-05, 22:23
        
        Why does Sekhmet get to have a .gif avatar? :( - General Vagueness, 2014-05-05, 23:33
- This looks easy. - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 16:32
- Starting Point? - Zero, 2014-04-30, 16:35
  - Starting Point? - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 16:40
  - Starting Point? - uberfoop, 2014-04-30, 16:43
    - Sorry, kinda misspoke on that bit. But you're right. - Zero, 2014-04-30, 16:47
  - How 'bout the other text. - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 16:59
    - How 'bout the other text. - Zero, 2014-04-30, 17:15
      - Would be nice. Doubt it per context. - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 17:19
      - How 'bout the other text. - /Sekhmet/, 2014-04-30, 17:42
- COMM_SPIKE.INTERCEPT // ACTION REQUESTED - Relativiox, 2014-04-30, 16:58
- Could the time of the message help?1424h is 02:24 PM. - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 17:16
- Drink. More O-val-tine - Ill take that prize now! :D - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 17:26
- Found info encoded as ASCII in the image - Samusaaron3, 2014-04-30, 17:47
  - How? - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 17:49
    - How? - Samusaaron3, 2014-04-30, 17:54
      - How? - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 17:59
        
        Well, it's just ASCII encoding... - uberfoop, 2014-04-30, 18:01
        
        Ain't my area of expertise. - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 18:04
        
        Well, it's just ASCII encoding... - petetheduck, 2014-04-30, 18:04
        
        Well, it's just ASCII encoding... - uberfoop, 2014-04-30, 18:06
  - Greyscale intensity is code? - ZackDark, 2014-04-30, 18:18
    - Greyscale intensity is code? - Samusaaron3, 2014-04-30, 18:19
      - Greyscale intensity is code? - Samusaaron3, 2014-04-30, 18:41
    - Greyscale intensity is code? - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 18:19
  - Nice Find! - UnrealCh13f, 2014-04-30, 19:07
- WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME - petetheduck, 2014-04-30, 18:20
  - Grayscale something for the sake of something. - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 18:38
    - Grayscale something for the sake of something. - Xenos, 2014-04-30, 18:42
      - I have an idea. One moment. Edit:Nope - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 18:42
    - The squares are squares! - BeingU, 2014-05-01, 01:24
      - The squares are squares! - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-01, 01:42
      - The squares are squares! - Danteburning, 2014-05-03, 12:26
        
        The squares are squares! - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-03, 12:28
        
        The squares are squares! - BeingU, 2014-05-03, 12:48
        
        The squares are squares! - Danteburning, 2014-05-03, 12:55
- Any Ideas on what the squares around it have to do with? - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 18:51
  - Hard to say - Zero, 2014-04-30, 18:54
- /Sekhmet/, What's your take on the squares? - INSANEdrive, 2014-04-30, 19:18
- What I've Discovered So Far - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-01, 00:50
  - What I've Discovered So Far - Claude Errera, 2014-05-01, 07:10
    - +1 Laughed out loud - ZackDark, 2014-05-01, 11:52
  - The proverbial square one - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-01, 07:44
- RGB Codes - UnrealCh13f, 2014-05-01, 13:01
  - RGB Codes - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-01, 13:13
- What about the white blocks? - ZackDark, 2014-05-01, 18:13
  - Traced Background Lines with Square Roots - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-01, 18:48
    - Traced Background Lines with Square Roots - Zero, 2014-05-01, 19:07
      - Traced Background Lines with Square Roots - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-01, 19:14
        
        Traced Background Lines with Square Roots - Zero, 2014-05-01, 19:16
        
        Hmm, I see that as well - ZackDark, 2014-05-01, 19:31
        
        Random Thoughts - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-01, 19:35
        
        What I think to be the filled in white squares - specops115, 2014-05-01, 19:42
        
        What I think to be the filled in white squares - specops115, 2014-05-01, 19:44
        
        What I think to be the filled in white squares - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-01, 19:58
        
        What I think to be the filled in white squares - specops115, 2014-05-01, 20:04
    - /Sekhmet/ Are we on the right track? - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-02, 08:39
      - "You may rely on it" - /Sekhmet/, 2014-05-02, 11:24
        
        "You may rely on it" - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-02, 11:31
        
        "You may rely on it" - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-02, 12:35
        
        "You may rely on it" - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-02, 12:53
        
        Shot in the dark - ZackDark, 2014-05-02, 15:07
        
        Shot in the dark - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-02, 16:12
        
        Exactly =( - ZackDark, 2014-05-02, 17:48
        
        "You may rely on it" - Danteburning, 2014-05-03, 01:45
- Meanwhile in Cell Block #Q... - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-01, 21:14
- Red Herring? - TrMako, 2014-05-02, 10:10
  - Red Herring? - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-02, 10:34
- The image text might be nothing... - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-02, 13:19
  - The image text might be nothing... - Danteburning, 2014-05-02, 17:46
- I've got nothing. - Sunburned_Goose, 2014-05-02, 14:38
- Text and background source image located - petetheduck, 2014-05-02, 18:00
  - Text and background source image located - Danteburning, 2014-05-02, 18:04
    - Text and background source image located - Samusaaron3, 2014-05-02, 19:37
  - THANK YOU PETE! XD - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-02, 18:18
  - Text and background source image located - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-03, 14:15
    - Text and background source image located - petetheduck, 2014-05-03, 14:48
      - Text and background source image located - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-03, 15:01
- Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - Danteburning, 2014-05-02, 18:31
  - Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - Zero, 2014-05-02, 19:02
    - Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - Danteburning, 2014-05-02, 19:16
      - Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - Danteburning, 2014-05-02, 19:29
        
        Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - Danteburning, 2014-05-02, 19:39
        
        Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - Old Fire Thief, 2014-05-03, 08:50
        
        Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-03, 10:33
        
        Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - Danteburning, 2014-05-03, 10:50
  - Maybe something here for you code whizzes? - /Sekhmet/, 2014-05-03, 10:27
    - Overlapping Boxes and Highlighted 7s - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-03, 15:45
      - I think... I have something. Its Big. - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-03, 16:46
- Review of Events - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-02, 18:54
  - We need more reviews like this - ZackDark, 2014-05-02, 22:46
- clu255pe0id0ae.png - UnrealCh13f, 2014-05-03, 12:21
  - Yes. - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-03, 12:24
    - :( - UnrealCh13f, 2014-05-03, 12:42
- Boxing the Sevens -- The answer to everything? - BeingU, 2014-05-03, 17:06
  - Boxing the Sevens -- The answer to everything? - petetheduck, 2014-05-03, 17:15
  - Your Call /Sekhmet/. Is this the answer ? ^^^ - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-03, 17:21
  - Boxing the Sevens -- The answer to everything? - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-03, 17:44
    - Read his post again. - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-03, 17:55
      - Read his post again. - Hoovaloov, 2014-05-03, 17:57
  - Just in case. - INSANEdrive, 2014-05-03, 18:08
    - Just in case. - BeingU, 2014-05-03, 18:32
      - Just in case. - Danteburning, 2014-05-03, 20:37
  - Boxing the Sevens -- The answer to everything? - Stephen Laughlin, 2014-05-03, 19:44
  - Boxing the Sevens -- The answer to everything? - Danteburning, 2014-05-03, 20:33
  - WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER. - /Sekhmet/, 2014-05-04, 00:22
    - WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER. - BeingU, 2014-05-04, 01:47
      - WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER. - specops115, 2014-05-04, 06:22
      - WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER. - Samusaaron3, 2014-05-05, 00:28
    - WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER. - Decom, 2014-05-04, 04:51
      - Roll Call - /Sekhmet/, 2014-05-04, 12:43
        
        Roll Call - Decom, 2014-05-04, 15:38
  - Congrats! - Zero, 2014-05-04, 00:50
    - Congrats! - BeingU, 2014-05-26, 00:12
      - Congrats! - marmot 1333, 2014-05-26, 15:42
  - Boxing the Sevens -- The answer to everything? - General Vagueness, 2014-05-05, 23:32

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