SHA2017 - Junior CTF - Hidden Message - Binary

SHA2017 - Junior CTF - Hidden Message - Binary

Problem

This file contains a hidden message. Can you reverse engineer it and find it?

hidden-message.apk fa5c85649e74ce9b651ecfc6195eebd3

Solution

Using the Linux utility strings on the given file returns the flag.

$ strings hidden-message.apk | grep flag

FLAG: flag{d3314ac1a08d65ea32ffd30907de2409}