# WOW.... So Meta

> This photo was taken by our target. See what you can find out about him from it. https://mega.nz/#!ifA2QAwQ!WF-S-MtWHugj8lx1QanGG7V91R-S1ng7dDRSV25iFbk

<figure><img src="https://1586847736-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FtSZ40gLWhBDTzPEgHsVB%2Fuploads%2FUfAGlnuOAVnRLDmssyg9%2F1.png?alt=media&#x26;token=bc9ccb62-0aa9-4fac-9ec5-842c36c983f4" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Linux

Using the `strings` utility, we can see all the strings included in the image. We can then pipe the command with `grep` in order to filter out the flag.

```
$ strings 95f6edfb66ef42d774a5a34581f19052.jpg | grep "flag"
flag{wow!_data_is_cool}
```



### Windows

On downloading the image we can use [EXIF.tools](https://exif.tools/) to view the image metadata.

<figure><img src="https://1586847736-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FtSZ40gLWhBDTzPEgHsVB%2Fuploads%2FlG7RYUUmdZmWOzvraWzH%2F2.png?alt=media&#x26;token=06b16988-7255-4e92-94c8-5234019f5897" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Flag

```
CTFlearn{wow!_data_is_cool}
```
