ARG Puzzle with 3.5 BTC Private Key Prize, Game Over

[arg]

https://i.imgur.com/4fXuj6X.gif

Finger tappin.

we're bruteforcing it almost.. any clues?

I don't know. I've taken a selection of words from this thread, the comments in the extra file and the track names, threw in the words from the book the quote was from when I ran out of mutations. Currently running every word through ~150 mutations as well as verbatim. No luck as of yet.

There's one last file that hasn't been used from the DOD game.

Code:

https://mega.co.nz/#!nUkAVbAQ!f9iGWcW8gNOwKkCIYIfuvk1e7qy_1w7zXOShJVLMTK8

The file from that link is sped up, but it looks like the sampling rate was left at 8000 Hz. Every other file in the sound folder that I checked has a rate of 22050 Hz.

Instead of speeding it up, you can change the sampling rate to 22050 Hz on the original and get something of similar length and sound to the file above, but not exactly the same.

I'll post this here for comparison if anyone's interested:

Code:

https://mega.co.nz/#!XdBm0RoT!nuAfI4-2cI60hzjqTYY2N6u2GSTU-Xp7x1iU1iAzX_0

Much better than my hack job. Some sort of NES game soundtrack?

[Kprawn]

So we only concentrating using Sha256 right {Linked to the hint.... "use Bitcoin method" ?

Just thought I'd ask.

[arg]

So we only concentrating using Sha256 right {Linked to the hint.... "use Bitcoin method" ?

Just thought I'd ask.

I'm using the broken SHA256d, assuming the hint in the OP isn't meant to be misleading.

[Yemmster]

How about that text from the qr-code which got us to Again.7z?

Code:

"Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time-rich and cash-poor."

http://qr.w69b.com/g/t2lFujr0I

I've tried doing sha(sha()) on said text, the title of the book and the name of the author using a different casese, spaces, with and without hyphen-minus...
No luck so far.

[Prospero]

I also tried using the double-hash against the file contents for the Odyssey album and the youtube url.

[Timmmaahh]

I also tried using the double-hash against the file contents for the Odyssey album and the youtube url.

same to me but no luck

[elh40257]

"Yet another does not return..."

Good luck to you with this all. Must sleep now.

[jc01480]

You guys are some true champions here.  I am vey impressed.  Everyone is contributing something at some point.  Good luck to you all.  I hope you get the prize.  I just got off of work.  All the links blew up our internet policy flags as I tried to visit each one.  Be on the carpet tomorrow...lol

And I just wanted to bump this thread back up.  Maybe figure a way to work on the remaining file.

[arg]

https://i.imgur.com/AxBrVA4.gif

This game is hard.

[roert]

SETCHEAT INVULNERABLE 

[sha-256]

Do you know Marguerite Torres?

[itod]

Do you know Marguerite Torres?

Who do you ask this question? Who is Marguerite Torres?

[arg]

Do you know Marguerite Torres?

Who do you ask this question? Who is Marguerite Torres?

That's the OP.

[S4VV4S]

Do you know -snip-? Edited for privacy.....

If it is really the OP then I hope you get banned.

You joined to reveal the identity of someone?

This is the internet for fucks sake.

Plus this whole thing is based on anonymity.

If it is the OP, you have it coming.......

[sha-256]

That's the OP.

how you know?

[Kangaderoo]

ARe you guys looking for the book??

Good, start looking (AND DO NOT GET DISTRACTED BY THE BEAUTIFUL FACE  ):



Also, sorry for the large image size, it's to make out the titles

      like you didn't post this image....

[Prospero]

Do you know Marguerite Torres?

If it is really the OP then I hope you get banned.

You joined to reveal the identity of someone?

This is the internet for fucks sake.

Plus this whole thing is based on anonymity.

If it is the OP, you have it coming.......

She is a public figure and she was interviewed in a newspaper article, so the anonymous coward hasn't really exposed any private information. It's equivalent to revealing that user jgarzik is Jeff Garzik.

[S4VV4S]

ARe you guys looking for the book??

Good, start looking (AND DO NOT GET DISTRACTED BY THE BEAUTIFUL FACE  ):



Also, sorry for the large image size, it's to make out the titles

      like you didn't post this image....

Yes, I did, it was published on youtube and you DON'T SEE any real names there do you?

[S4VV4S]

Do you know -snip-? Edited for privacy.....

If it is really the OP then I hope you get banned.

You joined to reveal the identity of someone?

This is the internet for fucks sake.

Plus this whole thing is based on anonymity.

If it is the OP, you have it coming.......

Uh, you realise that is from a news article that has her name and handle, right?

"... painted by Y.T. Coin Artist (Marguerite Torres) "

Where, I didn't see that?
If that's true then I apologize.

[Prospero]

"... painted by Y.T. Coin Artist (Marguerite Torres) "

Where, I didn't see that?
If that's true then I apologize.

"Google is your friend".