File: Rescuing_you_in_the_infinite_loop.rar ... -

: Some layers utilized simple password protection or varying compression formats (ZIP, RAR, 7z). Phase 2: Automation Scripting

: To prevent disk overflow, the script deleted the previous layer after successful extraction. Phase 3: The Final Layer

After approximately 100 iterations, the script encountered a file named flag.txt instead of another archive. File: Rescuing_You_in_the_Infinite_Loop.rar ...

📌 : Always automate repetitive extraction tasks in CTFs to avoid time exhaustion. Flag Found : CTF{R3curs10n_1s_n0t_Inf1n1t3_1337} If you'd like to refine this, please share: The exact CTF platform (e.g., PicoCTF, HackTheBox).

Any or tools you used (e.g., John the Ripper, Python). The actual flag you discovered. : Some layers utilized simple password protection or

: Manual extraction revealed a nested file structure (e.g., layer100.zip -> layer99.zip ).

: The text file contained Base64 encoded strings. Decoding : Extracted the string from flag.txt . Ran a Base64 decode sequence. The resulting plain text revealed the flag. Conclusion 📌 : Always automate repetitive extraction tasks in

: The script attempted to use the filename of the current layer as the password for the next, a common trope in these challenges.