> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://alham-rizvi.gitbook.io/alhamrizvi/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://alham-rizvi.gitbook.io/alhamrizvi/picoctf-writeups/picoctf/reverse-engineering/timer.md). # timer This challenge involved analyzing an Android APK file. At first, I tried using **JADX** to decompile the APK and understand the code. However, this approach took a lot of time and didn’t immediately lead to the flag Instead of fully reversing the APK, I switched to a quicker method: * Unzipped the APK file (since APKs are just ZIP archives) * Located the `classes3.dex` file * Used the `strings` command to search for readable text ``` strings -t x classes3.dex | grep picoCTF ``` This directly revealed the flag: ``` picoCTF{t1m3r_r3v3rs3d_succ355fully_17496} ``` *** If you want, I can also give a clean commit message for this 🔥 --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://alham-rizvi.gitbook.io/alhamrizvi/picoctf-writeups/picoctf/reverse-engineering/timer.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.