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

To bypass the "infinite loop," a Python script was developed using the zipfile and patoolib libraries to automate the process.

Any or tools you used (e.g., John the Ripper, Python). The actual flag you discovered. File: Rescuing_You_in_the_Infinite_Loop.rar ...

: The sheer number of layers (100+) made manual extraction impossible.

: Manual extraction revealed a nested file structure (e.g., layer100.zip -> layer99.zip ). After approximately 100 iterations, the script encountered a

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

: 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 The actual flag you discovered

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