ARG Toolbox
This page is an index of helpful tools used to solve the puzzles typically found in ARGs, including ciphers, audio encoding, and steganography.
Cipher Solving Tools
Cyberchef
https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef/
Includes tools to decipher B64, MD5, and other reled hashes.
asciitohex
Converts ASCII to hex and vice versa, as well as to other number-based encryption methods.
Rumkin
http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/
Has tools to decipher many common encryption methods, including Caesar and Vigenere ciphers.
Cryptii
https://cryptii.com/text/select
An MIT site that decrypts many encryption methods, including Enigma and hex.
The Black Chamber
http://www.simonsingh.net/The_Black_Chamber/chamberguide.html
A compendium of different text-based ciphers.
md5hashing
https://md5hashing.net/hash_type_checker
Allows you to decode many variations of MD5 and Sha ciphers.
Xlate
A multibase data translator made by the creator of ae27ff, crashdemons.
Shift/XOR Report
http://otp22.com/xlate/shifts.html
Made by the creator of ae27ff, allows the visualization of all possible 256 byte shifts.
OtpXor
https://github.com/otp22/decoders/tree/master/OtpXor
Made by the creator of ae27ff, allows for the xoring of two large files together.
XorJ
https://github.com/crashdemons/XorJ
Made by the creator of ae27ff, allows for the xoring of two relatively small files together.
HTTP Referrer Extension
https://addons.mozilla.org/En-US/firefox/addon/refcontrol/
An extension for Firefox to help find HTTP referrers.
HxD
Hex editor/viewer. A very useful alternative to Notepad.
CryptoCrack
https://sites.google.com/site/cryptocrackprogram/
A cipher decryption program. However, it doesn't always work, so use at your own discretion.
Cheat Engine
http://www.cheatengine.org/index.php
While it is commonly used for cheating in games, it is a very helpful memory viewer and editor.
Enigma Machine Emulator
http://enigma.louisedade.co.uk/
A fully working emulator of the German Enigma encryption machine.
Audio Analysis
DTMF Decoders
http://www.teworks.com/dtmf.htm
and
https://www.djsoft.net/smf/index.php?topic=3512.0
Allow for the decryption of Duel Tone Multi-Frequency audio files.
Fldigi
https://fedorahosted.org/fldigi/wiki
A program that can encrypt/decrypt many different kinds of audio encryption. However, it is not user friendly.
Audacity
A free audio editing software. Can create spectrograms of audio.
RX-SSTV
http://users.belgacom.net/hamradio/rxsstv.htm
A program that deciphers SSTV encryption on audio tracks.
Image Analysis
Binvis.io
A tool that gives a visual representation of binary files.
Jeffrey's Image Metadata Viewer
Allows you to view the metadata of images.
FotoForensics
Image metadata and Error Level Analysis.
RawPixels
A website that visualizes .raw files.
Jhead
Hosted by the creator of ae27ff; allows for the viewing of jpeg headers, abnormalities, and outgress output.
FutureBoy
Allows to compare the differences of two images, and unlock steganography with passwords.
GIMP
A free photo editor. A great alternative to Photoshop.
Tinkercad
A web-based 3D-modeling program.
