Let’s start by taking the symbols
$*%*%&#%)%%^*^^*%^*&&^(^)%%%@%%&(*
Convert the symbols to their respective numbers on the keyboard
4858573505568668568776960555255798
Make pairs
48 58 57 35 05 56 86 68 56 87 76 96 05 55 25 57 98
Reverse
89 75 52 55 50 69 67 78 65 86 68 65 50 53 75 85 84
Convert decimal to Ascii
YK472ECNAVDA25KUT
Reverse
TUK52ADVANCE274KY
Take letters and numbers from the orignal code
v0ravfdprklwu0vdukvuu0vjr05jtkzpvvvp
There are a total of 36 characters. 36 can be divided by 4, could be Base64.
Now we need to figure out which letters are capital. We can probably assume that all letters need to change to capital letters
V0RAVFDPRKLWU0VDUKVUU0VJR05JTKZPVVVP
Convert Base64 to text
WD@TPÏD¢ÖSECP¥TSEIGNIL¦OUUO
Not perfect but there are a few hints that we are on the right track. You can make out the start of a keyword with SEC, and a numbers with EIG NI…
From the original string lets try changing to lowercase any letters that is preceeded by a symbol
V0RaVFdPRklWU0VDUkVUU0VJR05JTkZPVVVP
Convert Base64 to text
WDZTWOFIVSECRETSEIGNINFOUUO
wdz25secrets894uo
