Various types of file header information

　　If not, you can use ultraedit to open several corresponding files for comparison. 

1. the file header information extracted from ultraedit. The two characters are regarded as one byte (hexadecimal)

JPEG (JPG), file header: ffd8ff

PNG (PNG), file header: 89504e47

GIF, file header: 47494638

Tiff (TIF), file header: 492.16a00

Windows Bitmap (BMP), file header: mongod

CAD (DWG), file header: 41433130

Adobe Photoshop (PSD), file header: 38425053

Rich Text Format (RTF), file header: 7b5c727466

XML (XML), file header: 3c3f786d6c

HTML (HTML), file header: 68746d6c3e

Email [thorough only] (EML), file header: 44656c69766572792d646174243a

Outlook Express (DBX), file header: cfad12fec5fd746f

Outlook (PST), file header: 2142444e

MS word/Excel (xls.or.doc), file header: d0cf11e0

MS access (MDB), file header: 5374616e64617213204a

Wordperfect (WPD), file header: ff575043

Postscript (EPS. Or. ps), file header: 252150532d41646f6265

Adobe Acrobat (PDF), file header: 255044462d312e

Quicken (qdf), file header: ac9ebd8f

Windows Password (pwl), file header: e3828596

ZIP Archive (ZIP), file header: 504b0304

RAR Archive (RAR), file header: 52617221

Wave (WAV), file header: 57415645

AVI (AVI), file header: 41564920

Real Audio (RAM), file header: 2e00001fd

Real Media (RM), file header: 2e524d46

MPEG (MPG), file header: 000001ba

MPEG (MPG), file header: 000001b3

QuickTime (mov), file header: 6d6f6f76

Windows Media (ASF), file header: 3026b2758e66cf11

MIDI (MID), file header: 4d546864

 

Ii. List of file headers retrieved from winhex

File Type extensionsheader

Jpeg jpg; JPEG 0xffd8ff

PNG 0x89504e470d0a1a0a

GIF 8

Tiff TIF; tiff 0x4920.a00

Tiff TIF; tiff 0x4d4d002a

Bit Map BMP BM

Aol art art 0x4a47040e000000

Aol art art 0x4a47030e000000

PC paintbrush PCX 0x0a050108

Graphics Metafile WMF 0xd7csc69a

Graphics Metafile WMF 0x01000900

Graphics Metafile WMF 0x02000900

Enhanced Metafile EMF 0x0100000058000000

Corel Draw CDR

Cad dwg 0x41433130

Adobe Photoshop PSD 8bps

Rich Text Format RTF

XML

HTML; HTM; PHP; php3; PhP4; phtml; shtml type

Email EML delivery-Date:

Outlook Express DBX 0xcfad12fe

Outlookpst! BDN

MS Office/ole2 Doc; XLS; dot; PPT; xla; PPA; PPS; pot; MSI; SDW; DB 0xd0cf11e0a1b11ae1

MS access MDB; MDA; MDE; MDT Standard J

Wordperfect WPD 0xff575043

OpenOffice writer Sxw writer

OpenOffice calc SXC calc

OpenOffice math sxm math

OpenOffice impress sxi impress

OpenOffice draw sxd draw

Adobe framemaker FM <makerfile

Postscript EPS. Or. PS; EPS %! PS-Adobe

Adobe Acrobat PDF % PDF-1.

Quicken qdf 0xac9ebd8f

Quickbooks backup qbb 0x458600000600

Sage Sly. Or. srt. Or. Slt; sly; SRT; SLT 0x53520100

Sage Backup 1 sagebackup

Lotus wordpro V9 lwp 0x576f000000000000f

Lotus 123 V9 123 0x00001a00051004

Lotus 123 V5 wk4 0x00001a0002100400

Lotus 123 V3 wk3 0x00001a0000100400

Lotus 123 V1 wk1 0x2000604060

Windows Password PWL 0xe3828596

ZIP Archive zip; jar 0x504b0304

ZIP Archive (outdated) Zip 0x504b3030

RAR Archive RAR Rar!

GZ archive GZ; tgz 0x1f8b08

Bzip archive bz2 bzh

ARJ archive ARJ 0x60ea

7-ZIP Archive 7z 7z set'

Wave WAV Wave

Avi

Real Audio Ram; RA. Ra? 0

Real Media RM. RMF

Mpeg mpg; MPEG 0x000001ba

Mpeg mpg; MPEG 0x000001b3

QuickTime mov moov

Windows Media ASF 0x3026b2758e66cf11

MIDI mid mthd

Win32 executable (PE file can be executed) EXE; DLL; DRV; VxD; sys; OCX; vbx MZ

Win16 executable (PE file can be executed) EXE; DLL; DRV; VxD; sys; OCX; vbx MZ

Elf executable elf; 0x7f454c4601010100