| File Type | Beginning Signature (Hex) | Ending Signature (Hex) |
|---|---|---|
| JPEG | FF D8 |
FF D9 |
| PNG | 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A |
No specific ending |
| GIF | 47 49 46 38 39 61 or 47 49 46 38 37 61 |
No specific ending |
| TIFF (little endian) | 49 49 2A 00 |
Varies |
| TIFF (big endian) | 4D 4D 00 2A |
Varies |
| BMP | 42 4D |
No specific ending |
25 50 44 46 |
%%EOF (in ASCII) |
|
| ZIP | 50 4B 03 04 or 50 4B 05 06 (empty archive) or 50 4B 07 08 (spanned archive) |
No specific ending |
| RAR | 52 61 72 21 1A 07 00 |
No specific ending |
| 7z | 37 7A BC AF 27 1C |
No specific ending |
| MP3 (with ID3 tag) | 49 44 33 |
No specific ending |
| WAV | 52 49 46 46 followed by file size and 57 41 56 45 |
No specific ending |
| AVI | 52 49 46 46 followed by file size and 41 56 49 20 |
No specific ending |
| MP4 | 00 00 00 18 66 74 79 70 (varies) |
No specific ending |
| MKV | 1A 45 DF A3 |
No specific ending |
| FLV | 46 4C 56 01 |
No specific ending |