• PK: ZIP
  • MZ: Windows Executable (PE format)
  • GIF87a / GIF89a: GIF images
  • 89 50 4E 47 0D 0A 1A 0A: PNG header. \x89PNG
  • JFIF: often seen inside JPEG files, although JPEGs tend to have lots of other headers that vary
  • 52 61 72 21: RAR archive signature for RAR 1.5 tp 4.0. different for newer versions
  • 37 7A BC AF 27 1C: 7z file header
  • ID3: MP3 files sometimes have this tag at the start