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Signatures
External signatures File extension: wmf
Internal signatures
Name Windows Metafile Image with Placeable File Header
Description Many applications that create metafiles prepend a 22-byte 'Placeable File Header' to the metafile: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms534075(v=vs.85).aspx Magic number 0x9AC6CDD7, 2-byte handle, always 0, skip 16 bytes, File type (1 or 2), header size in words, always 9.
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Byte order  
Value D7CDC69A0000{16}01000900
Name Windows Metafile Image without Placeable File Header
Description File type (1 or 2), header size in words, always 9. Version either 01 or 03
Byte sequences
Position type Absolute from BOF
Offset 0
Maximum Offset 0
Byte order  
Value 0100090000(01|03)
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