File.IsPeExe Method

Is this a PE file.
public static bool IsPeExe( 
string targetFile 
)
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Parameters

targetFile
string

The target file.

Return Value

bool

A bool.

public static bool IsPeExe(string targetFile)
 {
     var twoBytes = new byte[2];
     using (var fileStream = System.IO.File.Open(targetFile, FileMode.Open))
         fileStream.Read(twoBytes, 0, 2);
     return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(twoBytes) == "MZ";
 }
					
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.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8

.NET Core

Supported in: 5.0+, 6.0+

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