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    Usually the compiler used to build the executable file leave some explicit strings about itself. Try to look at the extra sections left in the executable. And, second, if no explicit tag is left, you will be able to deduce the original language (and probably the compiler) by recognizing the ABI used to produce the assembler. Commented Jan 5, 2014 at 9:35
  • It's worthwhile to remember that a program can be written in more than one languages and then converted or exported to a binary. Commented Jan 10, 2014 at 23:01
  • Mandiant's Red Curtain had this functionality, wonder if you can reverse what they did there? Commented Feb 22, 2014 at 14:46