title: How To Tell What Software Tool Created An EXE File?
body: <p>Is there a way to determine what software tool was used to create a specific exe file? For example I'd like to find out if Delphi or Visual Studio or [Fill in the Blank] was used to create a program.</p>
  
  <p><b>UPDATE:</b></p>
  
  <p>I'm using a program called FoxtrotOne from <a href="http://www.enablesoft.com" rel="nofollow">www.enablesoft.com</a> that uses a script and a datafile. The program acts just like a person sitting at the keyboard doing data updates. I've been continually monitoring the task manager and the FoxtroneOne.exe and the memory continues to climb as it loops through the dataset.</p>
  
  <p>I've been told by the tech support guy to close IE after every 100 records because it's holding onto memory. My script interacts with a web application.</p>
  
  <p>I'm convinced that there is a memory leak within FoxtrotOne. If I could determine what IDE they used I could suggest what low level tool they should use. For example if Delphi created this exe then I would suggest they install madExcept to check for memory leaks.</p>
  
  <p><b>FINAL UPDATE:</b>  </p>
  
  <p>I used <a href="http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/ExEinfo-PE-Download-38188.html" rel="nofollow">Exeinfo PE</a> to detrmine FoxtrotOne was created with Visual Basic 5.0 - 6.0 </p>