Abstract: A system and method for providing detailed information about how a software application is running has a processor and memory including a shared memory. The method provides an automated way of extracting information from a first software application having a plurality of libraries as the application executes. A special library used to interrogate an execution application is placed in the execution path but does not use I/O resources while it is extracting information about an executing software application. An intercept causes the special library to execute, and information is seamless provided to an output device during execution of the interrogated application.