How do I find out details of a .exe file – e.g. Software Author, Vendor, Date, Version etc?
When I right click on the file and select properties, I don't get this information.
However, if I upload the file to virustotal.com (don't work for them or have any association with them – so this is not a promotion) then I can see the above information.
I'd prefer not to have to upload the file, so I'm looking for a Windows tool to do this, please. This ought to be a straightforward process to read the information as my uploading to virustotal indicates that the information is already in the file. Note: I'm not using virustotal for its primary purpose to scan the .exe rather, I am using the facility that virustotal provides to read the file meta data.
Background:
I'm sorting through some downloads of files and need to know more information about them.
I've already searched and not find answers for what I need which I find quite surprising.
Best Answer
Apart from what SeanClt said, you could also use ExifTool. It can display metadata of many file types, including PE images (AKA .exe/.dll files). This is also what VirusTotal uses.
Example output:
This will work on virtually any platform, including Windows, Linux and OS X.