

You can easily add your own algorithms of detects or modify those that already exist. Detect It Easy has totally open architecture of signatures. As time passes, such programs lose relevance without the constant support. No one, except the authors themselves, can change the algorithm of a detect. Hence, to add a new complex detect one needs to recompile the entire project. More complicated algorithms are usually strictly set in the program itself. As the result, false triggering often occur.

Unfortunately, those signatures scan only bytes by the pre-set mask, and it is not possible to specify additional parameters. Many programs of the kind (PEID, PE tools) allow to use third-party signatures.

"DIE" is a cross-platform application, apart from Windows version there are also available versions for Linux and Mac OS. Detect It Easy, or abbreviated "DIE" is a program for determining types of files.
