System and method for enabling stripped object software monitoring in a computer system

A method for monitoring a plurality of software programs executable on a computer system, said software programs each having a plurality of computer executable instructions, said software programs being stripped of linkable information, the computer system having memory and a processor, the method comprising the steps of:

• storing a plurality of monitoring programs for monitoring software execution said plurality of monitoring programs include common monitoring programs common to all of said software programs and entry/exit monitoring programs for performing monitoring actions for selected one or more of said software programs;
• selecting one or more of said plurality of software programs for monitoring;
• expanding each of said selected software programs to include an addressable entry for each of said monitoring programs and a demultiplexor entry for each of said selected software programs associating said software program with an appropriate one or more of said monitoring routines the expanding including the steps of:
• determining a common routine address for said common monitoring program;
• receiving an instrument routine address for said entry/exit monitoring programs for each of said software programs;
• storing said common routine address and said instrument routine address in said demultiplexor entry;
• copying a first of said executable instructions to a first addressable location;
• and
• replacing said first executable instruction with a branch to the demultiplexor entry for said software program.