2. Requirements
THOR runs in any Windows, Linux and macOS environment without any further requirements. Everything needed is already included in the program package.
For best results, it is necessary to run THOR with administrative privileges or LOCAL_SYSTEM on Windows and “root” on Linux/macOS systems.
2.1. Supported
Windows 7 x86 / x64
Windows Server 2008 R2 x64
Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022
RHEL/CentOS 6
RHEL/CentOS 7
RHEL/CentOS 8
SuSE SLES 11
SuSE SLES 12
SuSE SLES 15
Ubuntu 16 LTS
Ubuntu 18 LTS
Ubuntu 20 LTS
Ubuntu 21
Debian 9
Debian 10
Debian 11
macOS 10.14
macOS 10.15
macOS 11 (Intel)
macOS 11 (ARM, Apple M1)
2.2. Limited Support
These versions are scannable with THOR Legacy. Contact us for details on how to download and use THOR Legacy.
Windows XP SP2 x86 (unsupported)
Windows XP SP2 x64 (unsupported)
Windows Server 2003 x86 (unsupported)
Windows Server 2003 x64 (unsupported)
Windows Server 2008 x86
Windows Server 2008 x64
2.3. Special Versions
We offer a special version for AIX. Only a few architectures are supported.
2.4. Unsupported
VMWare ESX - https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1036544
many others
If you need to perform an analysis on unsupported operating systems or architectures, contact us for a solution using THOR Thunderstorm and Thunderstorm collectors.
We have productive setups with our customers involving the file collection from:
SPARC Solaris
RHEL Linux 4
Citrix Netscaler
ICS environments with Windows XP embedded systems (planned)
VMWare ESX (see this blog post)